Working from home: management pain or business gain?
There has been more than a storm in a tea cup following Marissa Mayer’s directive for people to show up in the Yahoo offices and cut back on working from home. Her decision needs to be contextualised in the context more…
Human capital can’t be overlooked
In any business, human capital is an asset that can’t be overlooked. The deployment of financial capital is something that drives headlines, but it’s the selection, nurturing and empowerment of human capital that drives and holds together everything we do. more…
Live from F1 India
I’m writing to you from the F1 race track as the excitement heats up for tomorrow’s final. Sebastian Vettel is currently in pole position but the verdict is still out as to who will walk away with the winning spot more…
Infrastructure, the catalyst for a fully connected Africa
I was reading an article on the BBC the other day about filling the technology skills gap in Africa. I was not surprised to see people talking about how Africa has become a hotbed of technology growth. However, it was more…
A Technology Foundation for The Great Transformation
In a recent meeting in Singapore, I had the chance to talk to a fellow CEO who attended the World Economic Forum back in January, and have taken some time to reflect on the things he shared with me. Sometimes more…
The Network of Trust in Emerging Markets
Trust. It’s a word that is thrown around with a fair amount of abandon in the telecoms industry. In our business, we’ve seen that trust in telecoms takes on a whole new level of importance in emerging markets. It is more…
Are emerging markets driving the future?
It is important to me that I’m constantly reviewing and evaluating milestones and the goals we set in our business. The path we set out and the goals we pursue are important to how we function on a daily basis. more…
The Infrastructure Advantage
In March, we announced the completion of the world’s first wholly-owned cable network ring around the world. It was a proud moment for the company and for me. Tata Communications has completed a 10 year journey, which we celebrated in more…
Global or Local Everywhere
Here at Tata Communications, we’ve been debating what it really means to be “global”. It is an interesting question to ask as one of our employees chimed in and said, “Maybe we are global but maybe we’re also local everywhere.” more…
Truly global business
Thank you for joining me here on my new blog! I am excited to introduce this new space where I aim to share regular updates on my thoughts about the industry, our business and our people. It gives me an more…
