Follow four simple principles to make a difference, Premji tells employees
In
his New Year message to employees, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has asked them to
follow four simple principles ranging from finding a common ground to solve
issues to being committed to values.
Premji,
one of the leading philanthropists in the country, said the success of the
company will help make a difference to some of the most disadvantaged people in
the world.
He
pointed out that almost 40 per cent of the company is owned by a philanthropic
trust, which is completely focussed on trying to contribute to developing a
better world. Hence, the more successful Wipro becomes, the more the
disadvantaged will benefit.
The
four principles that, he said, should help guide them are:
Finding
common ground: We
must find common ground, rather than focussing on conflicts. The reality of the
world is that there will always be disagreement and differences between people,
but finding common ground is the only way of moving forward.
Concern
for others: We must
have a genuine concern for others. We must respect all human beings equally and
we must have the same respect for nature. This respect must manifest in action.
Connectedness: We must recognise that societies,
economies, and the environment are all deeply connected. Individual human
beings and peoples find meaning in this connectedness, not in separation and
isolation. Our problems and solutions are deeply connected. So every effort of
ours to find solutions and to find meaning must strengthen this connectedness.
Commitment
to values: The
bedrock of everything must be an unflinching commitment to Values, at the core
of which is Integrity. Integrity is certainly about honesty and honouring
commitments, but it is more than that. It is about having the courage to
persevere for what is right and what is good.
“For
five decades, I have been completely invested in Wipro and its people. Wipro
makes a real difference to its clients across the world, and this is what
powers its success. It is your commitment and hard work, and that of every
Wiproite, that actually makes this happen. I have the greatest pride in this,”
Premji said.
Premji,
hailed by the Time magazine in 2011 as among the 100 most influential
people, said during his recent visit to Sirohi in Rajasthan he happened to
watch the assembly proceedings of a school and during that time, one of the
young girls asked him what was it that he has done that makes him feel really
happy and fulfilled.
The
question, Premji said, provided greater clarity and insight for himself. “The
greatest fulfilment is in knowing that the work that we are doing at the
Foundation has some role in shaping confident, thinking, caring and ethical
human beings like her.”
Premji,
who heads the $9-billion Wipro Group, said 2016 has raised questions and
obstacles, on the path to a better world, which cannot be ignored. “These
questions have arisen from developments in the political arena, from the fast
unfolding environmental crisis and from forces that want to shape the world in
to a place of exclusion, conflict and suspicion.”
He
said once these issues started getting addressed head-on rather than ignoring
them, continuous progress can be made and each and every employee can play a
part and as a company it can make a substantial difference.
Source |
Business Line | 3 January 2017
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
Khaitan & Co
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