๐๐. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ A real story of ambition, tradition, and one of Indiaโs most dramatic CEO exits. ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฐ. ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ. Clients are demanding more innovation. Competitors are moving faster. Employees feel outdated. The board makes a bold move: Appoint ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ค๐, a Silicon Valley tech genius, as CEO. First non-founder. First outsider. ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ Sikka had a vision: Transform Infosys into an ๐๐-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฒ Shift from service contracts to ๐๐ & ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ Inject speed, design, and modern thinking ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ He brought SAP-style innovation. ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ. ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ He moved fast: Introduced ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ workshops across the org Built Infosys Nia (AI platform) Pushed for ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ Increased salaries to attract ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ-๐ญ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ Hired global execs with ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ From suits to sneakers, everything started changing. ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ But legacy doesnโt let go easily. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ, the founding icon, wasnโt impressed. Infosys stood for: Frugality Ethics Humility Value creation before valuation To him, the changes werenโt progress. They were a ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ. ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ก๐ง โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ ๐๐น๐น ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ Then came the spark: A โน17 crore severance to the outgoing CFO. For Murthy, this wasnโt just money. It was a ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. He began questioning the board. Emails were leaked. Criticism became public. The boardroom turned into a battleground. ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง โ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ In 2017, Sikka resigned. He called the attacks: โ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ.โ Infosys lost $๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง in market cap in one day. The board blamed Murthy. Murthy blamed the culture drift. India watched. The media feasted. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ This wasnโt just a leadership exit. It was a battle of two mindsets: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก Disruption isnโt just about tech or tools. Itโs about shifting ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ. And thatโs hard. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ. Innovation must speak the language of culture โ or it dies.
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