Category: Video Interview

Setting the stage for change is as important as the change itself. How does a leader do that? We get to explore this with Sudipta Lahiri in this interview. He says that every organisation needs to evolve and the trick is where does the genesis of change come from. Sudipta suggests to try both top down and bottom up ways to trigger the change otherwise it will not sustain for a long time. Though he informed that going bottom up is quite difficult.

When asked about what can ensure success for an organisation, Sudipta says that as long as one realises that success is a continuous improvement journey, there isn’t a state of failure. It’s always a success as long as you try something and you learn from its outcome. It does not matter if the learning moved you forward or set you back.

Interviewee: Sudipta Lahiri

Sudipta has been in the IT industry for nearly 3 decades. He brings together a mix of experience across various IT Services and product companies. At Digité, he heads Engineering and Product Management functions. He leads the development of SwiftEnterprise and SwiftKanban products. Sudipta is passionate about Lean-Agile transformation. He led Digité’s transformation process and helps various organizations in that capacity.

Prior to joining Digité, Sudi was handling the offshore services organization for i2. He was responsible for its Americas delivery organization, as well as, for its Retail, Logistics and Technology Infrastructure practices. He helped set up the QMS initiative for the i2 India services organization. Before i2, Sudi spent a decade with HCL Technologies. At HCLT, he played multiple roles – from services delivery to leading sales teams. He was responsible for HCLT America’s Insurance vertical. Sudi started his career at Wipro where he worked for 5 years in different roles across geographies.

Sudi holds a Master’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras.

Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)

There is no reward without taking risks for a business. The most important question to answer is – ‘How to take the right risks?’. We discussed the same in detail with Alexei Zheglov. He mentioned that we first need to acknowledge that running an enterprise is about taking risks and understand that risks turned into gains and losses.

Enterprises want to avoid situations where losses exceed the gains. Alexei recommends to look at the risks that had already been taken and understand the nature of those risks. Also, he shared insights on skills required to manage change, common obstacles to change initiatives and change as an improvement.

Interviewee: Alexei Zheglov (Co-Author, Fit for Purpose)

Alexei Zheglov is a well-known Management Consultant. He specialize in the Kanban method and Enterprise Service Planning (ESP). He is a co-author, with David J Anderson, of the new book Fit-for-Purpose: How Modern Businesses Find, Satisfy & Keep Customers and has another book in progress. He has also helped grow the Kanban community globally through his client work, developing many better managers, leaders, and coaches.

Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)