The certifications come from Great Place To Work®, an organization that focuses on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors. The certification process recognizes companies as employee-validated great workplaces.

The organization is the global authority on assisting companies with improving their internal culture and recognizes several companies per year based on research methodology and employee feedback. More than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply for the Great Place to Work certification annually.

A survey is used to gauge employee experience based on trust between leaders and their teams, opportunity for development, and fair treatment amongst all employees.

CCL Singapore and CCL India are thrilled to have received this designation, as we are dedicated to building a positive and harmonious work culture. It’s a testament to the effort and hard work team members have put into shaping the organizational culture and creating a positive experience for our employees worldwide.

More information can be found on CCL Singapore and CCL India Great Place To Work profiles.

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Scientific evidence supports the wide-ranging benefits of including women leaders, yet we still find ourselves emphasizing the need to elevate women in the workplace and beyond.

It’s time to change the systems that hinder progress.

This report analyzes 5 key challenges we must overcome in order to elevate women and support full inclusion and equity for all:

1. The struggle to get more women into senior roles, despite increased focus and investment on women in leadership
2. The additional obstacles women face on the path to leadership
3. How women’s innate leadership strengths can lead them to burn out at a faster rate
4. Women’s reluctance to ask for the challenging job assignments and increased exposure that propel careers forward
5. The systemic barriers that hold women back

Find out what’s beneath the surface of these challenges and the actionable steps you can take to elevate women at your organization to drive greater innovation and productivity by downloading our research report.

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Cognizant is a leading global business and technology consultancy serving many Global 2000 clients. In a rapidly accelerating digital landscape, the company is executing a bold agenda and helping clients use technology to improve everyday lives.

The organization recognizes that people are its most important asset, and as a result, strives to cultivate an inclusive work environment in which all employees are engaged, feel valued, and have the opportunity to develop and succeed.

“Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is essential to every organization that needs to deeply understand and serve its customers,” says Brian Humphries, Chief Executive Officer at Cognizant.

“Inclusion and diversity are key components to creating conditions for everyone to thrive. Our Propel program does just that by accelerating gender diversity globally in the leadership pipeline,” adds Shameka Young, Chief Diversity Officer at Cognizant, on the key driver to initiate the Propel program. “One focus area is supporting gender diversity, and leveling the playing field for women in tech careers around the world. The company has made significant progress in setting and committing to gender goals that invest in women through training, mentorship, and professional development.”

Solution

In partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)®, Cognizant’s Leadership Development Academy designed its signature women’s leadership development program, “Propel,” for mid- and senior-level women leaders across the globe. The program was collaboratively designed to accelerate a diverse leadership pipeline and enable women business leaders to thrive and succeed in a digital era.

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“It has been an exhilarating experience to have over 1,000 of our trailblazing women leaders go through the Propel program. We partnered with the Center for Creative Leadership to create this development journey that has helped us build a community of women leaders which supports and celebrates one another,” shares Sreedevi Palit, Solution Architect and Program Manager of Propel.

The 3-month Propel experience includes:

• Expert sessions with CCL faculty, aligned to themes enabling women leaders to amplify their leadership brand, enhance executive presence, and expanding their strategic networks;
• Mentoring support, peer networking, and access to internal and external leaders and thought leaders; and
• Building a community of women that supports and celebrates one another.

With a sharpened focus on global gender diversity in their leadership pipeline, Cognizant pledged to MAKERS — a global organization dedicated to inspiring change-makers of tomorrow — to put 1,000 high-performing women in leadership levels through Propel in its first few years.

Results

Much ahead of its pledged timeline, Cognizant achieved the target of sending 1,000+ high-performing women leaders through the Propel initiative. The company’s targeted approach around D&I ensures diverse employees not only feel welcome, but also have the support and opportunities they need to advance in the company.

Propel has fostered a community of over 1,000 women to fuel even stronger careers and collectively uplift the performance of Cognizant. Propel graduates often experience career advancement at a significantly higher pace compared to others in a similar talent pool, and the program creates a growing community of women who support and celebrate one another.

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Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) were set up in India post-independence to quickly build the country’s industrial backbone. Key considerations for the setting up of PSEs were to accelerate the growth of core sectors of the economy, to serve the equipment needs of strategically important sectors, and to generate employment and income.

A large number of “sick units” were taken over from the private sector, and several banks were nationalized between 1969 and 1980. This government-led industrial policy, with corresponding restrictions on private enterprise, was the dominant pattern of Indian economic development until the economic crisis of 1991.

Thereafter, the government began disinvesting its ownership in several PSEs in order to raise capital and privatize companies with poor financial status. All along, PSEs have been the key vehicles for driving key economic and social objectives for the development of the country.

While PSEs have contributed significantly to the nation’s economy since independence, generating profit and social benefit, the new era of leadership in public sector enterprises must play a more strategic role and adapt to emerging challenges.

Leadership in public sector enterprises must modernize, compete in a free market, link with similar organizations in other countries, and develop a comprehensive strategy for overseas investment. All the while, PSEs must also continue to earn profit and focus on social benefit generation.

Research Methodology for Understanding the State of Leadership in Public Sector Enterprises

Research for Future-fluent Nation Builders: State of Leadership in Public Sector Enterprises in India was conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)® in partnership with Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE). The objective of the research was to understand:

• Critical capability gaps of leadership in public sector enterprises (PSEs) in India.
• Competencies required to succeed in PSE leadership roles.
• Critical must-have experiences to prepare for future PSE leadership roles.
• Practices employed in exemplar PSEs to develop a robust pipeline of leaders.

This research initiative involved a quantitative and qualitative approach. In total, the research team collected 732 valid responses to the “Future-fluent Nation Builders” survey (between December 2020 and February 2021) from over 20 PSEs.

The research team also interviewed 25 senior leaders in PSEs. The interviewees were mainly CXOs with GM, Director, and CMD titles, and belonged to a mix of industries.

Findings and Next Steps for Strengthening Leadership in Public Sector Enterprises

This report outlines the findings from the research, including dilemmas faced by leadership in public sector enterprises; the values, mindsets, skillsets, and experiences successful PSE leaders must have; current and future skills gaps that exist within leadership in public sector enterprises; and lessons learned from successful C-suite leaders that can be adopted by PSE leaders.

Learn more about what’s needed for successful leadership in public sector enterprises and how to build a pipeline of future-fluent nation builders by downloading our research report below.

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Centum Learning Limited (CLL), a global people transformation solutions provider that’s part of The Bharti Enterprises Group, and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)®, a top-ranked leadership development organization, announced an exclusive strategic partnership that will give CLL and CCL clients access to state-of-the-art leadership education with performance as a driving factor.

The Centum-CCL® Academy India takes a hybrid learning approach powered by best-in-class technology to meet the needs of individuals and organizations with a goal of producing transformational and sustainable impact for every leader level — across industries, communities, and societal sectors. Assessing impact and achieving client ROI will be at the forefront of its work.

“At Centum, everything we do is about unlocking one’s potential with our new-age learning solutions, powered by best-in-class technology that delivers measurable business and individual impact. Drawing on CCL’s deep well of world-class leadership research, insights, and hard-won global expertise, we are committed to helping mid-level leaders navigate through today’s most challenging moments,” said Sanjay Bahl, Managing Director & CEO of Centum Learning.

“The future of learning is smart, flexible, accessible in real time, technology-enabled and focused on individual needs,” said Muniinder Anand, Managing Director of CCL India and South Asia. “This partnership reflects CLL and CCL’s shared values of societal impact work, championing diversity, upskilling training, and education. We look forward to working with CLL to help leaders and companies take on new challenges and demands in the rapidly evolving workplace landscape.”

CLL and CCL share a commitment to helping individual leaders at all levels navigate today’s most challenging moments, drawing upon both organization’s extensive, world-class leadership research, insights, and expertise.

“The world of work is changing, and our clients desire to face challenges in innovative ways,” said Bahl. “CLL continues to adapt our curriculum to help clients prepare for the future. Together with CCL, we’re bringing forth leadership solutions that benefit communities in India and around the world.”

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Decades of research by CCL around the world have concluded that the 2 most powerful ways to grow and mature as a leader are by way of taking on challenging assignments, and by developing powerful relationships.

With India being one of the largest and fastest growing economies in the world, Indian CXOs have to lead in an extraordinarily dynamic and complex environment. As they rise in their organizations, CXOs’ need for leadership development becomes critical. In this study, we endeavor both to learn from these leaders and to help accelerate their progress. In this report, CXOs in India will receive specific guidance on what constitutes the critical leadership skills — and how to develop these.

Hunt Partners and CCL intend this report to be a practical resource, one that executives can use regularly as a reference for self- and team development. It covers the following key points:

1. Making experiences matter is key to success.
2. CXOs devote 60% of their time to 3 goals.
3. To achieve their goals, CXOs expect to refine their skills in 7 areas.
4. 4 experiences can help CXOs develop and refine the 7 needed skills.
5. Follow a 6R framework to obtain the most learning out of experiences.

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