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Who is the CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google? Sundar Pichai who is a person India. Microsoft’s CEO is also Indian, Satya Nadella. Much more technology company giants commanded by the Indians. What’s the secret ?
Indians make up only about 1% of the US population and 6% of Silicon Valley’s workforce, but many hold positions of responsibility. One is that they went through hardship growing up in India to be able to fight.
“No other country has trained so many of its citizens to become gladiators like India. From birth to death, from school to job search, from lack of infrastructure and inadequate skills, growing up in India equips them to be natural managers,” said R. Gopalakhrisnan, former director of Tata.Sons and author of The Made in India Manager.
Competition and chaos make them adapt to become problem solvers or troubleshooters. They also tend to value professionalism.
Indian CEOs in Silicon Valley are also among the wealthiest and most educated Indians in the United States. About a million of them are scientists and engineers.
They have also been selected, for example, from the upper castes and the wealthy, who can afford to pay for their studies in the United States. Additionally, the US visa system also screens incoming immigrants, including those from India, who have specific skills, especially in technology.
“They are selected and join companies where the best will rise. The network they have built in Silicon Valley is also profitable, they will help each other,” added Gopalakhrisnan.
Indian employees generally start their careers from the bottom and remain humble, even if they later become CEOs. Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai are known to be calm and cautious characters.
“That low-key, non-crass leadership is a big plus,” said Bloomberg News’ Saritha Rai. detikINET from the BBC.
There are other factors, for example people India can speak English well. Next, education in India gives priority to mathematics and science. Some of these combinations have led many Indians to occupy prominent positions in major technology companies.
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