In line with this year’s International Women’s Day theme of #EachForEqual, Human Resources Online reached out to HR leaders to find out what their organisation’s call-to-action is in the push for a gender-equal workforce.

It takes a lot to lead a business. And while there are several things you can do to ensure you’re being the best leader, other rules may best thrown out.

"The opportunities in tech are endless and rewarding and while digital skills are important, human skills such as creativity, abstract thinking, and adapting to changing conditions are equally important," says Carol Cohen.

Brian Humphries was appointed as CEO of Cognizant last April. He took over at a time when the company lost its bellweather status. In conversation with TOI, he details his plans and vision to get back to industry leadership.

In April 2019, Brian Humphries replaced Francisco D’Souza as the Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions to set the house in order as the US-based software company faced a series of challenges…

Cognizant has witnessed a slew of changes in terms of its strategy, spearheaded by Brian Humphries who took charge as CEO on 1 April, 2019. Mr. Humphries talks about the company’s strategy and hiring plans.

On Monday, in more than 40 cities nationwide, thousands of women who understand the value of networking and who hope to make connections to advance their careers will come together for discussion and to share business insights. Ahead of those on-site conversations, we asked a lineup of executives and entrepreneurs from across the country what advice they would offer to a mentor. The women we spoke with represent the likes of Deloitte, the Sofia Fund and Cognizant.

BENGALURU: Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries spoke to TOI after the earnings announcement.

Cognizant beat its full-year growth guidance in 2019, but the company wants to do better and sees momentum returning. CEO Brian Humphries told ET in an interview that the IT services provider is making investments in sales and marketing to boost long-term growth.

Since taking charge on 1 April, 2019, Brian Humphries, CEO, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., has just completed nine months in the hot seat and will now be expected to deliver results on some of his initiatives especially the ones relating to organisational restructuring. In an email interview, Humphries talks about the strategies, demand environment and the India market.

New January jobs data from the United States Labor Department shows that women now outnumber men in the workforce (50.04%) for the first time since the Great Recession. Driven in part by the country’s lowest unemployment rate since the mid-1960s, every industry – even traditionally male-dominated ones – must now aggressively compete to attract and retain female employees.

Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, the recently-anointed chairman and managing director of tech major Cognizant’s Indian arm says that quality of talent available for recruitment has actually improved in the last few years. But that isn’t enough for an industry that is turning really hungry for some new-age skills. He elaborates on these skills in this two-part interview.

In 2007, Pradeep Bhaskaran joined Cognizant to oversee HR for 10 countries around the world. Today, that number is 47. As head of HR for global growth markets, Bhaskaran is responsible for more than 60,000 associates across 52 nationalities that speak 34 languages. And those figures are only set to grow.

Cognizant on Friday announced the retirement of its Chief People Officer (CPO) James Lennox and appointment of Becky Schmitt, currently senior vice president and CPO at Sam’s Club

“We have reskilled our employees at scale through every disruptive technology shift to date, be it Mainframe, distributed computing or Internet. While those shifts were driven by single technologies followed by long periods of stability, digital is significantly different. In digital, we see the coming together of multiple technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, blockchain, additive manufacturing and 3D printing, and we are less likely to see long periods of stability,” says Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, CMD.

IT firm Cognizant has appointed Greg Hyttenrauch as its Executive Vice President and President of Digital Systems & Technology.

“The story of Cognizant will be the return to growth,” says CEO Brian Humphries. “We have always been the bellwether of the services industry and our great ambition is to re-accelerate...

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“From the outset, Outreach has been powered by the enthusiasm, energy and commitment of the employees of Cognizant and their collective passion to make a difference,” says Deepak Prabhu Matti,...

““Banking and financial services continues to play a critical role in our growth strategy, and our leadership team must position Cognizant to win in the digital era,” said DK Sinha, Head of...

“We will continue building on this milestone and investing in career development for our women associates, as well as supporting programs to stimulate interest and draw women overall into...

“Brian Humphries took over as the Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant in April this year. He has taken charge at an interesting time, when new areas of business such as cloud and digital are...

“Brian Humphries took over as the CEO Of Cognizant when the IT services’ company was going through a crisis. Six months after taking over the post, Humphries is confident that the company will...

“My leadership team and I have been focused on trying to unlock the potential for Cognizant to once again be the bellwether of the industry,” says Brian Humphries, CEO. “I think we've got a...