Business Line: Cognizant’s Chief People Officer Talks About Employee Engagement

Shankar Srinivasan, Chief People Officer, Cognizant

“Contrary to the widely held belief, compensation is not the only way for a company to make its employees feel valuable and wanted. A singular focus on compensation to attract and retain talent is inappropriate because it comes with limited shelf-life and feasibility,” says Shankar Srinivasan.

Cognizant, says Srinivasan, believes in empowering people. It has created an entrepreneurial culture that encourages responsibility, commitment, sharing and excellence across all layers and gives associates a free hand to push the ‘limits of imagination’ in doing what they think is right for the customer and for the company.

“We need to give employees the right tools to replicate their digital lives in the workplace to engage them better, improve our overall performance and in turn, enhance the quality of service we offer to our clients,” he says and cites the example of Cognizant 2.0, a Web 2.0-based platform for Cognizant associates to share knowledge and collaborate on hundreds of projects worldwide.

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