Girikon Employee Spotlight Series: Pramod Kumar

According to former CEO and chairperson of Xerox - Anna M. Mulcahy "Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person – not just an employee – are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability and credibility of an organization."

As an employee centric organization, Girikon seconds this thought. With this we strive to delve a bit deeper to understand the coalition of our employees with the organization.

This month we shine the spotlight on one of the oldest member of the Girikon Family Mr. Pramod Kumar.  Let’s take a walkthrough of his more than a decade long journey, his experiences and accomplishments in Girikon.

‘No one is a born leader – leaders are created. To accomplish our goals, we need to hone our skills regularly and adopt a problem solving attitude’ – Pramod Kumar (Technical Architect)

 

1.    What attracted you to join Girikon?

Being a Core Salesforce company, Girikon provided me the right platform to work on Salesforce based projects. As a Salesforce professional, I couldn’t have asked for more as the companies that work around Salesforce are limited.

 2.  What do you think are the best skills that you bring to your job, describe your job?

Besides having sound technical knowledge and skills, I am pretty comfortable coordinating with clients as well as managing a team.  My ability to pay attention to detail allows me to bring quality and precision to my work be it preparing technical documents, handling client meetings, designing and providing training sessions.

3.    What motivates you to go above and beyond at work?

I strive to align organizational objectives with my own goals. For me successful accomplishment and execution of a project works as a big motivation for me.

4.    Do you feel like you’re growing professionally at this organization along with Girikon growth?

Yeah, absolutely!! All through these years, I have not just honed my technical skills but also added several other feathers to my accomplishments. In fact, I have become more mature as a professional.

6.    What are three words that describe Girikon culture?

I feel blessed to be a part of the Girikon family. If I have to describe their culture in three words then it would be caring, innovating and transforming.

7.    What’s a fun fact many people may not know about you?

I am a party entertainer.

8.    Who inspires you?

My mom has been my role model, as well as my inspiration. Though, she had limited exposure to formal education, she ensured that me and my siblings receive the best of education. Today, each one of us are doing well in our respective fields and the sole credit for our success goes to our mother.

9.    How do you feel working with Girikon for such a long time (12 years to be precise)?

It actually feels like an achievement, in fact, a milestone which very few people tend to reach. I mean working with an organization for that long is nothing short of a milestone. In fact, I would like to share the credit with the organization that has always motivated me to keep going, follow my dreams and living up to my potential.

10.    What advice do you have to give to strugglers in this field?

I would rather quote them as newbies rather than strugglers. One mantra that I have always followed in my life is to follow the entire trajectory to achieve success rather than taking short cuts. Just work hard and be true to yourself and you are sure to savor success.  

11.    What do you enjoy most about working at Girikon?

I actually love everything about this company. From handling client meetings and solving their queries to enjoying Table Tennis matches with my colleagues, everything about this organization is gratifying.

12.    How do you keep a healthy work/life balance?

I believe in time management. If you are able to manage your time according to your priorities, you will easily be able to maintain a healthy work/life balance.

14.    You have been here for the last 12 years, so what is that one thing which glued you here for that long?

Well! Umm… are so many things but most importantly, I would say “my superiors”. It’s because of their trust and support I managed to remain here for so long. I think everyone wants to be a part of a culture where everyone respects each other’s opinions and I am fortunate to be a part of such a wonderful team.

16.    Your Mantra which you believe in?

I believe in an organizational set-up, goals and objectives could not be accomplished without a team. So, teamwork is my mantra for success.