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Continuing our global working video competition<\/a> ‘meet the judges’ posts, offering a deeper insight into why we chose our expert panel of judges and what they’re looking for. Today: DR. VINAY RAJ MENON<\/h3>\n

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Dr Vinay Raj Menon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Can you introduce yourself to readers in one sentence, please:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am: a good natured, focused, results-driven professional keen to make a difference in whatever I do with a passion to share my knowledge and experience with my team members and youngsters joining a big global multi-cultural organization like ours.<\/p>\n

What persuaded you to agree to judge the global working video competition?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have worked closely with Global Integration over the past 12 months and have been very impressed with their philosophy, methodology and the courses they deliver.<\/p>\n

I have also personally attended some of the sessions and have benefited from the learning. So, when the proposal came to be a judge for this competition, I gladly agreed for three reasons:
\na. I wanted to give back something in a small way to Global Integration for being a true partner with us
\nb. I wanted to use this opportunity to share my experience on \u2018working globally\u2019 being a judge and evaluating various entries
\nc. To learn from the various entries and expand my knowledge base on cultural diversity.<\/p>\n

What’s been your own experience of global working?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have had the wonderful opportunity to work in a truly global company \u2013 today, we at Cognizant are in five different continents, have 50 different development centers (across 15 cities and nine different countries) across the globe – and I have had the opportunity to visit and experience diverse cultures.<\/p>\n

Today, I also manage a distributed team (based out of North America, Argentina and India) servicing our associates across North America, Argentina, Brazil, UK, Continental Europe and India and it has been a wonderful experience thus far.<\/p>\n

What will you be looking for in the entries you judge?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am interested in the truly global nature of today’s workforce, cultural diversity, the drivers that motivate teams to stay continuously engaged, and how cultural diversity challenges are overcome.<\/p>\n

Ed:\u00a0We think it only fair to add about Vinay that he’s also very modest about his achievements in Cognizant where he spurred the Cognizant Academy outside of India.<\/em><\/p>\n

Previous meet the judges posts: T.H. Ong<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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