Tiered Mentoring at Infosys

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Tiered Mentoring at Infosys

The company's Leadership Institute splits its leaders into three tiers. Each is mentored by more senior colleagues, and they also apply and are evaluated for formal leadership training.

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he Infosys Leadership Institute in Mysore, India, pumps out executive talent for Infosys Technologies, the global IT solutions provider with fiscal 2008 revenue of $4.18 billion and year-over-year growth of 35 percent. Infosys employs 91,187 people and has offers out for an additional 18,000.

The HR function is responsible for the institute's curriculum and an on-site staff of 80. HR is also responsible for all leadership development programs, including designing the curriculum and monitoring the results.

"Our underlying philosophy is that leadership cannot be taught, but it can be learned," says Girish Vaidya, Infosys, head of the institute. "Leaders must first