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Annual Report 2018-19
Celebrations
Coming together to mark different occasions
strengthened the employees’ sense of oneness
this year. At Persistent centers across the globe,
there were more celebrations held this year, with
cultural celebrations in particular, being met
with great enthusiasm. We held special events
for employees completing 15 years with us. It
was wonderful to have their families join in and
celebrate this milestone along with their team,
managers, and friends at Persistent.
Careers At Persistent
New Performance and Health Management
System
Helping employees build their career, that is in
line with the organizational goal, has been the
focus this year. Various initiatives covering goal
alignment and trainings were conducted.
With a focus on enabling individuals to take
charge of their own careers, we upgraded
our continuous performance appraisal (CPA)
approach and created a new Performance and
Health Management System (PHMS) in which the
‘performance’ part focuses on the achievement
of short term goals where as the ‘health’ part
Ongoing Leadership
Employee Interaction
Employees serve as a measure of how
we, as an organization, are performing.
Talk through the grapevine and from
external sources can shape perceptions
about the organization.
Hearing our leaders share their
perspectives, thoughts, and guidance
always helps us validate our perceptions
and correct them as needed. This is
very important to ensure that everyone
within the organization stays on the
same page. To this end, we conducted
quarterly chats with the leadership team.
Employees across the organization were
invited to participate in an open dialog
with the leaders. Dr. Anand Deshpande,
Unit Presidents, our CPO, and other
leaders interacted with employees
through this forum.