Infosys staff focusing on 'next big idea'

 Shrugging off a week-long upheaval at the board, Infosys employees stepped in to restore client confidence through a video saying that they continue to focus on the “next big idea”, unperturbed by the recent events at the company.

The video, which was shared on Infosys’ official Facebook page, received over 1,50,000 views and more than 2,100 likes. It had also been shared 786 times as on August 26.

The said video -- posted on the same day (August 24) that Infosys appointed Nandan Nilekani as its new Chairman -- starts with the caption: “The world is focusing on Infosys, what are you focusing on? We ask the Infoscions.”

Infosys, which has over two lakh employees, has been hogging headlines as the founders and the management engaged in a war of words -- often publicly on allegations of governance lapses at the company.

The company has rushed into a damage control mode. Apart from the video featuring employees, Infosys also held marathon investor calls and a press meet within hours of Nilekani taking over on the evening of August 24.

Nilekani has said his priorities include putting in place a long-term governance structure, and repairing relations with founder N R Narayana Murthy. The video features young Infoscions making statements like “everyone seems to have an opinion about Infosys. I have one too. Nothing is going to stop us. Not this, not anything”.