I am an ex-HCLite. With such an history like this, I wonder how could HCL not become No.1 Software Company in India. I understand that their base was in Hardware, but still having had its foot in the computer industry in India, HCL should have been aggressive in their approach. It always played safe. Now with Vineet Nayar (President) in charge, things are moving fast in the last 2 yrs. He is an aggressive leader. Makes everyone run around and stay in their toes. Had he been at the top 5 yrs before, i am sure HCL would be the no.1 company by now in India. A laid back approach, some conservative strategies didn't help them until recently. It didnt have a great intranet like what it has now until Vineet stepped in. Such a simple operational issue was also not thought about earlier. Surprising!!
HCL's competitiveness with other MNCs in terms of infrastructure (some of their offices are decade or two old), Salary (just not there yet - cannot afford to be conservative in such a competitive world), Employee relations approach, Fun at work (focus not enough).
But I am sure HCL is going to move forward and catch up quickly as the current leadership is good.
