There is a quote by Chris Grosser, “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them” and Aditya Birla Group is the living example of it. ABG has grabbed many such opportunities and now have presence in many sectors such as viscose staple fibre, metals, cement, viscose filament yarn, branded apparel, carbon black, chemicals, fertilizers, insulators, financial services, telecom, BPO and IT services. Its is representing India at a global level. Its presence in around 35 countries makes it one of the biggest Indian groups in the market. With immense growth opportunities it provides to its employees, it was named the AON best employer in India or 2018 for the third time year last 7 years.
No matter what is the age, social background and gender, people have always identified with the iconic Aditya Birla brand. Home provide us with sense of security. ABG has major contribution through its Ultra Tech cement subsidiary which makes me feel like I am more of family member than a customer. Telecom brand IDEA has been the saviour in many instances in remote locations though its wide spread service. And talking about Van Heusen, FOREVER 21, PANTALOONS and ALLEN SOLLY, well, they are my personal favourites.
These iconic brands, sensory stimulating campaigns and massive industry presence makes them a truly global powerhouse. Whichever the industry circle, ABG delivers unparalleled quality and thus does a damn neat job of retaining the customers.
Aditya Birla is indeed a big part of our lives!! And we all trust ABG.
How did I overcome the challenges I faced and made an impact?
I am a mechanical engineering and was always interested in problem solving and challenging the status quo from my childhood itself. In my final year, during the placement season I was eagerly looking for organization that would offer such roles and thankfully I was able to grab one. I got placed in a management consulting firm that provides data driven analytical solutions to fortune 500 companies across the globe and help them make well informed decisions. I have worked there for about 2 years prior to joining MBA but the journey was not so smooth.
Coming from a core engineering background and having limited knowledge of coding, it was difficult for me even to understand what people are talking about in my initial days. I was expected to learn multiple programming languages in a month's span and was directly alloted a client to handle. It was a difficult situation for me mixed with chaos and lot of entropy. I had to keep my composure,go along with the flow and handle critical situations with utmost ownership. During this period, I had a talk with one of my mentor and exclaimed him the situation that I am going through and asked him for some advise. He subtly asked me a question"How would you eat an elephant?".I gave him a grief look and was clueless what he is talking about. He himself answered the question as"One bite at a time". He advised to think of one job at a time and strive for perfection in it. I was stroked by his advise and started to implement what he suggested.
Within a brief period of time, things around me started to change. I was able to deliver on complex problem in quick time. My act of ownership in whatever I take up was greatly appreciated by my team and people from the leadership as well. I was able to identify and understand problems in the business and lacked no confidence in suggesting solutions for them. With just five months into the team I was bestowed with 'Spot Award' for handling ambigous deliverables with utmost ownership and gaining client appreciations.
This is how i overcame my challenges at workplace and made an impact with patience and perseverance.
