BANGALORE, May 25,2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Twelve years into existence and ten thousand employees down the line, working at Mu Sigma just keeps getting better. Having questioned several accepted conventions, Mu Sigma has well established that as a company, it is not afraid of doing things its own way and winning. But, going against the grain is not the only thing that sets it apart from the rest of the corporate universe.
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Mu Sigma attracts a variety of talent each year, making it a hub for ideas, innovation and change. Believing in a white-box, open environment, employees are encouraged to engage in healthy conflict and give direct, honest feedback to everyone, even their superiors. Identifying themselves as being irreverent, Mu Sigma does not shy away from taking on the most difficult of problems across multiple industries, yet displays the humility of acknowledging that they are not experts, but are willing to learn and 'figure it out'. This goes hand in hand with their core belief of Learning over Knowing.
People in Mu Sigma are taught to question anyone over anything they're not convinced about. They are encouraged to understand the 'why' before doing something. They dislike people pleasers or those who display sociotropic behavior - one should say a 'yes' only if they mean it, otherwise there's always a 'no'. They are encouraged not to be a Pushmi Pullyu.
Mu Sigma follows a flat hierarchy, having only one managerial designation - that of the 'Apprentice Leader'. This is done to create an environment of collaboration without the impediment of hierarchy or the problems of following formal protocol with seniors. The culture demands that one ask for help from whosoever need be, and the company's hyper-collaborative, networked environment ensures there is a smooth flow of knowledge across people and teams.
The founder, Dhiraj Rajaram, advocates the philosophy of 'be childlike, not childish', in a sense that it encourages people to have a childlike curiosity about things and gives them the freedom to be their own unique self, however different they may be. The company has, over the years, created an environment where everyone, from trainees to the leadership team are taught to be okay with chaos and ambiguity and in fact, thrive in an atmosphere that is full of the same.
Mu Sigma is a young people company that fundamentally believes in capability over experience. It has taken several risks, one being choosing to build the company by investing time and resources to cultivate the right mindset for problem solving (and skills too) in young people straight out of college (even with non-technological backgrounds). By advocating a 'can-do' attitude they give opportunities to people to explore new things, regardless of their experience.
Mu Sigma is a heavily culture-driven company, running on its philosophies and belief systems. Mu Sigma, by virtue of the environment it has set up for youngsters, and the work ethics it helps drive into young, impressionable minds at the start of their career, fosters a mindset of 'get it done', an attitude best characterized by the phrase 'do-it-now'. It means every Mu Sigman works towards managing their short-term, long-term and daily goals with whatever it takes to succeed.
Lastly, Mu Sigma approaches everything with a profit-and-loss mindset, where every employee needs to don the salesman's hat. Whether they are in sales, delivery, marketing or a talent management role, one has to think of selling their ideas or their work, keeping a customer in mind. Because this mindset directs the full focus of the employee towards planning their work according to possible returns and trimming their efforts for maximum efficiency, both of which are crucial for not just winning, but making profits in a business.
In a nutshell, Mu Sigma likes to take a stand of its own, and that is why its culture code is an extremely promising sign for not just itself, but the industry as a whole for years to come.
About Mu Sigma
We are the world's largest pure play Big Data Analytics and Decision Sciences Company with a Unicorn status in the U.S. and the first profitable Unicorn in India. Mu Sigma works with more than 140 of the Fortune 500 through a unique ecosystem that brings together People, Processes, and Platforms. We currently have 3500 Decision Scientists worldwide. We aspire to deliver a combination of Art + Science done at Scale. To do this, the company needs to be part design studio, part research lab, and part data factory, striving to bring it together as a whole.
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