Infy CEO on how to battle recession

There is lower tolerance for poor performance in a downturn, says Kris Gopalakrishnan, chief executive officer & managing director, Infosys Technologies. Here's his account on how to fight recession.

How is dealing with recessionary conditions different when you’re in a senior leadership position than when you’re actually leading as CEO?

The CEO has to take bottom line responsibility and has to be accountable to all stakeholders. A senior leader is responsible to only one department or business unit. In that sense, CEOs are different.

How was the IT sector affected last time -- the depression of 2001-03? And now?

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