A collaborative programme that brought professionals from five technology companies in Madurai into one cohort, to build ownership, communication and personal effectiveness.
5technology companies in one cohort
20professionals
5sessions
Location
Madurai
Level
Junior and executive-level professionals
Format
Live, cohort-based, cross-company
1The challenge
Teams that wait to be told.
Technical skills get people hired. What holds them back is often ownership, planning and how they work with others.
5.95Mpeople employed by India's tech industry in FY261
83%of IT employees surveyed report burnout2
86%plan to switch jobs3
The patterns this cohort worked on:
Low ownership in daily tasks
Poor time and priority management
Communication gaps in collaboration
Limited self-review and accountability
Sources
NASSCOM Strategic Review 2026 (reported by Storyboard18)
Blind, Burnout in India's IT sector survey (2025)
foundit Appraisal Survey 2024-25
2What we delivered
Five sessions, one cohort across companies.
Professionals from five tech companies
Billion Talents cohort
Where
Madurai
Who
20 professionals
Format
5 live sessions, interactive and reflective
Focus areas
Ownership and accountability for outcomes
Planning and prioritising work
Clear communication in teams
Adapting to change and taking initiative
3In the room
Interactive, then reflective.
Each session paired an activity with time to reflect, so participants connected an idea to their own work before leaving. Learning alongside people from other companies added fresh perspectives on familiar problems.
4Results
At a glance.
5organisations in one cohort
20participants
5sessions delivered
5In their words
Participants, in their own words.
The framework-based approach made it easier to apply what I learned instead of leaving it as only classroom learning. I have started using these ideas not only in work life, but also in my personal life.
Programme participant
Very meaningful and practical, with concepts presented in a way that made them easy to understand and apply in real life.
Programme participant
It clearly explained how to adapt to change, step out of the comfort zone, and take initiative for personal growth.
Programme participant
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