Piyush Sevalia on employee development
From Robin & Piyush discussing - Aligning Employees · · Robin Speculand
“Adult learning comes from learning by doing, so we created hackathons and accelerators not to create the next iPhone but to give our people the confidence and ability to get their hands dirty and align everybody's thinking to what we wanted to get done.”
On , Piyush Sevalia, Executive Vice President of Marketing at SITIME CORP, spoke about employee development during Robin & Piyush discussing - Aligning Employees on Robin Speculand.
About Piyush Sevalia
Piyush Sevalia, Executive Vice President of Marketing at SiTime, participated in a discussion in 2021 about aligning employees within an organization. He stated that many companies fail at achieving alignment and argued that execution, rather than strategy, is the critical factor for success. Sevalia described methods for gaining employee buy-in, including telling a simple story so that every employee understands their role, and using a "4D methodology" (discover, define, develop, deploy) to teach customer journey mapping to staff and board members. Sevalia also discussed the importance of creating a culture of innovation and data-driven decision-making. He advocated for programming change through conscious programs rather than relying on emails or wishes, and for creating an environment where employees feel empowered to take risks. He noted that his organization invested in a central transformation team and used a balanced scorecard with metrics tied to transformation to cascade goals throughout the company.