> Baran is not an engineer by education. He started working at the factory in 2017 as a helper — dusting, cleaning, and organizing items. A year later, he got the opportunity to upskill and get trained in welding by Chinese engineers. Nearly 80% of Baran’s 200 co-workers have followed a similar trajectory. “[They] taught us all the work,” Baran told Rest of World. “They taught us welding — how to put the parts and cut them. Over time, I picked up the work and got promoted. Now, our people can also teach these things.”
They're teaching people to fish. It's not out-sourcing (from China into India), it's talent development.
> “The link [with the Chinese suppliers] became so good that they also believed in us, invested money with us, and shared technology with us,” Kakkar said. Chinese engineers stayed “for days” to train welders like Baran when the factory first opened, he said.
This is how you build partnerships and loyalty, and develop sustainable business relationships.
> His company’s ethos, according to Kakkar, is “Make in India, but technology from China.”
An apt summary of how we should be helping each other across the globe.
> Baran is not an engineer by education. He started working at the factory in 2017 as a helper — dusting, cleaning, and organizing items. A year later, he got the opportunity to upskill and get trained in welding by Chinese engineers. Nearly 80% of Baran’s 200 co-workers have followed a similar trajectory. “[They] taught us all the work,” Baran told Rest of World. “They taught us welding — how to put the parts and cut them. Over time, I picked up the work and got promoted. Now, our people can also teach these things.”
They're teaching people to fish. It's not out-sourcing (from China into India), it's talent development.
> “The link [with the Chinese suppliers] became so good that they also believed in us, invested money with us, and shared technology with us,” Kakkar said. Chinese engineers stayed “for days” to train welders like Baran when the factory first opened, he said.
This is how you build partnerships and loyalty, and develop sustainable business relationships.
> His company’s ethos, according to Kakkar, is “Make in India, but technology from China.”
An apt summary of how we should be helping each other across the globe.