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“Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action.” - Simon Sinek An idea creates change of unimagined proportions and can have limitless outcomes, but only if executed well. Every once in a while, we come across individuals who embody this premise of flawlessly executing ideas despite perceived obstacles & tough timelines. Such is the story of Shahzadi Gulafshan, Manager, Airtel. Shahzadi's journey from an Executive to Manager was fast paced and demonstrates the power of intent & action. Shahzadi has been the dynamic force behind transformative changes within the Airtel Small & Medium Businesses (SMB) operations. Her innovative ideas, meticulous planning, and unparalleled implementation capabilities have reshaped the SMB business framework, propelling the vertical towards unprecedented growth. Breaking previously created boundaries, Shahzadi is responsible for widening the client expanse by diversifying the traditional SMB offering. She utilised Digital Marketing effectively to expand outreach and used mass-personalization to draw in additional target segments. Under Shahzadi’s leadership, the team used many innovative tools to engage clients one on one without physical visits reducing the time frame of the sales cycle without compromising on quality of the engagement. Such is the power of one and the implications of its multipliers. How are you going to multiply impact with your potential? Be Limitless, because you are. #Airtel #IAmAirtel #BeLimitless #career #careergrowth #leadership #impact #createimpact #StrategyAndExecution #careeratairtel

Airtel Odisha celebrated the power and joy of womanhood and we’re loving it! Raja Parba also known as “Mithuna Sankranti”, is a three-day festival commemorating womanhood and Airtel Odisha celebrated it with full gusto. This festival marks the beginning of the monsoon season and is dedicated to honoring womanhood, fertility, and the earth’s rejuvenation. Several traditions and activities that are observed during the festival were brought to life at offices, at the zone level and also for field TSM and account managers! Decorated swings were set up, women dressed in traditional wear, special delicacies like the Poda Pitha were distributed, and a lot of traditional festival games were played. All in all, a joyful celebration that is a wonderful affirmation of the important role of women and nature in the community. Barnali Bidurita Ranjeet Kumar Das Robin de Cruz Balaji Singh #airtel #workplace #workplaceculture #officeculture #BeLimitless #odisha #IndianFestival #WomenAtWork #WomenEmployees #Womanhood

Airtel sets the bar so high that one is compelled to come back to it! Meet Deepika Damuluri, Sr. Manager, Home Delivery Organisation, AP&T circle, whose return to Airtel was a homecoming she was very much looking forward to. A veteran of Network Services, Deepika had an accomplished stint in Airtel for 4 years where she rose through the ranks and flourished. And when a promising opportunity came up in another organisation which was physically closer to home, Deepika took the decision to move on from Airtel. She accepted the offer to explore how growth would be, outside the organisation. Deepika spent a good 7 years learning the ropes and rising up the ladder and when an opportunity to come home to Airtel arose, she took it up without hesitation. She could not pass up on the chance to return to the fold and a workplace that she really respected. Some of the highlights of working at Airtel for her continue to be professionalism, corporate culture, and the cross functional teams’ interactions that helps departments understand each other’s needs well. She finds that Airtel really walks the talk on diversity and inclusion without bias, which really is a plus for the women workforce. She also states how the organisation has a strong culture of transparency and learning - through ‘townhalls’, cross functional team projects, professional development programs and also, peer learning! Another factor for Deepika that is a matter of much pride is that Airtel is a ‘people’s organisation’. Employees are treated as family and fully supported in all aspects. And the importance given to skill development is unprecedented! Airtel prides itself on making employees feel they can grow with us without limitations. You may fly the nest to explore the world, but you will always have a family to come back to. Nagad Deepika Damuluri Vagisha Goindi Poojit Popli Nitin Kumar Kakkar #BeLimitless #airtel #employeeexperience #employeejourney #careerdevelopment #careergoals #growthopportunities #airtelcares #employeeretention

“Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.” - Ben Carson Airtel Rajasthan & UPU embodied the spirit of “giving” in the blood donation drives organised by both circles. These initiatives were a tremendous success which saw enthusiastic participation of Airtel employees from the respective circles. Airtel UPU Circle was also recognised by the Hon’ble Governor of UP Mrs. Anandiben Patel for their dedication towards saving lives through Blood Donation Campaigns. What wonderful opportunities for us to come together and make a meaningful impact! Proud to say #IAmAirtel & #AirtelCares #Airtel #BeLimitless #CommunityService #CSR #Impact #BloodDonation #socialresponsibiltiy #workplaceculture Vishal Vyas Marut Dilawari Parikshit Singh Anil Sharma Rakesh Verma Khushwinder Singh Rajesh Chhatani Jitendra Tyagi Dibyendu Aich Chandan basu Roy Suman Saurabh Sovan Mukherjee Riju Suji Abhishek Tiwari Ruchir Khare Jaipriya Mishra shubhankar ghosh Varun Bhardwaj

“He who plants a tree, plants a hope” - Lucy Larcom It’s been a month of momentous “green” activity at Airtel with multiple tree planting drives. Airtel Karnataka organized a large-scale one planting 625 trees across KK circle, at Bengaluru! Airtel J&K circle took a significant step towards environment sustainability by donating and planting the trees as well. Airtel UPW Circle also conducted a tree planting drive in observance of World Environment Day. These initiatives not only reflects our commitment to preserving the environment but also enhancing the green spaces around us. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this effort. Let's continue working together to make our planet greener and healthier. #BeLimitless #AirtelCares #IAmAirtel #Enviornment #Sustainability #TreePlantingDrive #PlantATree #GreenInitiatives Praveen Bhat Padmashree Vivek Mehendiratta Adarsh Mohan Verma Deepak Malhotra Ruchi Padwal Rashika Dubey Shivendra Pratap Singh Shashank Shekhar Ruchir Khare Sovan Mukherjee Shivendra Pratap Singh Varun Kansal Akshata Bangalore

“Good men are bound by conscience and liberated by accountability” — Wes Fessler Qualities that sum up the intent of ownership - a conscience and the ability, foresight & willingness to act upon potential. Much like Jag Mishra, Assistant Manager, Customer Experience, Karnataka Circle. For Jag, seeking a resolution to issues, even the more dormant ones, is second nature. Which is why, when Jag and his team started to receive complaints from customers on outage and down-time in his circle, Jag took it upon himself to train his team and proactively address similar potential issues with other customers where there was a possibility of outage or downtime incidents occurring in the near future. To bring the situation under control, Jag and team had to undertake cumbersome and humongous tasks like identifying devices that were in an end-of-life state from a large base of customers from multiple segments. The team then needed to address ground-level challenges, such as scheduling downtime, aligning cross-functional teams for execution, and completing the activity according to the customer's timeline. But in the end the team’s efforts paid off and they won the loyalty of customers. When you make yourself accountable for doing good, just because you can, you become a leader, an inspiration for many to leapfrog into doing more and being more. How will you inspire today? Be Limitless. Because You Are. #BeLimitless #Airtel #IAmAirtel #Ownership #Accountability #TakeOwnership

Airtel NESA is unlocking the power of a simple ‘thank you’ with every ‘Thanksgiving Tuesday’! #LifeAtAirtel #AirtelCares A ‘thank you’ is one of the simplest and most amazing things humans can do for one another. And with that in mind Airtel NESA has initiated a weekly ‘Thanksgiving Tuesday’ when employees leave a heartfelt message of gratitude for each other. The activity has shown such a positive response with many employees acknowledging how much they appreciate one another. It has certainly helped foster a culture of recognition at the work place. #airtel #workplace #workplaceculture #officeculture #BeLimitless

Without the LEAP of effort & passion, there is no excitement of possibilities! We are thrilled to welcome 87 exceptional Management Trainees to Airtel's LEAP 2.0 Program! These trainees have the opportunity to leverage learnings from this career changing program, designed to develop leadership skills, team management and growth mindset. And we are heartened to see a big jump in women participating in the program! Breaking stereotypes with so much passion, these talented women have joined frontline sales roles! We wish the trainees all the success and a fulfilling journey of learning and growth. #AirtelLeap #ItsUpToUs #IAmAirtel #InspireInclusion #BeLimitless Chetan Dasari Shivangi Sharma Himani Gera Deepti Yadav Varun Kansal Parikshit Singh Mehul Gupta Neha Sharma

“Boond boond se sagar banta hai” - Indian Proverb When the goal is very ambitious, small steps taken to achieve it can have a larger impact than we think they do. This is a similar story of steps taken by our Cross Functional Team comprising of Devices Sourcing Team, Network Team and ESG Team, who made the big switch in SIM card material from Virgin Plastic to Recycled Plastic. It all started with Airtel’s commitment to sustainable development. This overarching goal was broken down into smaller objectives like reducing greenhouse gases and promoting circularity with supplier partners and stakeholders, promoting green initiatives. Airtel’s Devices Sourcing Team took the challenge to contribute to Airtel’s sustainability initiatives and focused on how to make the production of our ‘bread and butter product’, the SIM card, more circular and encouraged supplier partners to reduce waste, recycle and reuse. The team was keen to make the SIM card green in some way because this is the product that reaches the customers and it would be great to add value to this. And so the idea of switching to recycled plastic SIM cards was born. There were many obstacles to cross like aligning the supplier partners, working on the complete supply chain, testing of the new card on all devices, and ensuring that we are not compromising at all on any specifications. This was a sustainability initiative led completely by the supply chain team and the team left no stone unturned to make this initiative a reality including reaching out to other teams like Network and ESG to help with execution.  An industry first in India, this migration to recycled plastic will help limit the generation of virgin plastic by over 165 tonnes and reduce the generation of over 690 tonnes of CO2 equivalent in a year. Airtel purchases more than 200 million SIM cards every year so imagine the impact of this green initiative in reducing carbon emission! The sustainability initiative was achieved with conviction from a committed Cross Functional Team which worked in unison to make this switch smoothly! This team has proven how you can achieve limitless impact by taking a very small step in the right direction and this will be their shining legacy! What will be your legacy in the world? Be Limitless. Because you are. #BeLimitless #Airtel #AirtelCares #IAmAirtel #Sustainability #SustainableDevelopment #RecycledPlastic #Recycling #CircularEconomy #SupplyChain Akshat Rathi Sankalp Singh Armaan Gupta Bhuwan Chugh Roshan Verma Pardeep Singla