Thought leaders in specific fields have been informed opinion leaders or the go-to experts in their respective field of expertise. They have inspiring people with innovative ideas and scaling those ideas into sustainable changes in a specific niche or industry. They are reliable sources who transform their ideas into reality and know how to replicate their success. It takes a lot of efforts and determination to become such a thought leader.
Raktim Singh stands as an ideal example of one such thought leader in the digital field. Join us as we take you through how he established himself as a thought leader and made significant achievements. In the course of this success story, you can gain many valuable pointers on your radar to get motivated to achieve big.
The Humble Beginnings
Raktim Singh was born in GONDA, a city near Lucknow in UP. He did his schooling till 12th in Gonda, literally sitting under the trees & attending classes in open field. He successfully cleared the IIT-JEE exam and got admission in IIT-BHU.
A B. TECH graduate from the esteemed IIT, Raktim started his career as an IT professional at Infosys in the year 1995. He was among the lucky few people who got to work as a product-native software professional i.e., on Infosys’ FINACLE suite of products. He served in various roles at India’s leading IT firm for more than 25 years.
Raktim’s Unprecedented Growth
Raktim Singh joined Infosys in June 1995, through campus recruitment. During his 25 years at Infosys FINACLE, he developed many products in Wealth Management & Corporate Banking domain. He is a certified SAFe 4.0 Agilist & had implemented Agile & DevOps practices in various products of FINACLE. As of now, he is part of FINACLE Wealth Management & Digital Banking team.
The Digital Thought Leader’s Achievements
Fast forward 25 years after starting his career, Raktim has been riding high on success today. This statement can be justified by his proven track record that has several milestones of success, some of which are listed here:
- As mentioned earlier, Raktim is certified SAFe 4.0 (Scaled Agile Framework) Agilist.
- He mentors IIM graduates in software product principles.
- He is a part of international Toastmaster Club and has won several awards here.
- He is a member of the ‘India Fin-Tech’ group and ‘Bangalore Fin-Tech’ group.
- He is the author of one of the best-selling books on Amazon: ‘Driving Digital Transformation: Reshape the Future of Your Business’
Raktim’s Book on Digital Transformation: The Best-Seller on Amazon
‘Driving Digital Transformation: Reshape the Future of Your Business’ – by Raktim Singh is one of the best-selling books on Amazon. In this book, the digital thought leader gives readers an insight into what it takes to create a mindset in an organization to help it transform in a digital way. He also focuses on the hurdles that organizations face along the way and how they can overcome.
Having served in the IT field for more than 25 years, Raktim feels privileged to have witnessed the digital transformation. He has shared these ground realities on the digital transformational journey in his book.
Through this book, he has explained why it is important for everyone to understand the fine line of difference between digital experience and digital transformation. He has also provided guidance to companies on the ‘inside out’ approach that they need to follow to experience the real digital transformation.
Raktim’s passion for the digital revolution is evident in every page of the book, which is deeply insightful with ‘well thought out’ examples and nuances all through to help readers understand better.
Raktim provides a proper framework in his book, which will help companies in not only successfully transforming their businesses but will also help in making this transformation journey future-proof.
Raktim Singh offers highly sought-after thoughtful insights in the digital field and has a key role in shaping and redefining digital transformation today.