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Vishal Sikka's exit and return of the 'Founder's Syndrome'

An organisation cannot be run in the belief that the founder will be around forever

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Shyamal Majumdar
This opinion piece, which first appeared on Business Standard on July 27, 2017, is being republished as Vishal Sikka's resignation as the CEO & MD of Infosys, citing 'continuous assault' by Murthy as the primary reason, has again brought the founder-executive tussle to the fore.
N R Narayana Murthy never ceases to surprise — the latest was his comment that leaving Infosys in 2014 was the biggest regret of his life. This was a disappointing statement from a man who had in the past spoken endlessly about the need for India Inc to have truly independent boards and an empowered