58 | MENTORS MAGAZINE | EDITION 2
Success is a marathon, not a sprint. As a sen-
ior leader who has built a reputation of be-
ing a successful transformational change
agent with unflagging enthusiasm and tire-
less dedication to innovation, I know that
very well. That’s why I have come up with a
system that helped me live up to the high
standards I preach.
Throughout my career, I asked myself many
times what were the key factors to imple-
ment in order to do great work. More than
that, I wanted to find a system that other
people on my team could learn and imple-
ment to achieve successful outcomes—for
themselves and our clients. That’s how I
came up with the “Five Es” as my guiding
principles to drive high productivity, boost
employee morale, improve team perfor-
mance and deliver positive outcomes that
are realistic, achievable and measurable.The Five Es are: Effectiveness, Efficiency, Exe-By Amit Dutta, CEO of IT People Network