Sabyasachi Goswami: Leadership based on decisive actions

Selected as WCRCLEADERS, India’s Most Trusted Business Leaders 2020, Sabyasachi Goswami of Perfios has driven growth with decisive actions and values

In conversation with Sabyasachi Goswami, Chief Business Officer, Perfios

Years of working in the industry, your contribution reflects versatility and volubility. What has influenced your decision making process at various stages?

Each stage requires a different decision-making process. However, the common trait is adhering to the basic value. The growth and success is dependent upon action and thus need to demonstrate decisive actions help all stakeholders derive value.

A project or an accomplishment that you consider to be the most significant in your career?

I believe that the most significant accomplishment is the growth of Perfios that we have seen over the last few years. Perfios is now being implemented by over 250 + Financial Institutions worldwide. Perfios has grown to serve a trusted customer base of more than 50 million individuals and has become synonym to the category itself for real time decisioning and analysis for credit underwriting.

To accomplish this, it was required to onboard people who have the potential to become strong team players, thereby creating a web of efficient teams who work closely with each other in attaining the common goals of Perfios. We now plan on expanding to even more geographies globally.

How do you integrate corporate philanthropy or corporate social responsibility as a part of your business strategies?

We have been actively working towards upliftment of women through workshops promoting Women’s healthcare and creating a safe and open environment. We host various sessions on the pressing issues of menstrual hygiene and childbirth complications that prevail in India, among the underprivileged communities. While serving the larger global cause of education, potentially, these activities can also help in getting right set of our next generation employees!

What has been your driving force or philosophy in life?

At every stage of one’s life, there are certain goals and duties set out. The primary objective is to perform activities that will help in achieving these goals. A lot can be achieved if one can work as if everything depends on him. I strongly believe in the quote that “The only way to do great work is to love what you do”.

What are the other philanthropic works you are involved in?

The other area of focus has been to reach out to underprivileged kids through NGOs, where we have distributed cycles to those who walked a long distance to reach their school every day. We also spend a day every alternate month in a rural school teaching, serving/organizing lunch; provide them with books, bags, stationeries, etc.

How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition?