Unlock 1: Mahindra's 3-step plan for cos includes 'start-up mindset', a Marie Kondo-style clean-up act

India, on Monday, gradually began moving towards a new normal with the Centre's guidelines of 'Unlock 1' after the coronavirus-induced nation-wide lockdown. With several relaxations in the first phase of unlocking the nation paralysed by the pandemic, several businesses and owners woke up today ready to restart work.

India Inc tycoon and active Twitter user Anand Mahindra, who has been vocal about the several policies during this period, turned to the micro-blogging site to share his views on the reopening of offices and the need for what he terms 'Sanjivani solutions’ - "a potion for emerging from a Corona-induced coma."

The 67-year-old went on to say that it was a "good time to share some of the thinking of our Group leadership on how we might hit the ground running."



The three-point plan shared by Mahindra can serve as a handy book for other businesses struggling with the mammoth task of restarting operations but with restrictions.

The first step, according to the billionaire, is to 'adopt a start-up mindset', which essentially means becoming as lean an organisation as possible, remembering that nothing is sacred and all business models are open for debate. This also includes creating 'feedback loops’ that constantly test product and market assumptions, while sharing ideas & data across the company at warp speed, Mahindra wrote in the second tweet of a three-part thread.

For step 2, he turned to decluttering guru Marie Kondo saying companies need to "do a Marie Kondo style clean up of the portfolio and bid goodbye to those initiatives which don’t fall into your narrative of a successful future."

And the third step Mahindra, who has 7.8 million followers on Twitter, says involves raising sufficient capital for the journey of evolution, as it won't be a short trip.