Leaders are born, leadership cannot be grafted. Ivy League of colleges, sought after degrees are far from luring them as they believe in their own ability. One who is intrinsically a leader, such as Mr. Mahesh Tyagi, Managing Director, Heller India Private Limited, will find his way to the top; setting the benchmark, motivating others. From an exclusive interaction with Mahesh, we bring out this incredible career journey to our readers.
They say, ‘Leaders are born; Managers are crafted’. What if a manager intrinsically possesses outstanding qualities of a leader? It becomes a perfect amalgamation that moulds successful managerial leaders such as Mr. Tyagi, of Heller India. He himself believes that leaders are highly motivated people with good communication skills along with patience and sympathy. Leaders cannot be made; they are born and, he firmly believes they are omnipotent. Mr. Tyagi points out that all leaders are fantastic managers, but all managers are not good leaders.
Mr. Tyagi also epitomizes those who bust the myth of destiny and success and establish sheer hard work and perseverance as the pillars of success. He developed a fascination for machines and engines during his formative years, the reason he opted to pursue a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. However, he completed his degree from a moderately ranked college located in the outskirts of the ancient city of Agra – a decision he is satisfied with. Mr. Tyagi is a living example of the fact that it’s not only the top-rated institutions' honchos who can achieve great heights in their lives but a simple engineer from a moderately ranked engineering college can also do the same.
Mr. Tyagi firmly believes in questioning the purpose of life and has a crystal-clear aim about where he should be in life. He points out that if a person does not have an aim in his life, does not know exactly where he is heading to, then he is likely to be nowhere in life.
It was his hard work and proclivity that helped him land up an assignment with organizations which provided him with opportunities to garner his expertise in the field of Machine Tools. His in-depth expertise in machine tools and acumen in marketing gradually took him to lead Heller India Pvt. Ltd., part of the globally reputed machine tools maker.
Founded in 1894 as small craftsman’s workshop in Germany, HELLER today has become the world leading CNC manufacturing company offering optimized manufacturing solutions and a comprehensive range of services for the metal-cutting industry.
HELLER manufactures state-of-the-art machine tools and entire production systems for metal-cutting processes, comprising 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining centers, CNC mill/turning centers, CNC machines for crankshaft and camshaft machining, flexible manufacturing systems and a modular range of services. The company caters to a wide customer segment including automotive manufacturers and their suppliers, machine building industry, contract manufacturers, power engineering, mould and die manufacturers as well as aerospace companies globally. The company employs more than 2800 people worldwide. Apart from its five strategic production locations, HELLER also enjoys a global sales and service network in 30 locations to ensure the promise of quality and service maintenance. HELLER India plays a key role in India and Asian markets.
As a key man behind the growth of HELLER in India, Mr. Tyagi shares some in-depth information about Heller India, HELLER’s principles and presence in India, quality standards, commitments towards the market.
He points out that at HELLER, the focus is always to ensure the customers get cutting-edge, state-of-the-art machines, machines that are designed and manufactured for high reliability and availability, so as to support continuous and uninterrupted production. Being a customer-centric firm, HELLER also provides 24×7 customer support, which again confirms uninterrupted machine operations. He points out that the Horizontal Machining Centers, Five-Axis Horizontal Machining Centers, Crankshaft Milling Machines and Special Purpose Machines are some of the most popular Heller products in India.
In a price-sensitive market like India, HELLER has confidence that the quality of its products is enough to make a cut. Mr. Tyagi believes that quality is attained by continuous efforts and hence quality is accompanied by a cost, but customers are ready to invest in quality products and HELLER India targets the mid-range and premium segments.
As an innovative effort to ensure that HELLER machines get a new lease of service and performance, Mr. Tyagi has spearheaded the setting up of a refurbishing facility to ensure the pre-owned HELLER machines attain highest possible quality with a new life. This step has increased HELLER market share and business growth in India. With the current capacity, they can turn around five machines in a year, and aim to scale it up to 10 machines per year in the near future.
For a man with such marketing acumen, the inspiration arrives from his initial career experience. At the start of his professional journey, Mr. Tyagi points out that he didn’t get even a single order for the initial 25 days, and on the 26th day, he succeeded in bagging order worth Rs. 3500. This boosted his morale and instilled in him the confidence that he can sell. There was no looking back since that day, and climbing the stairs of success establishing world-class brands, and providing the right kind of solutions to his customers.
Famed as a man with a rich domain experience with truly outstanding personality, Mr. Mahesh Tyagi is taking HELLER India to newer heights, increasing its footprints in India like never before.
You can write to Mahesh at mahesh.tyagi@heller.biz, and for more details about Heller do visit www.heller.biz