Post 1 : The beginning of my journey on IBM Corporate Service Corps ....

It was on 12 October 2017, my manager called me with excitement to inform me that I have been selected to the most coveted assignment that any IBMer would dream of.   That my application to the Corporate Service Corps has been selected.

The above few lines, marked the beginning of my CSC journey.  After years of experience in Volunteering and Community Service, to be recognized and given an opportunity to work on an assignment with the Organization you work for has been the reason for excitement.    I know it has to be several months of wait before we actually get deployed in 2018 or 2019.


This confirmation followed by several mails with congratulatory messages and best wishes.   I still preserve my manager Kumaran's email which boosted my confidence and eagerness to look forward


So, what is this Corporate Service Corps all about?

IBM launched the pro bono Corporate Service Corps in 2008 primarily as a vehicle for global leadership development. Teams of from eight to 15 members partner with government, business and civic leaders in emerging markets to address high-priority issues such as education, health and economic development. Individual CSC teams spend three months learning about the communities and the problems they’ll address before spending four weeks on the ground working with local organizations and other relevant local stakeholders to develop recommendations for short-term and long-term actions. The program has achieved its primary goal—equipping IBMers for the challenges of working and leading in a global organization. Many of them on return call their deployments life changing. Since its launch, the CSC has emerged as a new model for leadership development and social engagement in the 21st Century. It’s a living laboratory for experiments and learning at a time when corporations are under incredible pressure to transform the way they operate because of globalization and technology shifts, and when economic challenges and social instability threaten to slow human progress.

To know more about IBM CSC:
https://www.ibm.com/ibm/responsibility/corporateservicecorps/