MLC LIFE INSURANCE
1886
Year founded
1,650 Approximate number of employees
146
HQ Melbourne Australia
up a phone and say ‘ we want to try this experiment , can you help here ?’ is the key to innovation .”
In order to ensure that MLC ’ s success is sustained , Girn points to the development of key partnerships with Indian multinational IT provider Tech Mahindra as well as Salesforce , TCS , Infosys , Microsoft and Oracle and affirms that effective partnerships have been an important component to the transformation . “ I think a partnership works well when you ’ ve got joint objectives and there ’ s a win-win for both sides . If you have a partner that is always trying to sell you something you don ’ t need , then it isn ’ t really a partnership ,” he explains . “ The trick is to find joint objectives because if you ’ ve got a partner who ’ s doing a great job implementing your platform and it ’ s truly strategic , then you can help them grow in another part of the company . It ’ s primarily about understanding the objectives of each other , because if the objectives aren ’ t aligned , it ’ s never
MARCH 2019