Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu revealed a striking leadership rule on Wednesday: no employee at the company is allowed to publicly praise him or any other leader—a practice he says has become a core part of Zoho’s internal culture.

“One long standing principle within the company is that no employee is allowed to praise the leadership, including me, in public,” Vembu posted on X. “We remind people of this rule periodically and it has become a core part of our culture.” Advertisement

Vembu, known for building Zoho into one of India’s most successful SaaS firms while shunning outside investment, framed the policy around a deeper personal philosophy.

“The spiritual principle I have tried to follow in life is to let neither praise nor abuse get to me,” he wrote. “I don't read or watch videos ab

See Full Page