At a global sales leadership offsite in Pondicherry, Tata Communications partnered with SimuRise to build collaboration, trust, and strategic alignment among its senior leaders. Through a high-impact business simulation, participants explored how to mine greater value as one team, not just for individual success but for the collective future of the company.
Introduction
Tata Communications, a flagship company of the Tata Group, is a global enabler of digital infrastructure and connectivity. With operations in over 200 countries and territories, its Global Sales Leadership Team holds a critical role, powering revenue, client partnerships, and global expansion.
But even top-performing teams need a pause. A moment to reflect. A space to recalibrate and some strategic thinking.
At a high-stakes leadership offsite in Pondicherry, the goal was clear:
- Break silos
- Build trust
- Strengthen collaboration across global teams
- And shift the mindset from individual wins to collective value creation
SimuRise was invited to design and deliver an immersive learning experience tailored to enable team collaboration and strategic thinking.
Objectives
This intervention was designed to:
- Drive inter-team trust and collaboration
- Encourage leaders to think beyond personal targets
- Highlight the impact of communication, aligned decision-making, and strategic thinking
- Trigger personal reflection on leadership potential, habits, and blind spots
The Intervention:
Business Simulation – The Quest for King Solomon’s Mines
The chosen intervention was SimuRise’s flagship business simulation, The Quest for King Solomon’s Mines, a high-energy, gamified experience that mimics the unpredictability and complexity of real-world business challenges.
Each participant was given a role. Each team received a limited set of resources. The mission? Mine the most value (gold) and return safely to base—using only strategic thinking, collaboration, and collective intelligence.
What unfolded was a mirror to real business dynamics.
Participants had to:
- Share resources instead of hoarding them
- Make bold calls under pressure
- Trust teammates from other “departments”
- Prioritize team goals over individual success
Key Highlights & Insights
- Collaboration Across Functions
Leaders quickly learned that working in silos stalled progress. Cross-team alignment led to better results, faster decisions, and fewer mistakes. - Trust—Up and Across
From peer-level collaboration to trusting leadership decisions, trust became a theme that showed up repeatedly in debriefs. The simulation exposed where it was missing—and what it cost. - Thinking Beyond Self
One of the biggest mindset shifts came when leaders realized they weren’t just “playing a game”—they were experiencing how their real-life decisions impacted business outcomes beyond their own roles. - Real-Time Reflection
When asked, “Are you mining your full leadership potential or just staying in your comfort zone?”, the question landed hard. It sparked honest reflection and conversations that went deeper than expected.
CEO & Leadership Reflections
The simulation was not just a break from meetings. It became a turning point.
Many leaders said they saw themselves and their peers differently after the experience. The simulation held up a mirror to how they operate under pressure, how they listen (or don’t), and how aligned—or misaligned—their actions are with their intentions.
There was no lecture. No forced feedback. Just real behavior, real results, and real insight.
Impact
The experience sparked something powerful:
- Deeper dialogue around trust and ownership
- Sharper awareness of how leadership habits affect team dynamics
- Renewed commitment to growing as a unit, not just as individuals
And perhaps most importantly, it gave every leader a chance to pause, reflect, and recalibrate. Not with theory, but through lived experience.
Conclusion
At the Tata Communications Leadership Offsite, The Quest for King Solomon’s Mines didn’t just simulate business, it activated it.
The experience proved how quickly leadership transformation can begin when learning is immersive, relevant, and rooted in behavior. It moved leaders from insight to ownership, from competition to collaboration, and from operating in silos to thinking as one team.
Because when leaders mine their true potential together, they don’t just grow performance. They grow the future.
