After a brief hiatus to focus on a few other endeavors, we're back with the latest installment of our Lieutenants Series. Hiral spent more than 14 years at one of the largest IT services firms on the planet where he led a $3B portfolio but wasn’t afraid to write himself into an active role on a customer contract or take career inspiration from a gym poster.

In 2012, while CEO of Appirio, I had the opportunity to sit down with Adam Bryant, who was writing the New York Times' Corner Office column, to talk about our company culture and some of my personal philosophies on the topic.