by Gopal Gopalan | Dec 3, 2018 | Personal Growth
If you lived in one of the cricketing nations, it is very likely that you follow a bit of cricket. Some of us may still play, some may have played and some may only watch. Lately, with IPL making the shorter version of the game very popular, more people have an...
by Gopal Gopalan | Aug 14, 2018 | Mindfulness
Pride follows when we do things with a sense of ownership. Ownership of our work. What is this sense of ownership? How much do I really own up? After all, I am following orders; my role expects me to deliver in certain areas; my responsibilities are well documented...
by Gopal Gopalan | Aug 14, 2018 | Chow
Sivanand, Delivery Leader in ConnectSoftware is upset – the cause being Vishupriya (aka VP), a star engineer in one of his projects – EarlyBirds. VP is a delight to work with and every project manager’s dream come true – highly capable, focused and helpful, always...
by Gopal Gopalan | Apr 10, 2018 | Chow
Manjunath was an outstanding student in his college and a top ranker in his class from high school all the way through an engineering degree. He got his choice of a dream job on campus with a reputed multinational corporation. After a three-month orientation training,...
by Gopal Gopalan | Apr 10, 2018 | Business Agility
We see a lot of articles on performance appraisal systems with a focus on the processes to be implemented and Dos & Don’ts while performing the exercise. Such articles cover many valuable points. While there is a lot of merit in learning such techniques, the...
by Gopal Gopalan | Aug 14, 2017 | Chow
David underwent a three month long technical training on software development in the multinational software services company, which he joined upon completion of his undergraduate studies in Computer Science. Just as he finished his training, he was assigned to a...
by Gopal Gopalan | Aug 14, 2017 | Mindfulness
Recently I was talking to a friend of mine who has taken a break from his regular job. The reason, he said, was that he was getting stressed out taking care of his aged parents and spending 10+ hours at work. There wasn’t a part-time option for him at work and he was...
by Gopal Gopalan | Mar 26, 2017 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth
‘I am just an engineer’ is what I heard as I was climbing the stairs in office. This statement got me thinking. I wondered why such a statement was made – was it despair? Was it anguish? My wonder turned to worry and so sought the real reason. It turned out that it...
by Gopal Gopalan | Mar 26, 2017 | Chow
Param had done a great job on the 3 projects he had participated as a developer and designer. He was assigned as the design lead in a large application development project for a travel company. He was outstanding in his design that the team and the customer were in...
by Gopal Gopalan | Sep 26, 2016 | Chow
You have set yourself a target to lose 10 kilos in 5 months. You decide to include going to gym regularly and working out to reduce your weight and improve your fitness level. Based on a variety of advice received from various experts, you form an exercise routine....
