In this conversation, with Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting, Ramesh Emani shares
- Starting his career with Tata Burroughs and after 3 years moved to Wipro Infotech, at that time – and stayed on for 25 years
- Being bitten by the entrepreneurial bug when he was almost 50, with a desire to have a startup before he retired
- How he became a manager in his second project itself, with less than 2 years of experience and had to manage most team members who were senior to him
- His principle of spending only 50% of his time in ‘management’ work and take up some individual contribution goals as well
- His tips for sharing the workload with the team(s)
- How he chose areas where he can add greater value and started focusing on them
- The importance of getting an executive level understanding of technology
- That one should always be a student, in the tech business
- His experience of being a business leader – getting and servicing a large account and being the first sales person in the US for his company
- What he learnt and why he enjoys the role of a Business Unit head
- About being comfortable with ambiguity and making the ambitions, possible
- How and why failing is not failure and being ready to take calculated risks
- About how he picked up healthcare as the domain for his startup Why you need more doers in a startup
- The role of meetings and how to carry the team with you in an organizational transition
- What retirement means to him and his hobbies
- His secret to avoid burnout
Ramesh Emani can be reached via LinkedIn
