by Gopal Gopalan | Mar 20, 2022 | Chow, Personal Growth, Project Management
Asin is a bright fresh recruit in the mid-sized organization that you lead as the CEO. She wanted to specialize in cyber security. Asin had joined with tremendous anticipation. She had picked your organization in preference to two other big names during the campus...
by Gopal Gopalan | Mar 20, 2022 | Personal Growth
Let me narrate three observations from my life, to share something that I have learnt. The first is about my love and hate for the Tamil language. Till I finished high school, I learnt Tamil language formally. I loved Tamil poetry and the great literary works....
by Gopal Gopalan | Nov 19, 2021 | Leadership, Personal Growth
Managing a business or leading a team requires effective delegation of responsibilities. However, we often see this not happening effectively and as a result, progress gets hampered in many fronts. Delegation is something we are exposed to a lot in our...
by Gopal Gopalan | Nov 19, 2021 | Chow
CleanEnv Corp, was building an eco system that will protect people from harmful pollution, by providing warning over personal devices like mobile phones, smart watches etc. One of the cofounders, Roger was an ace developer and was entrusted with the development of a...
by Gopal Gopalan | Jul 25, 2021 | Chow
Patrick was asked to join a new project for a healthcare company. He found out that the project is in a platform that he has good familiarity and also understands the domain very well. He was also preparing a paper as a part of his online certification course in...
by Gopal Gopalan | Jul 25, 2021 | Leadership, Personal Growth
Often we look at ‘empathy’ as an ability that is much needed in leadership roles. It is always an ability expected from people higher in the ladder towards those who are below them or at best towards peers. By focusing heavily in this manner, the need for any member...
by Gopal Gopalan | Apr 10, 2021 | Chow
Hema was the delivery head for a healthcare client with JCN incorporated. Rahim, Radha and Rachel, reported to Hema. Rahim was responsible for Software delivery, Radha for medical transcription and Rachel first-line IT support to the client.The three of them had their...
by Gopal Gopalan | Apr 9, 2021 | Leadership, Project Management
It is slightly over a year since we closed our office premises and started working from home. I had shared some initial observations in my earlier blog in July 2020. We have formed some methods to manage WFH and still learning to improve the way we do things. Some of...
by Gopal Gopalan | Dec 8, 2020 | Chow
Samson worked for five years and proved to be a good developer and a tech lead before being chosen to lead a project, with a lot of technical unknowns and challenges. Samson was very excited to lead the project and rolled his sleeves up and executed the specification...
by Gopal Gopalan | Dec 8, 2020 | Project Management
One of the key lessons I have learnt over my working life is that solutions for many issues come from unexpected sources. When you are challenged by a major issue and you are struggling to solve, someone from outside, who is not involved in the same way as you, can...
