“i-fi” – A Model for Designing Your Future and Personal Change
Abstract This article is the author’s narrative based on his ongoing journey of personal change. Emphasis is on proactive personal change fueled by the desire to shape one’s future. The author progressively outlines a model that could help the readers in their journey. Many ideas are stitched together in a unique way based on author’s […]
WFH – A Child’s Play?
WFH, a child’s play? May be not from an actual 4-year old child’s point of view! The context is a virus-forced lockdown in my daughter’s home in Chennai and my son-in-law’s WFH for a major bank. The 4-year old (my granddaughter) aka the Child is trying to make sense of it all. I am too! […]
Feedback and Cognitive Biases
Let us start with Feedback. From Dictionary: Feedback (/ˈfiːdbak/) noun information about reactions to a product, a person’s performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement. Feedback is one of the very important factors for the Agile team’s success. Feedback is effective when Listened & Understood & Accepted. To increase the […]
Dealing with failures
I did B.E. in Electrical engineering from VJTI, Mumbai University. As electrical engineers we studied electrical motors, generators, transformers, electrical power generation and distribution etc, etc. . . However, I did not like any of the electrical engineering subjects. I liked to study electronics. When I got introduced to Digital electronics and computers, I loved […]
Chow #154 – What are you committed to?
Ram is heading delivery in a 120-member software services and e-commerce start-up. He has been there from the beginning, almost 3 years, and has the trust of the founders. It has been a hard road in terms of hours of work – late nights and week-ends. Ram has shown unwavering commitment thus far but the […]
Getting the Basics Right
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 exposure and are forced […]
Knowing what one needs to know–a simple technique
We all live in our pods. The externally visible pods of our associations with families, workplaces, social circles, professional circles play a major role in influencing what we do and how we do. Just like sitting in a Ferris wheel, we let the events pass us by and we are happy going with the flow. […]
How can I handle unplanned meetings, scheduled at very short notice?
If such meetings happen on a regular basis, one must explore why. Such meetings tend to disrupt the rhythm of the team and have an adverse impact on the overall productivity. Here are a few tips to avoid or at least reduce such interruptions.
Selling your idea
As a child, I used to come up with various ideas for almost anything, and ask for Rs. 1000/- per idea. Being a child, nobody would want to pay money, that too a thousand Rupees – but, I would get something else as an appreciation for my efforts. A toffee, a cone ice cream etc. […]
Letting go: For new Project Managers
In taking up a role of a Project Manager, there are many things that we need to let go – which were possibly our strengths as individual contributors or first level [technical] leaders. Having been good at whatever we did, we rose to accept new and greater responsibilities. With the objective of delivering or creating […]
