A better fit for the other job
The current job deals with the abstract; it needs a broader and deeper understanding; a long term vision with the ability to balance near term deliverables. You cannot afford to be myopic. It can...
Author: Sashank Purighalla
The right people
When the right people are not in the right jobs, the problem becomes visible and clear quickly. Systemic processes, tools and accountability measures cannot produce results like the right people can. Right people cannot...
Leadership and team
Leadership is defining what needs to be done really well, ensuring that everyone works on that very thing in one direction. It is trusting that each person will come through with their part. Leadership...
Internal conversation
Having a conversation that results in tangible positive change is difficult. It calls for both parties to gain a certain level of thought and emotional semblance that then converges into an agreement. That agreement...
The single unifying force…
The past nearly two decades of my life have been spent working with Engineers developing many complex software products. It has been a joyful ride. I want to thank everyone that has worked with...
Watch Lists
How many times have your said or heard someone say, “It was a slip”. Depending on where the slip occurred, it could be insignificant or pretty expensive. A mere “Sorry”, may not always recover...
Losing the Outcome to Operations
Operations keep you busy, they give you a reason to come to work, to fight, to talk, to show progress, to be excited! Operations are very tangible. You can prove your process expertise, others’...
The one choice that you must make
There is never a right decision or a wrong decision. It is about making a decision quickly and proving it out quickly. If it takes you closer to your goal, it is then about...
Decisive and productive or trying to please?
“To be or not to be”… The tragedy of Hamlet was for his indecisiveness. A worse problem is an inability to commit definitively, despite having an opinion; lest you hurt the other person or...
You may not want it
Everyone likes the idea of being in great shape. If you want it, you will find the motivation to wake up early every morning to hit the gym. Everyone likes the idea of being...
