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Internal conversation - Sashank

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 must stay sustained long enough to be able to bring it into practice. And...

The single unifying force - Sashank

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 me till date! My contacts number in the hundreds. Men and Women, people from...

Watch Lists - Sashank

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 the damage! While a surgeon that had made a ‘slip’ may never ever have...

Losing the Outcome to Operations - Sashank

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’ shortcomings! There are training programs on Operations; there are titles and certification. There is...

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 moving on to the next goal. And if it proves to not get you...

Decisive and productive or trying to please - Sashank

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 cause dissonance! An alternate approach is to be fiercely decisive: It is or it...

You may not want it - Sashank

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 rich. If you want it, you will find one or the other way to...

Working backwards

You get to draw the graph before you have the data on two occasions: When you know the results to expect in your science experiment When you dream up your big vision and draw the graph of what you would like for it to be It’s fun to...

Two plus two divided by two - Sashank

Rules of the game

Two plus two divided by two: The answer could be 2 or 3 based on how rules are applied. You cannot assume the rules of the game. They differ from time to time and from situation to situation. Your answer must be right in the context of the...