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Mission driven - Sashank

Mission driven

It’s not about you… It’s not about anybody… It is about the mission. Make it about you and you have just ignited a time bomb that will blow up in your face. Same applies to any single person in the team. Leading a mission driven effort is about...

Futuristic or premature? - Sashank

Futuristic or premature?

If Elon Musk would have had to take opposition from his investors or his team for his SpaceX program as a premature idea that is too far out into the future, he could not have made it a phenomenon like he did, in such short a time frame....

The four ingredients of success - Sashank

The four ingredients of success

To do anything well, you need four things: A good idea: Whether you are into services or products, you must have an idea of what you want to do. It must be something that you are interested in and have a good understanding of, so you know you...

Success and optimism - Sashank

Success and optimism

Who has ever succeeded starting a thought with why it cannot be done? Dream! Dream big. Let not any thought of the limitations or constraints cloud your vision. Once you know ‘what’ you would like to have, plan on ‘how’ you can make it happen. There are limitations;...

Learning, Practice, Experience - Sashank

Learning, Practice, Experience

Something to ponder about: Learning something is not easy. Putting that learning into practice is harder. Doing it long enough to be able to bring it into your experience is extremely difficult. What have you realized lately that you have to learn? Apply yourself to that learning with...

Life’s a cricket match - Sashank

Life’s a cricket match

You know your team, you know your target, you know your required run rate, the players you have to watch out for and the pitch. You are on the high alert every minute lest you lose your wicket; you are on the attack with every ball you bowl,...

Identifying your interests - Sashank

Identifying your interests

You tend to succeed at what you are happy doing. And you tend to be happy when you do what you know you are good at. What comes first? How do you identify your interests? Interest can easily be confused with what gives you pleasure. If your interest...

Compliance and Regulatory Bodies - Sashank

Compliance and Regulatory Bodies

Every industry has them in practically every geography: The need to have processes and procedures audited for the conformance of the organization to compliance requirements laid out by regulatory bodies. If you study HIPAA, COPPA, PCI, ISO, SOX, etc, the industry specific elements aside, the underlying constructs are...

You don’t need experience - Sashank

You don’t need experience

Experience gives you two things: It exposes you to a broader spectrum of scenarios It reduces the need to think too much as your work tasks, though complex, become second nature to you You could offset both these advantages that experience gives you by: Applying your mind, asking...

How to be successful? - Sashank

How to be successful?

I have often had youngsters ask this question. Here’s the answer: Wake up at 4:00 AM, have a hot shower, mediate for atleast 15 minutes, workout for an hour, read something that relates to your line of work for atleast about 30 minutes, have a good breakfast, do...