Sashank Purighalla Blog

The Management-Accounting paradox….

The Management-Accounting paradox….

Accounting principles list people as expense line items and things as investment line items…. Apply the same principle in management practice, and you will have successfully rendered yourself an ineffective leader…. Have the smarts to determine which principle best applies where….

Perspective….

Perspective….

Certain times it is not about knowledge or capability as much as perspective… about knowing the context…. Several times you would have seen decisions being taken contrary to your expectations or your best judgement. The instinctive reaction then would be… “what on earth were they thinking?”…. to say...

Manipulators….

Manipulators….

Put things slightly out of context and you could have even an entire generation swept away in the belief that uncared for helpless old women are witches that only deserve to be burnt alive on a stake…. or scientists that have discovered great things, sacrilegious heathens that need...

Identifying the right person for the right job….

Identifying the right person for the right job….

Identifying the right person for the right job…. …. is not as clear cut as it might seem… even for those that have large teams and access to adequate resources! Often times the ones that can take your organization to the next level are not necessarily your current...

Effectiveness….

Effectiveness….

I have found that driving towards higher and higher levels of productivity with your team over the long haul, while not letting their motivation levels slip, and not letting fatigue catch on to them, is extremely hard…. What’s even harder is ensuring that you are constantly nurturing and...

Strategy…

Strategy…

Too many people talk about strategy without ever getting much done…. As commonly used a word as it is, “strategy” is one of the hardest to plot and execute on…. Be clear on what you are laying out your strategy for: 1. Is it to accomplish certain new...

The salesman spirit….

The salesman spirit….

You sure have heard and been advised to bear a sportsman spirit… And it is a Great spirit to cultivate! But let me tell you this…. Cultivate the Salesman Spirit… And you can be sure to lead one successful life!!! Ask a sales person how many times he...

Company before the self….

Company before the self….

You are always a part of a larger organism… and it is always more important than you are…. I see a few articles off and on and people talking to younger colleagues about the changing professional ethics that advocate that you should focus on yourself; I find not...

Succeeding in the face of failure….

Succeeding in the face of failure….

I use the word failure in the title but read it instead as “adversity” or “challenge”, for you fail or succeed only when there is something out of the ordinary…. The Universe that we are a part of has a very interesting way of keeping the pulse ticking…....