Sashank Purighalla Blog

EXECUTION… 

EXECUTION… 

“The Preface or the Forward” Today I start a series on the one word/subject that determines the (level of) success or failure of anything that we undertake… I have been writing on disparate topics over the past month and felt that it may be a good idea to...

The most sought after skill set

The most sought after skill set

Strategy is defining the map…. the starting point, the destination, each milestone/ checkpoint, the path between milestone and milestone, determining what is needed to get from one milestone to the other, defining the criteria based on which the reaching of that milestone may be established and more importantly,...

Character

Character

Ask yourself these questions… and be honest! No one’s coming to cross-verify…🙃 – Do I do what one inspects or what one expects? – Is it alright as long as no one knows??? – Have I exaggerated truth or been selective in revealing it to make myself look...

Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom

Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom

Knowledge is not Understanding and Understanding is not Wisdom!!! And what you need to lead an effective life is at a minimum Understanding!!! Mere knowledge will not do! The funny part of life is that all of us know the theory behind almost anything that anyone can ever...

Negotiation…

Negotiation…

This is the one skill that is rarely known and sparsely understood amongst professionals… Of the hundreds of resumes that I must have seen through the years, I have not found this except in those where the job title is “vendor management” or the like. This much needed...

Giving up Vs Letting go

Giving up Vs Letting go

When you are having to put in too much effort into something and it does not come about; OR When you have been counting on this person and you are just not getting there. The toughest thing to understand is are we ‘giving up’ or are we ‘letting...

Situation – Behavior – Impact

Situation – Behavior – Impact

You more than likely must have heard of the SBI feedback model…. Given a situation, what is the resultant impact of your behavior? The feedback that you receive (especially in cases of negative impact) helps you understand that the alternate Impact that would have resulted from a different...

The (un)Fairness of Life’s Lessons…

The (un)Fairness of Life’s Lessons…

Breathes there a man who has not had a struggle in his life??? And we are seasoned to (believe) know that all these are to be taken as lessons that make us better people/ professionals/ better equipped for the future… what have you!!! Nature is giving us lessons...

Familiarity breeds contempt…

Familiarity breeds contempt…

Familiarity breeds contempt… Well! Not always…. Not unless you are dealing with immature people! And when I say this, I presume that you live a life that is worth something… But in fairness to you, the world has no dearth for immature people! While you may make it...

How is YOUR relationship with YOU???

How is YOUR relationship with YOU???

The one question that occurs only if you know the answer… The most important ingredients that go into a good relationship: 1. A sound value system… 2. A strong mission… All the other elements are either inconsequential or mere subsets of these… No matter who the people, what...