Tennis Players and Soccer Players
There are those that contribute as individuals and those that thrive in a team. The game you play determines the rules you need to abide by. You could excel in either! What’s your turf of choice?
Sashank Purighalla Blog
Do not get into management if you do not have clarity
Management in essence, is doing two things: 1. Clarifying what has to be done to your team 2. Supporting them in accomplishing it Do not get into management if you are not clear about what has to be done: You will create more work for them, not meet...
A good man and a good companion
A really good man may not be a good companion. By the same token, a less than perfect man may be a great companion. Have you experienced such people? Are you such a person? Would it not be great if you are that truly awesome person that can...
Your browsing history
You will ultimately go, where you set course to, today. Go back to your YouTube account, your Facebook home, your web browsing history… What are the top 20 videos, articles and shares that you see? That shows you where your interests lie. If the general subject of that...
Software Engineering: Expectations mis-match
I once had a “Sr. Principal Engineer” that was moved to my team as part of a large merger and team reshuffle. She had over 25 years of experience. My first line of approach was naturally to get to known my new team members and in asking her...
Fear of failure
It only has to work once. It is not about the number of attempts! Failure is what enables learning. As a 10 month old baby, you probably fell down every time you tried to stand. But it was that one time when you finally stood, that it finally...
Industry standards and you
How many of you have quoted or heard others giving you the so-called “industry standards”? Is it not strange that the quoted “industry standard”, always seems to be in absolute practice outside your specific organization! You somehow always end up in that one organization that does not know...
Instinct
Universe has bestowed every organism with instinct: the innate ability to sense and respond to external stimuli. Your instinct can often predict eventual outcomes faster than your intellect can compute with logic and reason. You are an incredibly neurological a creature. Listen to your instincts. It might help...
Only until…
It’s only until you wear someone else’s shoes that you feel that your situation is uncomfortable. It’s only until you see the suffering in the world that you feel sorry for yourself. It’s only until you experience the struggles that someone else is facing that you think of...
Are you being fair?
You push back. You argue. It’s but natural! How soon or otherwise you choose to give in, depends on who you are dealing with. If it’s your junior or someone you feel you can control, you probably give in way later; or probably never! With a friend or...
