You get a genuine prospect, you ask for requirements, tend to believe that you have understood the requirements since you would like to close the deal, you prepare a set of documents under the different names of design plan, development plan, resource plan, timelines plan, implementation plan, deployment plan, testing plan etc; and then you[…]
“Do you charge for providing services on open source products? Or do they come free along with the product?” This is a typical question that is asked when we go out for providing demos on Open Source products. Thank God, they don’t ask if our premises are free for their usage and if employees work[…]
When Shakespeare wrote about it, I am not sure if he also referred to names of organizations. At least, I felt obliged to ensure that our startup should have a relevant name that symbolizes our objective of business. I believe that there are many things in a name. It’s a different topic to debate what[…]
Here I go. One more acronym to be considered adding to zillion ones existing already– thanks to my attempts to acquire as many “prospective” customers as I can for my startup. I believe that I have been equally curious maintaining CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index) using different methods and techniques based on the organizations compute it.[…]
Ok, so far my earlier blogs displayed my thoughts on manager roles. I intend to cover the role of a Director in this blog. Off late, I have noticed interesting change in pattern – A few years ago, a dream of becoming a Manager seemed achievable even for average performers. Today one seldom gets “very”[…]
“Trust needs to be won” quipped one of my US counterpart while we were commuting to the office in Bangalore. The usual question that senior leadership asks is what the challenges that Managers face are. Managers from both the parts of the world seem to have standard answer that they swear when this question is[…]
1. You have been a top performer, have been leading the team for a while and have seldom disappointed in delivering expected assignments. Do not be surprised if your Boss decides to promote you to a ‘Manager’ title! 2. You have lead a team successfully as an individual contributor, however you have now joined a[…]
“What is your definition of the Best Manager?” I asked to one of my team member while having a team lunch. To get to know my team better and to help them progress in their career path, I leverage team lunches that provide a greater deal of getting insights of individual team members. I prepare[…]
I am a Bollywood movie freak. I watched “Ghajini”, a Bollywood movie starring Aamir Khan and Asin on the first day of its release. I think that it was an average movie, however, had got necessary attention and popularity due to Aamir Khan’s unique way of publicities. I thought that “Deewangi” starring Ajay Devgan, Akshayee[…]
