(Photo courtesy: Victor1558 CC-BY 2.0) Most of us get presented with the opportunity at some point in our career to take on people management responsibilities aka Manager. In the IT/software industry I have sensed a hesitation or sometimes even aversion to becoming a people manager. Often engineers look down upon managers as folks who are not technical and this is tends to be ...
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Taking a new vector
The average person in our generation is expected to change careers about 5 times in his lifetime. This means we are now taking new vectors more often than any other previous generation. The internet has enabled ease of discovering information, getting exposed to new ideas & has raised our awareness of the possibilities. ...
Adding Value!
One of the important lessons we often miss or fail to learn is on "Adding value!". As children we are taught to compete, achieve & win. Often this forms a ingrained habit - that leads us to approach situations with "what's in it for me" attitude. We tend to 'take' rather than 'give'. Eventually, people around you distance themselves & often avoid interacting with ...
Are you ‘The Confused Worker!’ ?
Are you happy with your job? Do your co-workers really look happy & enjoy their work. I see a lot of confused, dissatisfied employees all around. Very few people see to have clarity about what they are, what they actually want to do. And even fewer people actually muster the courage to pursue their dreams. Life is too short to come up with excuses not to pursue your ...
HP Mini Netbook Experiences
I never thought that I will actually get a netbook. When they were first launched the netbooks to me seemed like a marketing gimmick by the PC makers sell us more computers. Well most large markets start - as a niche. Netbooks are cheap, light and often have several compromises. I have been thinking about getting a mac for sometime now -- ever since the macbook air was ...