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Jan17

Work always finds those who do it

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You work hard, complete your work ahead of time. You think it is your duty to do as much work as possible. You  have increasing work on the premise that it is good for the organisation and more critically, on the assumption that they will do it anyway. You also think that you have to do this out of obligation or sense of gratitude to some one. if  you work based on one of the above, Read  The Chandrasekaran principle 

  • Rule 1: Never make the mistake of offering to do anything unasked
  • Rule 2: Never finish an assignment ahead of time.
  • Rule 3: Always make issues more complicated than they actually are and inform all and sundry, especially your superiors, about the "alleged" complexities time and again
  • Rule 4: Never be typecast. Once in a while, when least expected, spring a surprise by being very proactive and then lapse into following Rule 1.
  • Rule 5: Show flashes of brilliance and originality from time to time
  • Rule 6: Always be helpful to your peers when they need it in completing their work
  • Rule 7: Remember that Rome was not built in a day
    • Mar19

    What an Indian IT individual can do in

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    This is from a great talk from  Mr Subroto Bagchi, COO of Mind Tree consulting addressing a set of young IT professionals on the topic "Building a great career in IT"
     
    What an Indian IT individual can do in

    PHASE 1:The Initial few years i.e 1-3 yrs of his career

    - First few years of job are critical (One has got to learn.)
    Learning by doing
    Learning by observation
    Learning by reading
    Learning by networking
    Learning to learn

    -It is time to break the stereo types.
    Mr. Bagchi talked about a Bell Lab model.I googled and got     this speech of his which explains the Bell Lab model.

    The focus of an individual should be on.:
    1) Initiative
    2) Self Management
    3) Networking
    4) Leadership
    5) Followership
    6) Show and tell
    7) Organization Savvy
    8) Self Management
    9) Team Work

    Mindset usually found in this phase (something on which we need to work upon):
    -Putting money above all else
    -Obsession with "batchmates" syndrome.
    -stereotyping "technically challenging work"
    -Poor focus on written and communication skills
    -Poor understanding of ruse
    -Inadequate attention to health.
    -Slow understanding to work life
    -Poor understanding of work ethics.

    PHASE II- Next 3-5 years

    The IT individual should concentrate on building
    a) Customer Knowledge
    b) Process Knowledge
    c) Business Knowledge
    d) Knowledge Management

    Key organization expectation: Footprint.
    The organization would like to see how much potential you have.

    PHASE III:Next 5-10 years

    - Time to reasses the initial SWOT analysis
    - Time for peer feedback on "Who I am"
    - Time to creatively destroy the comfort zone – Explore new geography,domain,role,
    New Learning must be the driver
    -Time to create a serious passion outside of work,socialize career ambition
    -Time to seek a mentor.

    PHASE IV :Beyond 10 years
    - One should be good at
    a) Managing resources
    b) Managing Technology
    c) Managing Complexity
    d) Rain Making ( generating more biz)

    He then went on to talk about customers feedback on Indian IT professionals.
    Here are a few.

    The young IT individual:
    - Do not understand business
    - Do not communicate well (written and oral)
    - Are not stable (higher studies,work, technology etc)
    - Expensive and likely to "outpay" themselves.