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Be aware of your strengths

It is important to understand your vulnerabilities, they define who you are, so focus on your self and be aware of your strengths and weaknesses. Define goals and work towards it but be observant and enjoy the journey, it is the journey which will redefine yourself.

Current Job description

Currently I am working as an offshore delivery manager in Mu Sigma.Mu Sigma is a leading provider of decision sciences and analytics solutions, helping companies institutionalize data-‐driven decision-‐making. We work with market-‐leading companies across multiple verticals, solving high impact business problems in the areas of Marketing, Supply Chain and Risk analytics. For these clients we have built an integrated decision support ecosystem of people, processes, methodologies & proprietary IP and technology assets that serve as a platform for cross-‐pollination and innovation. Mu Sigma has driven disruptive innovation in the analytics industry by integrating the disciplines of business,math, and technology in a sustainable model.

How I continue to Grow

The best way to continue to grow is to by learning through unlearning. We carry our
past baggage which hinders us from learning from on the new context and situation, the sooner we can throw away past baggage the better we will be in receiving new
thoughts. We are in cross roads of fast changing technology and easy availability
of information, which is making past inferences obsolete, so the only way to grow is
to learn new things. I develop myself through listening and observing people, whether it is my team or the leaders whom I follow, there are always something
to learn from others. As a thumb rule, I develop a new skill every quarter that
helps me practice leadership.

Avoiding mistakes – both in your personal as well as profession

Communication is the key, which encompasses reception as well as dissemination. As a
leader it is important to clarify the misunderstanding with respect to the meaning and context of the information. It is important to go top down and break down the
information in terms of how it impacts the day-‐to-‐day lives and finally how it
connects back to the big picture. It is important to always follow up in terms of
the next steps and takeaways otherwise it will fade into the sunset.

Advice to upcoming leaders

It is important to understand your vulnerabilities, they define who you are, so focus
on your self and be aware of your strengths and weaknesses. Define goals and work
towards it but be observant and enjoy the journey, it is the journey which will
redefine yourself.

Important career decisions

When I look back I realize that all my career decisions have been important from different aspects. My first organization, Geometric, helped me in laying the foundation that has been helping me through out my career. Sapient taught me the
importance of openness and accountability, while Tavant has helped me in becoming a
better leader and defining my own destination. My current organization, Mu Sigma,
is the culmination of all my previous organizations.

Handling Grievances

It is important to understand the specific grievance and define the root cause to come up with not only the point solution but also a systemic solution to elevate such
pains in future. It is important to address the grievances quickly and humanely; it
starts with acknowledging the grievance and then finding the facts related to the issue. The redress or decision regarding the grievance should be done without any bias just based on the facts. The execution should be done quickly, ignoring the fact, that it may or may not hurt the employees concerned. After implementing the decision, a follow-‐up must be there to ensure that the grievance has been resolved
completely and adequately. Grievance is always dealt within the framework of the
organizational norms, but heart is always given preference to mind.

Leadership skills

I think Leadership is the ability to influence others to achieve a common goal, some of the skills needed for a successful leader are:
-‐ It should be fueled by internal motivations as opposed to external motivations
-‐ Become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will become the person you want on the outside
-‐ Character and commitment needs to be strong and at highest level
-‐ There should be gratitude and humbleness in outlook, which will bring happiness and force us to excel better
-‐ Ability to make it happen, no matter what, without compromising on principles
-‐ A leader must be silent to listen,should encourage others to tell him what he needs to know than what he wants to hear
-‐ Be useful than just correct
-‐ Getting the best out of the team by creating healthy conflicts
-‐ Ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations
-‐ Leading the team through engagement and right mix of autocratic, democratic and task oriented style
-‐ It is about controlling by giving away control, responsibilities and authorities
-‐ Ability to make long lasting relationships
-‐ Servant leadership
-‐ Serve others, serve the best interest rather than becoming popular and make them successful Leader
-‐ One who Creates leaders

My family background

My eldest brother in Regional SBU Head for Systems Integration in Middle-‐Tier Company. My younger sister is Masters in Nutrition and working as Product Manager
with a leading Pharmaceutical brand. My spouse has done Masters in Kathak and
loves teaching Indian classical dance to kinds. I have a lovely daughter who is in Montessori.

Influenced by

It will be very difficult to pin point a single person who has influenced me. It has been series of influences through out my life. The biggest influence of all has been
the sense and awareness of selflessness, which I learnt from one of my uncles, a
dear friend and mother.

My views on India Technical development

Induce domestic demand through adoption of technology More collaboration between
academia and industry Infrastructural and policy related support to encourage
entrepreneurship.