Sashank Purighalla Blog

How is YOUR relationship with YOU???

How is YOUR relationship with YOU???

The one question that occurs only if you know the answer… The most important ingredients that go into a good relationship: 1. A sound value system… 2. A strong mission… All the other elements are either inconsequential or mere subsets of these… No matter who the people, what...

It’s all within you!!!

It’s all within you!!!

It’s all within you!!! The general environment is the same… It’s the same seat you come and sit on each day… The same desk… The same computer… The same office with the same faces…. The same guy that you report to telling you day after day what to...

Management explained in one abbreviation

Management explained in one abbreviation

POSDCoRB: Planning Organizing Staffing Directing Coordinating Reporting Budgeting My dad mentioned this to me about 12 years back when I first stepped into a serious management role. Since I have seen through my various experiences, readings, etc that no matter which way it is explained, elaborated, discussed…. All...

Understanding appreciation

Understanding appreciation

Don’t mistake appreciation of your hard work to appreciation for (the quality of) your work… These are very different! Hard work is one of the possible ingredients that could go into bringing forth great work… It is neither a necessary condition…. And definitely not a sufficient condition! When...

Do you think you can map?

Do you think you can map?

When a general advise is stated, an issue mentioned in a generic manner without naming anyone or a good code prescribed, again without indicating who is to adopt it…. Everyone agrees with such a global principle…. Everyone nods…. Everyone knows that it is the right thing… But try targeting...

Is it an apples to apples comparison

Is it an apples to apples comparison

You worked hard on building this awesome product and you are rather happy with the way you did your sales presentation. You hope for your work to be accepted welcomingly; however, contrary to your hopes, you are rattled with questions: “Why does your system not offer this functionality”...

Ignorance is not a very big problem

Ignorance is not a very big problem

Ignorance is not a very big problem…. The bigger problem is ignorance of the fact that you are ignorant! A majority if not all of the arguments and disagreements are because one or both parties feel smarter than to accept their ignorance and both are unwilling to budge....

Grow by Rating Yourself

Grow by Rating Yourself

I deliberately stayed away from terms like “Self Evaluation”, “Self Assessment” and the like as I am not talking about your typical HR type surveys which have unfortunately been diminished in their importance in most places to short questionnaires localized in space and time completing which will either...

Credibility

Credibility

Credibility is the most important yet the most volatile asset! More so than building wealth, building credibility takes a lot of deposits; only a few withdrawals to lose completely…. Every action of your yours, every word you utter… You are either making a deposit or a withdrawal… And...

Communication is all

Communication is all

Communication it’s probably the single most important aspect of human life as this is how what exists or arises in one’s system gets passed on to the others. Communication can be at a societal level, at an organizational level, at a group level, at a personal level or...