How do we measure progress of transformations?
Continuing from last week, today we will explore one key aspect of transformations. We must have effective ways of measuring and tracking the effect of our efforts. Let us take one example, Automation. We know that automation is very important…
What I learned from an incident quoted by President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Let us again deviate a bit from last week, and let us talk about a lesson I leaned from one from one of the incidences at ISRO quoted by President De. APJ Abdul Kalam. He himself was a great leader…
Plan, Plan and Plan: The key to transformations
Continuing from last week, today we will cover another simple aspect about transformations. They say that Rome was not built in a day. I learned it as another phrase when I was at Huawei, a phrase called, “Yi bu, Yi…
What I learned from Sales Director from Alcatel
Switching again from last week, today I go back my early days in Power Grid. As I said, I was young and enthusiastic and eager to prove myself. Power Grid game me a lot of opportunities and courtesy Mr. Dasgupta…
A Transformation that does not save $$ is a Lie!
Continuing from last week, today will also be a simple message about the effectiveness of the network transformations. Please have a look at the following bullets. Transformations must result into cost savings: The cost savings may in the form of…
What I learned from Mr. Paul Runnels at Nortel
Shifting track from last week, I am switching back to my Nortel days again. Paul was the Product Line Manager (PLM) for the Network Management Systems (NMS) during the period that I was interacting with him. Nortel had one of…
Network Transformations : “Business Objectives” come first
Continuing from last week, let us focus this week on the how to build the right strategies for transformations. Today will be just a few simple bullets. Business Objectives Come First: Technology is just a means not the ends. Do…
“Simple” is the best, but where to find it?
Again deviating from last week, today I am going to share a story that reinforced the lesson that my grandfather shared with me. I remember my grandfather as an affectionate figure, who was also very practical. He had lost everything…
The Law of Misplaced Expectations: The Fourth Transformation Killer
Last week, we continued looking at key aspects that delay the transformations and we discussed the law of averages. This week we will look at the fourth law. Unrealistic or misplaced expectations are a big culprit when dealing with transformations.…
What I learned from Mr. Dino Diperna at Nortel
Switching back from last week, I will share today another lesson from a leader in my own life. It feels like I have known Dino forever, and that he has always been at R&D. I am fortunate to have worked…