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Over last 25 years, I have experienced multiple R&D roles in small startups and large multinationals, across multiple geographies (China, US, India) and domains (payments, e-learning, edtech). I consider myself a mix of leader & strategist, entrepreneur & org builder, product creator & problem solver, and now, researcher & systems thinker.

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  • My manager left, and the new manager doesn’t like me! What now?

    Be careful in jumping to conclusions early enough, otherwise you will jeopardize your career. When you get a new manager, it is important to be willing to make some adjustments. Your relationship with your manager impacts career the most. This relationship will be built only when you and your manager know enough about each other…

  • How should I measure my performance?

    Typically, employees rely on their manager’s feedback, performance review feedback and salary hikes to decipher whether they are growing enough. However, most of these attributes are not controlled by the employee and these attributes can change without any change in the employee’s performance (for example, if budget is cut, salary hike could be 0, this…

  • Why should I take initiatives at workplace?

    Taking initiative is about picking up organizational challenges to solve without being asked and delivering results. Taking initiative is one of the best ways to achieve stardom at workplace. If you are interested in growing your career in the current company, you must take initiatives. Even when you don’t feel passionate about the organization or…

  • Career Coaching

    Introduction Career coaching doesn’t need to be only for C-level executives, CareerBloom makes high-quality coaching accessible to all working professionals. If you are a working professional, now you have a real chance to actualize your talent potential and be extremely successful in your career. Career Coaching Philosophy CareerBloom offers career coaching to working professionals and…

  • Entrepreneurship – Fear of Failure

    I want to be an entrepreneur, but what if I fail? Over last 6 months, We have met a large number of smart technology professionals who have stated the above. The positive thing is that there is an entrepreneurial energy flowing around, which is great for the individual and their companies (and of course the…

  • Job Change Strategies

    I want to change jobs, but I am unable to get right offers Changing jobs is one of the few times when we spend quality time thinking about our career. Unfortunately, most of this time is spent in tactically looking for a job, rather than strategizing about career and job. This results in a sub-optimal…

  • Managing Career Proactively

    I feel my career is going nowhere and my peers are growing fast. This is not a comment you hear from people many times, but most people have it in their mind. Career Hopelessness There are many reasons why someone may feel this way. Here are some reasons we have seen in the past: Performance…

  • How I earned my Independence

    Today is Indian Independence Day, and so the idea of this post is to recap my experience over last 6 months when I gained my independence – moving from working for others to working for myself. It is a long story but I will try to keep it short. Anyone interested in the details behind…

  • News Review: Engagement and Retention challenges

    It has been a while since I posted here. I have been extremely busy with lots of interesting things happening with me, and I am enjoying my unemployment thoroughly. I have met lots of interesting people over last few months, including a large number of working professionals who are trying to make changes to their…

  • Why do we work – When individuals care about careers

    In my last post on when organizations care about careers, I talked about various things an organization can do in order to utilize their employees effectively and in the process, help employees realize their career goals. However, not all companies care about careers, and when they don’t, individuals suffer. It is essential for everyone to…