Perfect Verdict (2003 Mumbai Blast case)

This is one quick verdict and a perfect one. People behind this, threesome who were been found guilty face their destiny. There is no need to cry, you guys have done a horrifying SIN already, so why now seek mercy. I hope the case doesn't go to higher court now and gets dragged.... and most importantly these good for nothing NGOs should not hinder this death sentence.

Who is a Good Manager ?

Managing people is always important task for any company or if we talk about IT, a project. We Indians (Managers) though we are still on learning curve, but still have a long way to go. Not many are efficient and know the perfect way to manage. But this is not a art or rocket science.

I have come across many managers in my career, but hardly I could find a perfect manager, who is supportive and yet strong enough to lead. Many in India still feel that Manager is there only to BOSS over their team. I happen to see some of very good speech on Satyam Summit on Leadership, which really inspired me, the way some of eminent speaker spoke about Good and Bad Leadership (though practically I don't know how good they are)

In one of my projects me and one of my colleague were working for Dell project in their campus and project was doing a detailed Usability Study and improvising and Elliminating the loopholes in their present tool. Task was straight forward, in Project Manager's words this was a simple UI enhancement project, but in Dell it involved people in all geographies, so Dell appointed Mark as representative to coordinate between us and the end user. I was completely bowled over by his dedication and professionalism. He turned out to be perfect manager everyone is looking for..... How ?, first of all he used to listen to us and appreciate our approach, he patiently used to go through all the UI documents and used to schedule interviews for us through LIVE Meeting. As India and US timings were tough to work, he used to come at 6 in the morning and also at times 10-11 in the night so that team in India (i.e. we) don't get over worked. He used to schedule meetings (live meeting) and would ensure that person attends it. At times when a person doesn't turn up, he used to apologize to us gracefully. As the project went on for months, our comfort level became much more higher and we simply loved working with Mark. So well was his managerial skills that we were able to achieve the Task smoothly and also got lots of applauds from all of Dell as well as our management.

That is what I call a Good Manager. A person who stands by his team in Bad and Worse phase and one who supports them in a Good Manager. Perfect Manager is one who gains respect and does not demand respect.

Why I like Rediff Readers Comments on every news

Have you ever seen readers comments in rediff.... if not then you are missing real spice. Eventhough some of them are really extremist and communal comments, but it is more interesting than the real news which they post. You would at times know some harsh reality from reader comments, sometimes really funny. So if you happen to visit rediff, if you find the article boring, scroll down and read the reader comments, you will surely enjoy it.

T20 - South Africa again Choke

Chokkers is the right word for South Africa..... each time they earn a place till Semis or finals they Choke. T20 Semis had them a great opprtunity to break that tag, but when it mattered the most that fail to deliver....

New Arrival to my Family

Just arrived Friday, 12 2009 - 8:15 am























Saturday, 20 June 09 - We have named him Nishanth, meaning peaceful