Guest Essays

These are essays by friends and guest writers.

The project manager, an architect of projects – Sridhar Krishnan

This essay is by Sridhar Krishnan. Visualise a typical IT project.  Now, picture the project manager.  What comes to your mind? For most people the stereotypical image of a project manager is one of a harried individual scooting around with a project plan, attending project reviews with the client, moderating an endless stream of team …

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On Achieving Professional Growth – P C Raguraman

This essay is by P C Raguraman. Most people expect to grow professionally and this is both normal and healthy. This growth is typically evidenced by a larger role with increased responsibilities and greater stature, especially at senior levels.  Unfortunately, this growth is often desired without any proper planning and consequently, expectations are frustrated.  The …

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An Interventional Approach to Learning and Development – G N R

This essay is by G N Radhakrishnan. It started in the late 1990s when I was designing a training program on communication skills and I intuitively requested my client to allow me to take up a half day review with the participants, a few weeks following the program.  At that time I was particularly keen …

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