Srikant Chellappa

📚Lovely Read book "The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder" by Bob Sutton (Robert Sutton) & Hayagreeva Rao (Huggy Rao) ✨️A very insightful book that delves into the dynamics of friction in an organization or enterprise (good and bad friction) ▪️Destructive Friction primarily grapples plagues and paralyses organizations that hinders or chains progress. ▪️Not all friction is detrimental some are invaluably useful ▪️Every enterprise needs "friction-fixers" to strike the right balance for growth, resource usage, creativity, health and stability 💫Friction Fixers provide constructive criticism to overcome bottlenecks, improve efficiency, experience and more importantly nurture a candor culture to inspire & grow. They are the trustee of others' time. They know when to avert and repair bad friction and inject good friction as appropriate 🔎Friction Forensics crystallizes areas where friction hampers progress and where it enhances productivity ❔️Help Pyramid to effectively and efficiently resolve issues to improve workplace productivity 📌Common Friction Troubles ▪️Oblivious Leaders: Leaders who fail to recognize friction's impact. ▪️Addition Sickness: Overcomplicating processes and adding unnecessary steps. ▪️Broken Connections: Disruptions in communication and collaboration. ▪️Jargon Monoxide: Excessive use of jargon that confuses rather than clarifies. ▪️Fast and Frenzied Teams: Rushing without purpose 🎯Key Learnings: ▪️Embrace the messiness of change while striving for improvement ▪️Understand when to reduce harmful friction and when to harness beneficial friction ▪️Foster clear communication to minimize broken connections ▪️Avoid unnecessary complexity - be mindful ▪️Be a friction fixer, not a friction creator ▪️Positive relationships propel designs and repairs - the power of civility & care ✒️Some Quotes: ▪️"Brevity is the soul of wit." - by Shakespeare ▪️Engage in driving "Get Rid of Stupid Stuff" (GROSS) projects as a friction fixer, similar to Hawaii Pacific Health reference in the book. It's a straightforward approach to eliminating bureaucratic busywork and streamlining processes ▪️By recruiting your inner elephant (the attentive listener) and subjugating your inner hippo (the talker), you can navigate workplace friction more effectively #bookrecommendation #books #bookreview #book #bookread #bookrecommendations #leadership #friction #management 📌Notes: ▪️Hippo: A hippo has a big mouth but little ears. This represents the tendency to make statements, talk, and assert opinions without actively listening to others. ▪️Elephant: An elephant, on the other hand, has big ears and a sort of little mouth. This emphasizes the importance of listening over constantly making statements

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To all of my skills enthusiasts and to those of you who are still skeptical, this is a webinar series that is a must see! Learn from two pros as they deliver the Masterclass: Putting Skills to Work at Ericsson.

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Rishad Premji, Wipro Digital Operations and Platforms's chairman, states FY24 was one of the most challenging years in the company's history with reported revenue of $10.8 billion. Read all about it only in my new article at Entrepreneur India. . . . Follow and connect for more industry news and updates . . . #News #Updates #Digital #Announcement #Wipro #RishadPremji #EntrepreneurIndia #AdityaPranMahanta https://lnkd.in/gps4P97W

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🚀 18 Quarters of Consecutive Growth | 327% Brand Value Growth | $529M TCV Thrilled to share how Persistent Systems is redefining digital engineering excellence! Building on our CEO & Executive Director Sandeep Kalra’s announcement as he joined Anand Deshpande Vinit Teredesai Saurabh Dwivedi to announce our Q2 FY25 performance- this showcases what happens when #DigitalTransformation meets relentless innovation 🎯 The Numbers That Tell Our Story: • Revenue: $345.5M (18.4% YoY growth) • QoQ Growth: 5.3% • Brand Value: Fastest growing IT Services brand in India #GrowthMindset #TechLeadership Launched SASVA2.0 Nitish Shrivastava next-generation software accelerator that's revolutionizing Al-driven development! Reema Garg 💡 Innovation Across Industries: #Software, Hi-Tech & Emerging Industries Kuljesh Puri Rahul Shrivastava • Powering next-gen observability platforms • Scaling global cybersecurity solutions • Revolutionizing food services with AI-driven data lakes #TechInnovation #DigitalEngineering #BFSI Transformation Barath Narayanan S S Rajasekar Sukumar • Modernizing fintech platforms • Reimagining financial infrastructure • Accelerating analytics with SASVA™ #FinTech #DigitalBanking #Healthcare & Life Sciences Excellence Ganesh Nathella • Building AI-enabled engineering hubs • Accelerating precision medicine R&D • Transforming medical device platforms #HealthTech #LifeSciences #Bettertogether with team #Starfish & Arrka Shivangi Nadkarni Rob Hankin 🤝 Ecosystem Leadership Dhanashree Bhat Brij Gupta Vijay Verma Dr. Rajesh Gharpure We're proud to be the orchestrator of choice for bringing together • Global hyperscalers • Leading platform providers • Innovation partners #DigitalPartnership #TechAlliance Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft Google Cloud IBM Salesforce 🏆 Industry Recognition Emma Handler Larry Modder Jason Spaulding Suman Bhattacharjee Jason F. Vasanth P K John Madden Challenger Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud Leader ISG (Information Services Group) Provider Lens™ for Google Cloud Multiple Constellation Research, Inc. ShortList™ Al Services Leader Everest Group BFSI Software Product Engineering PEAKMatrix® #IndustryLeadership #Recognition ♾️ Our Sustainable Edge Chitra Byregowda Carbon neutral ahead of schedule #SustainableTech #ESG 💫 Quality & Excellence Milestones Manoj Apte Yogesh Patgaonkar, MCC Pratyush P • Upgraded to Version 3 of CMMI Maturity Level 5 certification • 23,200+ global innovators across19 countries #QualityExcellence #Engineering None of this would be possible without • Our team • Visionary clients • Strategic partners • Outstanding leadership team 🔄 Like, comment or share if you're excited about REIMAGINING the future! #PersistentTransforms #Innovation #DigitalFuture #TechnologyLeadership #CloudTransformation #AIInnovation #DigitalExcellence #FutureOfTech #InnovationLeadership #GlobalTech #B2BTech #EnterpriseInnovation #AILedPlatformDriven #HappyDiwali

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Leadership is also about turning adversaries into allies. Laura Huang & Ryan Yu discuss strategies for leaders to persuade detractors who disagree with their decisions. They identified three approaches: Cognitive Conversations, which focus on logical arguments to address objective objections; Champion Conversion, where leaders build rapport and understanding to win over personal grievances; and the Credible Colleague Approach, where a third-party advocate with influence supports the leader’s stance. Each method depends on diagnosing the root cause of resistance and tailoring the strategy to the situation. Authenticity, sound logic, and careful navigation of relationships are essential to gaining support and changing minds effectively. What approaches have you taken to turn around an adversarial situation, I would love to hear the same. #adversary2ally

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