I had conducted a session on career development and shared my experiences on the same with my team. Hope you find it useful. The presentation talks about Learning, Nurturing your mind and many other thoughts which I am currently learning.

1. Seeding Expansiveness
May 2019

2. Year 2006
Myriad of Confusion
What gives me happiness ?
How will I grow ?
Whom should I emulate ?
How do I succeed ?
Am I a technologist ? Should
I be part of Aadhar program?
Should I also manage
an ODC ?
What am I seeking ?
Do I become like Veera
or Radha ?
I know how to manage
customers ? Really ? Can I
be a Client Partner? Can
you influence Unilever
CIO?
What does it take to
manage a P&L ?
Should I be in
consulting ?
Should I be thinking of
becoming a CTO / CIO ?
Join Customer IT ?
Should I be specializing
in a specific vertical ?
What does it take to
become a practice head?

3. Seeking a Sense of Pride
Wanted to make a Bigbusiness impact
Went after Experiences to play a future P&Lrole
Ambition to skill gap has always been a challenge…BUT

4. Quest for Learning
Superseded
Every other Constraint
So many things to do …so less time…How do I manage?

5. Learnt New Skills with
60 %
of context remaining the same
Network and learn - Lots and lots of discussions on various topics
Frequent Do Not Disturb MomentsEmail Productivity & Meetings
Reach out to experts – Reading Plan
How to think kits for preventing repetitive interruptions

6. Biggest learning came from
Mindful Observation of Awe-inspiring People in Action
Observed how they thought very closely
Synthesis & Abstract Thinking – Sagar Paul
Leverage Realm of Common Sense - Veera
Humility - Derick
Instant Trust - Veera People Connect - Radha
Simplify complex concepts - Derick
Resilience – Susheel Navanale Action Oriented – Krishna Hegde
Shrewdness & Compassion - Radha
Visioning & Abstract Thinking - Subroto
Customer Centricity – Mukesh Patel
Quality Obsession - Sushma Manifest Idea to Reality - Karthik
Knowledge Diversity - Derick
Integrity – Ramesh Gopal
Customer Relationship – Anil Gandharve
Conflict Resolution - Veera
Confidence - Krishnan Selflessness - Krishnan
Self Confidence – B.V. Nagaraj Self Learn – B.V. Nagaraj

7. Spend time Thinking
about Thinking

8. Becoming Aware of this is Critical
IFand ASyou go through this transformative journey
You will go through several AmbiguousStates
But how to resolve and move forward?

9. Dig deep into your Mind
And Pull Out those
Rumbling Questions
Known Unknown versus Unknown Unknown

10. Draw four straight lines which go through the middle of all the dots without taking the pencil off the paper

11. 10x is Easier than 2x

12. Breakthrough
the
Expertise Trap

13. Expansiveness Thought Engine - 10x
Determination - There is no tomorrow. It is right Now !
Sustenance – Leave a legacy
Customer
Impact
Business
ImpactKnowledge
& Innovation People

14. Core Dimensions to Nurture and Grow
Knowledge &
Skills
Vision &
Planning
Technology &
Innovation
Execution &
Efficiency
Process &
Governance
People &
Influence
Customer &
Results
Financials &
Growth
None of the dimensions go way till the end….you are continuously iterating
& learning

15. Envision
your
Future
Chief Information Officer
P&L LeaderProduct Line Leader Chief Architect
Account Management
Technical Sales Leader Service Delivery LeaderFunction Leader
Chief Technology OfficerChief Digital Officer
Chief Data Scientist
Program Director Consulting & Advisory
EntrepreneurIntrapreneur
But don’t take it so seriously though !
….Go with the flow
Universe always conspires to help the Dreamer !
“If you keep one eye on attaining the goal, you only have one
eye left to be on the path”

16. Wander in the Expansiveness of
your Extraordinary Experiences
Be the Best
Version of Yourself
Focus on getting exposure
and experiences
Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.
It is your journey. You can seek inputs, but you need to figure out by yourself.

17. “If the doors of perception were cleansed,
everything would appear to man as it is -
infinite.”
William Blake

18. Stress under Time
Pressures and
Tight Schedules
Fearful of Future
Outcomes
Amplified
Frustrating
Emotions
Conflict about
upcoming choices
Discomfort with
being overly
constrained
Desire for present
situation to be
different
Feeling trapped
or boxed in
Lack of control about
an unfolding situation
Seeming
unfairness of life
Wanting to project into the future
or ruminate about the past

19. What happens ?
Amount of un-resolved emotions piles up
Concoction of emotions stored and fed
Invites high-contrast experiences into your life
The mind turns into a Massive Productivity Killing Engine
Frequent thought patterns buzzing and chattering

20. So how to overcome these repetitive thought patterns ?
1. Become aware of your top tunes
2. Write these thoughts on a piece of paper – Frees mental energy
3. Notice the predominant emotion against each tune – Anger, Fear, Frustration, Sadness etc..
4. Imagine the worst case scenario
5. Consciously play back the emotion and LET GO - Intensity reduces
6. Repeat till the unresolved emotion goes away
7. Thoughts diminish and get dissolved...
I used to perform “Core Dump Timeouts” when Intensity used to hit UCL limits

21. Another source of un-resolved emotions
People & Relationships
Very Close
Fairly Close
Want to get Close
Neutral
Dislike
Despise, Abhor, Have a
difficult time being around
How are you dependent on
them?
How are they dependent on
you?
Are there any residues –
unresolved energy, unspoken
thoughts
What expectations do you have
from them?
What expectations do they have
from you?
Have you caused any verbal
injuries to them ?

22. Reconcile ,Forgive, Apologize, Move On
Hold warmth & Goodwill
Drop All Past History, Judgements

23. Mentation
Even better…Can unresolved emotions be prevented from
entering your mind
Event
Appraisal feedback
Raw pain
Stay, Discuss, Accept
& Move on
Analyze
Interpret
New Story
Self Created
Suffering
Inconsiderate , Unfair
“Always” “Never”
Labeling engine
What did I do ?
Why ?
Mind wants you to feel “Right” all the time
Replays -> Retells to someone close -> Seeks Sympathy & Assurance->
Establishes Victim Identity

24. What am I supposed to learn from this
event ?
If I were a witness what would I have
seen ?
Take Responsibility for
your end of things
&
Move On
Idea is not to find precise answers ,
But to release the discomfort inside that makes us small
Release the Victim identify as early as you can
Still be passionate about a cause and actively engage

25. How to manage this in a fast paced, dynamic setting
Stimuli Stimuli
Buffer of Empathy & Compassion
React Respond
Verbal Injuries
Tone Tone

26. Year 2017 – 2018... 25 Years into my adult life…my biggest realization
Realized existence of the most important
“Internal Super Operating System” to Nurture
I wish I knew this @ 16

27. Recap
Call to Action
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Reclaim productivity
- Identify knowledge gaps along each
dimension
- Choose your next best experience – Make a
big business impact
- Read Read Read – Learn Learn Learn
- Spend time with mentors - Inculcate 10x
thinking
Nurture your Super OS
- Spend time thinking about thinking
- Core dump unresolved emotions
frequently
- Expand buffer of empathy and compassion
- Use witness approach to manage events
- Let Go , Let Go, Let Go
Release Mental Energy - White board, Record Journals

28. Wish you all
Abiding Sense of Peace, Deep Joy,
Fulfillment & Contentedness
Excerpts from “Just Be” included