The Guiding Voice

Unconventional Journey in becoming an IT Engineer ManagerGenre: IT, Management, Career Guidance, Career Switch.Do you feel like you made the wrong choice of majors in your young days?Do you aspire to change your career path?Does software and coding excite you?Don’t worry you have landed on the right spot!Switching a career from a non-technical background to a technical one is quite difficult, and one might face many challenges while doing so. In today’s episode we have Vivek Pohre, he has completed his degree in B. Com but now he is working as a software engineering manager. This is an extensive guide for everyone who wants to make a switch in their careers.In the episode:Vivek’s Career Journey so far (3:35)What kind of challenges did you face in learning technologies? (17:16)What’s one thing that bothers you most? (30:29)How do you keep yourself up to date with contemporary technologies? (35:59)What kind of trends are you seeing in the role of an engineering manager? How will it shape up in next 5 years or so? (39:03)Rapid Fire Round (42:33)What is your advice to those aspiring to make BIG in their careers? ()About the Guest:Vivek is currently managing a UI Platform in supply chain technology. He started his career  as a Web Designer and graduated as a Tech Lead. Has spent more than 15+ years in Web Technologies as an Engineer. Unlike most of the Engineering leaders, one thing that stands out for Vivek is that he is from B. Com background but learnt nuances of web development from scratch with self-interest and help of his friends & colleagues.Connect with Vivek on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-pohre-479304b/Hosts:Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamalaSudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakarBooks recommended in the episode:Indistractable, authored by Nir Eyalhttps://www.amazon.in/Indistractable-Control-Your-Attention-Choose/dp/194883653XExplore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Make the Impossible Possible | Varsha Gupta |  TGV#179Genre:Entrepreneurship, Law, Insolvency and Bankruptcy“Success is the point where your most authentic talents, passion, values, and experiences intersect with the chance to contribute to some greater good.”~Bill Strickland According to MacArthur Fellowship.Varsha's Insights per timeline:-Guest Introduction- 0:00Dreams to Reality- 4:03Know about the organization "Bettering Results" -4:45Make the Impossible possible -06:15Role of Honest Dreams in your career- 06:55How to deal with challenges- 08:45Some beautiful tips -10:36Trivia- 11:40About the guest:Varsha Gupta is a young and inspiring lady who co-founded Bettering Results and worked at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co.Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varsha-gupta-917819102Connect with the Hosts on LinkedIn:Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamalaSudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakarDon’t forget to mail your suggestions and feedback.Email: theguidingvoice4u@gmail.com WhatsApp: +91 9494 587 187 Subscribe to our social media for upcoming events and episodes.#entrepreneurship, #betteringresults, #everythingispossible, #dreams, #smalltowndreams, #honestdreams, #makeitbig, #learnnewExplore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Need for Reinvention | Nadya Zhexembayeva | TGV178 Genre: Reinvention and Development, Career Guidance.In today’s world where everything keeps changing and disrupting after a particular period of time, organizations need to improve and analyze every mistake they make and get the best out of these situations of difficulty. It is the job of a CRO (Chief Reinvention Officer) to do the aforementioned task for the company and prepare for the drastic changes a company or organization may go through even before it occurs.In the episode: Nadya’s Career so far. (2:54)What is reinvention? (5:04)How does reinvention help an individual/organization? (6:45)Ways to reinvent ourselves! (9:25)How does reinvention take place in big companies, and does it help them? (13:30)How and why do some companies fail to reinvent themselves? (17:45)Rapid Fire Round (21:20)What is your advice to those aspiring to make BIG in their careers? (24:54) About the Guest:Nadya is a consultant, writer and a TEDx speaker. She helps organizations and companies to change their mistakes, change and disruptions into new opportunities to help them grow and prosper. She specializes in re-invention and also has her own business. She has worked for many big companies such as the Coca-Cola Company, ERG, Kohler, L'Oreal, IBM, CISCO, Erste Bank, Henkel, Knauf Insulation to help them reinvent their products, processes and leadership practices. Follow the guest on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadyazhexembayeva/ Connect with the hosts on LinkedIn:Naveen Samala:https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar #innovation, #reinvention, #reinventing, #cro, #CXO, #tedtalks, #connecting, #tgv, #naveensamala, #sudhakarnagandla, #podcast, #podcastepisode Explore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topic Battlefield to boardroom strategies| Col. Tarun Kumar | TGV Episode #177 GenreProfessional speaker, Influencer, Motivation, Strategies, Leadership. SummaryNowadays, the word leadership is seen everywhere, from school to business, from home to work and so on. What does leadership mean to you?How do you work on your leadership quality?Leadership is one of the important qualities a human should possess within.No one is born a leader. It’s him who becomes a leader by leading others in the right path. A leader should be brave, confident, determined, strong and resilient. He should accept the vulnerabilities he has and move forward. He should rise from where he fell.Leaders not only guide people the right way, they are for them, leading throughout their life through adversities and uncertainties. The lives of the great leaders Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Obama is itself an example for- ‘once a leader, always a leader’.One should always develop their leadership quality. You should be the leader you wish you had.Being a leader is not about being superior to others, it’s about how you strategically plan all the resources together that benefits the society as a whole.A true leader always listens to the voice of the people he leads. In this excerpt you will listen to: -“Roller-coaster” career journey (3.12)Top 3 things that helped him so far (6.16)Why ‘battlefield to boardroom strategies’ (7.22)Leadership in battlefield Vs Leadership in boardroom (9.13)Cooperate world and Military world (10.26)Qualities for developing the leadership quality in you (16.55)Why should a leader accept his/her vulnerabilities and flaws? (18.48)Various domains and uncertainties (26.13) Word of advice for those leading mission critical projects (29.38)Rapid fire round (35.27)Advice for those who want to flourish their career (38.00)  Tune in for more inspiring insights from the world of the Indian army! (Link to youtube) About the Speaker (Col. Tarun Kumar): Sir. Col. Tarun Kumar has been passionate over 30 years for helping people to re-discover themselves. He is an author, leadership coach and a speaker. He shares real life experiences, thought provoking strategies and case studies to create an insight in the people who he is talking to. He is specialized in boardroom strategies where he shares inspiring stories to drive to develop young people’s leadership. He is also an influencer and a leadership Coach who helps in Organizational Transformations through Effective Interventions creating an environment of Trust & Team Work. He is a B.Sc. Hons graduate. He was also a student of Indian Hotel Management, New Delhi. He learnt the culture of hospitality and courtesy from there. From there he moved to the armed forces -Indian Army. He moved across the globe as part of a UN peacekeeping mission. He also trained cadets at the premier National Defense Academy. He is basically the force multiplier who can transform one’s life.  Follow him on Linked in: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarunk17/ Connect with the hosts:Naveen Samalahttps://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala Sudhakar Nagandlahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar#Professionalspeaker, #Influencer, #Motivation, #Strategies, #Leadership, #IndianArmy, #Army, #Speaker, #CorporateWorld Explore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Career Planning and Personal Development | Anand Vaishampayan | TGV 176 Know the Guest:Anand Vaishampayan is a Career Coach, Resume Reviewer, and a great YoutuberCurrently working as a Delivery Manager at Zensar Technologies in Pune. Genre:Career Planning, Passive Learning, and Observational LearningIs Career planning important?Is it easy to have a long lasting career?When do you think one should start preparing for personal development?In the TGV discussion with Anand Vaishampayan, we had the following insights per timeline:Why is it important to fail early? (4:55)What is learning by observation? (6:35)Why prepare for the Long Term? (08:02)The Myths about career planning (9:52)Why we should be ready for translation (11:33)The correct time for personal development(15:30)Why Guiding others important? (19:05)Be patient, amazing things will happen to you. (21:15)Connect with the Guest:https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-vaishampayan Connect with the hosts of TGV: Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamalaSudhakar Nagandla:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar#career, #personal development, #observationallearning, #amazingthings, #beginwithend, #careerplanning, #itprofessional, #inspiration, #naveensamala, #sudhakarnagandla, #tgv, #career guidanceExplore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Know the guest:Jagdish Belwal (CXO, CIO Advisor, Angel Investor and Management Expert) Topic:Being a different technology Manager / Professional Genre: Leadership, Career Enhancement, Career Development, Professional Likeability. Reached CXO level but confused about connecting with others? Want to become a desirable leader? Don’t worry you have landed at the right place! Being a better manager and leader is a difficult task. People often make many mistakes which slows down the pace of the career. This not only affects the person but also the employees working under him and the company itself. Join the podcast with an experienced manager and a leader and hear his inputs on how you can become a unique, strong and a likeable professional/ leader. In the episode: Jagdish’s Career Journey (4:40)Jagdish’s Top 3 things that helped him grow his career. (10:10)How do we make ourselves strong and resilient? (13:07)How can one become a unique leader? (23:45)Top 3 Leadership Traits (28:21)What should a good leader avoid doing? (32:33)Fun Personal Questions for Jagdish (35:55)Rapid Fire Round (40:59)What is your advice to those aspiring to make BIG in their careers? (42:14) About the Guest:Jagdish is a Business Leader, turned CIO, turned Digital Transformation Advisor, Disruptive Growth coach, Angel Investor & Advisor CIO. He co-founded Automotive world's largest CRM program in Tata Motors which is deployed to 50000+ users in 5000+ outlets. This helped Tata Motors reach top of CSI in CV and be consistently in top 3 in PV businesses. He is a founder member of CIO Angel Network (CAN), through which he invested in a diverse set of start-ups. He also hosts a famous talk show on LinkedIn - ClarITea Chat every Saturday which recently completed its 25th episode milestone. Links:Connect with Jagdish on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagdishbelwal/Hosts:Naveen Samalahttps://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamalaSudhakar Nagandlahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar #leadership, #quality, #qualityleader, #connecting, #peopleperson, #tgv, #naveensamala, #sudhakarnagandla, #podcast, #podcastepisode, #leadershipfirst, #peoplefirstleadership, #CEOcoach, #cioadvisory, #global cxoseries Explore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Data Curiosity | Insights from a real time Data Scientist | Harish Kingre | TGV Episode #174Genre:IT and Software, Data Science, Data Management, Python, Data CuriosityData science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods to extract, analyze data and implement the observations or results in various domains to boost the profitability and productivity of a company. Data Curiosity is the ability or quality of employees that work in data driven organizations to persistently seek for new or existing data and make more informed decisions based on it.In the episode:    Harish’s Career Background and Highlights. (2:00)   How do we deal with data and what is the role of data scientist? (4:40)   What is data curiosity in general? (6:20)   How does data curiosity help in solving real world problems? (9:01)   How can we create curiosity among the employees? (13:00)   Future and Scope of Data Science. (14:33)   Rapid Fire Questions. (15:52)   What is your advice to those aspiring to make big in their careers? (18:50)   Trivia on Computer Mouse (20:08)About the Guest:Harish has expertise in creating insights using data and converting data/idea into a product. He has vast experience in data science, in SAS, R, and Python in different analytical projects. With his deeper understanding of the commercial, retail, Agriculture and Banking domains, he delivered projects with Retail chains, Agriculture Giants and Microsoft. Harish also likes to write poems.Links:Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamalaSudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar#datascience #datacuriosity #data #bigdata #computerdata #tgv #naveensamala #sudhakarnagandla #podcast #podcastepisode   Explore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Domain: Lean Manufacturing, Quality Control & Cost Control Topic:Unleashing the benefits of Continuous ImprovementIn the fast paced and fiercely competitive world. It is important to embrace the culture of continuous improvement to enhance the customer experience by process optimization. It will help the companies win customer loyalty and increase their revenue. In the TGV discussion with Valorie Hendrix, we had the following insights: Insights per timeline:- Top three things that help you to grow. (2:42)What is meant by Continuous Improvement? (5:11)How can we continuously improve (5:11)How to use analysis to save cost (8:15)Why should we be one step ahead of the customer (12:28)How should businesses streamline their process (13:33) Rapid Fire (15:54)About the Guest Valerie Hendrix is the founder and owner of Dynamic Consulting.Her company helps companies reduce costs and figure out the best way forward to improve, to make the situation win-win, both for the consumer and service/product provider. Using a combination of Lean Sigma, Quality Management, and Value Analysis/ Value Engineering, she analyses various costs and minimizes them, profit maximization.Connect with the Guest on LinkedIn:  Valerie Hendrixhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/valorie3201 Website of the Guest www.dynamicempireconsulting.comConnect with the hosts: Naveen Samala:https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala Sudhakar Nagandla:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar Don’t forget to mail your suggestions and feedback.Email: theguidingvoice4u@gmail.com WhatsApp: +91 9494 587 187 Subscribe to our social media for upcoming events and episodes. #naveensamala#sudhakarnagandla#costreduction#increasingvalue#customersatisfaction#education#struggle#gratitudeExplore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Software coding interviews: not a sprint but a marathon | Rajat Agarwal | TGV Episode#172Genre:Data Structures, Java, Spring MVC, Algorithms, Software interviewsIs it easy to crack software or coding interviews?Do you know the patterns in coding interviews?How to crack the dynamic software interviews?In the TGV discussion with Rajat Agarwal, we got to know why software interviews are not an exam, where everyone has the same question.Problem-solving is not only about mathematical issues, it's more than that.We also got to know why you need to have a habit of solving problems.Here are a few snippets:Why are software interviews not a sprint? (5:20)Why is a software interview not like a college exam? (16:05)Suggestions to keep moving your brain (16:15)The habit of problem-solving (17:00)Some more suggestions: Section of TIMES OF INDIA called Mind Benders. (18:47)Trends in the Current Interview Process for software engineers (19:28)The actual purpose of the coding interviews(21:40)Rapid Fire questions(25:00)About the guest Rajat Agarwal:Rajat Agrawal is a dynamic guy who has been a senior software engineer at Spendslab.He has also worked for TSYS.His ability to learn and keep learning and various new insights will inspire a lot among you.It will answer a lot of questions about how to train yourself for a software interview.Book Recommendations:Lateral Thinking: A Textbook of Creativity by Edward De Bono https://www.amazon.in/dp/0241257549/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_5T068N613D1Y8Q5JCQBG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1Useful links for cracking coding interviews: http://Algoexpert.iohttps://leetcode.com/https://www.hackerrank.com/https://www.hackerearth.com/Connect with Rajat Agrawal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajatag03Connect with the hosts of the show:Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamalaSudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar#softwareinterviews, #software_interview, #brain_teasers, #brainteasers, #sudoku#lateralthinking, #divergentthinking, #tgv, #theguidingvoice, #careerguidance, #naveensamala, #sudhakarnagandla, #leetcode, #hackerearth, #hackerrank, #codinginterviews, #softwarecoding, #softwarecodinginterviewsExplore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting Started with Open Source as a Beginner | Prathima Kadari | TGV Episode #171Genre: IT and Software, Open Source Software, Embedded Systems and Automation.Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance."Source code" is the part of software that most computer users don't ever see; it's the code computer programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of software—a "program" or "application"—works. Programmers who have access to a computer program's source code can improve that program by adding features to it or fixing parts that don't always work correctly.Tune in to know how open source works is different from Commercially off the shelf software (COTS) and also various advantages, facts and trivia about open source contribution. In the episode: Pratima’s top 3 skills for a better professional journey. (2:25)Introduction to open source software. (3:19)Difference between Open Source and COTS. (5:27)Advantages of contributing towards open source. (6:50)Prerequisites to start open source contribution (9:55)Ways to get indulged and start with open source (12:25)Top open source programs right now (17:33)Rapid fire questions (18:35)Advice from Pratima for aspiring open source beginners (22:28)Trivia on Video games (24:22)ABOUT PRATHIMA KADARI:Pratima is a proactive, goal-oriented professional and is highly experienced in automation and embedded software industry. She has a specialization in embedded system software and is passionate towards contributing to open source software through various platforms. She is also an avid traveler and loves to explore new technologies. Connect with Prathima Kadari on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/prathima-kadariConnect with the hosts:Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar Youtube: https://youtu.be/PO7Kk_yNkzM Open Source Platforms: Git: https://git-scm.com/GitHub: https://github.com/MIT: https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htmGoogle: https://opensource.google/ Open source Programs:Google Summer of Code (GSoc): https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/student-signup/MLH Fellowship: https://fellowship.mlh.io/Outreachy: https://www.outreachy.org/LetsGrowMore: https://letsgrowmore.in/Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/DevIncept: http://devincept.com/ #opensource, #itandtechnology, #automation, #opensourcecontribution, #software, #github, #git, #gsoc, #careerdevelopment, #naveensamala, #tgv, #theguidingvoice, #cots, #oss, #opensourcesoftware, #softwaredevlopment, #projectopportunities Explore more at: https://www.theguidingvoice.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.