Leadership Lessons

Rajesh Soundararajan
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This podcast focuses on online lessons of leadership and simple tricks that can help you become successful and continue to grow in your career. In the race to the top, only the best survive. Each session is independent and yet together as a whole will transform you on how you can become successful in life and career.

  1. 9 IN CONCLUSION

    10/17/2021

    9 IN CONCLUSION

    Tools As part of our best practices review, we have provided a few links for New Leader Assimilation. More links and updated content is available online. For example, you can subscribe at http://peoplefriday.xyz/the-first-30-days/. We have a resource section on that URL. These and many such links to new will be updated continuously. "Management isn't what it used to be. Chaos has replaced order, mobility has replaced security, and cynicism has replaced trust. As a result, men and women entering business or government today need to be savvy in ways quite different than their predecessors." ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ NARRATOR Rajesh Soundararajan Rajesh Soundararajan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Futureshift Consulting, a boutique consulting outfit that helps organizations chart their business, marketing, and technology strategies that generate demand, drive predictable revenue, and achieve impactful outcomes. #Author #CEO #Dad #Engineer #Entrepreneur #Farmer #Humanoid #IQ156Mensa #MBA #MindMapCertifiedTrainer #PoliticalSatirist #RoadTrippr #Shutterburg

    2 min

  2. 10/10/2021

    8 MEET KEY CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS

    What should be covered in my meeting with my key customers and partners? If you have a client-facing role or a partner-facing role, the first 30 days offer you an excellent opportunity to have an outside-in view of your own organization and your priorities. Your organization depends on the revenue coming in from your customers and partners. It is, hence, crucial that you address this audience comprehensively and clearly before you make any significant decisions. I suggest that you spend your days on the road and planes for the first 30-90 days. After that, you should make it a point to meet all your top customers and partners and some of your second-level clients and partners. The earlier you do this; you can understand the reality from the field. It is also crucial that you are well-versed with your teams, people, and business unit's priorities before meeting your customers and partners. When you meet these as external entities, your clients and partners would expect you to come prepared and may even raise a few pending issues for resolution. You should not find yourself to be sounding helpless or clueless. As a manager, you are expected to address the issue comprehensively with alacrity. Too many statements like "I will get back to you after checking" would not auger well for the first impression. ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ NARRATOR Rajesh Soundararajan Rajesh Soundararajan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Futureshift Consulting, a boutique consulting outfit that helps organizations chart their business, marketing, and technology strategies that generate demand, drive predictable revenue, and achieve impactful outcomes. #Author #CEO #Dad #Engineer #Entrepreneur #Farmer #Humanoid #IQ156Mensa #MBA #MindMapCertifiedTrainer #PoliticalSatirist #RoadTrippr #Shutterburg

    8 min
  3. 7 MEET YOUR HR PARTNER

    10/03/2021

    7 MEET YOUR HR PARTNER

    What should I go over with my HR partner? Your HR partner is a member of your team and can work with you throughout your career as a manager. Find out who these Topics you may want to review could include: - earlier personnel issues you should be aware of - any unit HR history that could be helpful to you - HR processes and tracking - earlier Employee Survey results - current HR plans in place ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ NARRATOR Rajesh Soundararajan Rajesh Soundararajan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Futureshift Consulting, a boutique consulting outfit that helps organizations chart their business, marketing, and technology strategies that generate demand, drive predictable revenue, and achieve impactful outcomes. #Author #CEO #Dad #Engineer #Entrepreneur #Farmer #Humanoid #IQ156Mensa #MBA #MindMapCertifiedTrainer #PoliticalSatirist #RoadTrippr #Shutterburg

    2 min
  4. 6 MEET YOUR EMPLOYEES

    09/26/2021

    6 MEET YOUR EMPLOYEES

    What should be covered in my meeting with my employees? The Group Meeting: As soon as possible, plan to meet with your unit as a group to get acquainted. It is crucial in setting the tone of your relationship. Some points to cover in the group meeting: - Discuss your first order of business and ask for their help. - Tell them that you will meet with them individually. Individual Meetings: Individual meetings provide an excellent opportunity to prove that you are interested in each employee as a unique person. These individual meetings may be done after the group meeting. If the team is large, you might want to pick your team's critical members and start having one-to-one meetings. If you have a small group, make it a point to meet all the members individually. ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ NARRATOR Rajesh Soundararajan Rajesh Soundararajan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Futureshift Consulting, a boutique consulting outfit that helps organizations chart their business, marketing, and technology strategies that generate demand, drive predictable revenue, and achieve impactful outcomes. #Author #CEO #Dad #Engineer #Entrepreneur #Farmer #Humanoid #IQ156Mensa #MBA #MindMapCertifiedTrainer #PoliticalSatirist #RoadTrippr #Shutterburg

    10 min
  5. 5 MEET YOUR NEW MANAGER

    09/19/2021

    5 MEET YOUR NEW MANAGER

    What should be covered in my meeting with my new manager? Your new role's success will depend significantly on the relationship you establish with your manager. Both of you need to begin by establishing a shared understanding of expectations and goals. ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ NARRATOR Rajesh Soundararajan Rajesh Soundararajan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Futureshift Consulting, a boutique consulting outfit that helps organizations chart their business, marketing, and technology strategies that generate demand, drive predictable revenue, and achieve impactful outcomes. #Author #CEO #Dad #Engineer #Entrepreneur #Farmer #Humanoid #IQ156Mensa #MBA #MindMapCertifiedTrainer #PoliticalSatirist #RoadTrippr #Shutterburg

    9 min
  6. 4 MEET YOUR PREDECESSOR

    09/12/2021

    4 MEET YOUR PREDECESSOR

    What should be covered in my meeting with my predecessor? The very first step is to meet with your predecessor. For every manager, this step is critical to providing continuity in how employees are managed. Below is a checklist you can use to ensure you cover the critical aspects of your new role. If you do not have a predecessor, cover these topics with your manager. ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ NARRATOR Rajesh Soundararajan Rajesh Soundararajan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Futureshift Consulting, a boutique consulting outfit that helps organizations chart their business, marketing, and technology strategies that generate demand, drive predictable revenue, and achieve impactful outcomes. #Author #CEO #Dad #Engineer #Entrepreneur #Farmer #Humanoid #IQ156Mensa #MBA #MindMapCertifiedTrainer #PoliticalSatirist #RoadTrippr #Shutterburg

    14 min
  7. 3. SCHEDULE KEY MEETINGS

    09/05/2021

    3. SCHEDULE KEY MEETINGS

    The first thing you need to do is schedule meetings with the four stakeholders to make your job successful. 1. Your predecessor 2. Your new manager 3. Your employees 4. Your HR partner Think of these initial meetings as fact-finding sessions. In each case, explain that your intention is to learn and understand. Be prepared to ask questions -- and to listen. While you are waiting for these meetings, determine. Get acquainted with the HR partner for your new team. They will be a valuable resource for you throughout your career. They have seen many a manager like you come and go into the group and seen team members join and move out. They may have been involved in staffing the team, including possibly the discussions where you were shortlisted for your new role. A good relationship with your HR partner would help go a long way in understanding many hidden dynamics that may not be visible first. Similarly, you may want to talk to other reportees of your new manager. While you need not take their inputs at face value, it will give you a good background and contextual understanding about your new manager. ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ NARRATOR Rajesh Soundararajan Rajesh Soundararajan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Futureshift Consulting, a boutique consulting outfit that helps organizations chart their business, marketing, and technology strategies that generate demand, drive predictable revenue, and achieve impactful outcomes. #Author #CEO #Dad #Engineer #Entrepreneur #Farmer #Humanoid #IQ156Mensa #MBA #MindMapCertifiedTrainer #PoliticalSatirist #RoadTrippr #Shutterburg

    3 min
  8. 2. SIX KEY QUESTIONS TO ASK

    08/29/2021

    2. SIX KEY QUESTIONS TO ASK

    When you start a new role as a manager, these are the six questions that you must be answering yourself addressing in your first 30 days. These six questions relay the foundation to your subsequent interactions. This will mean you will have meetings with your predecessor, new manager, employees, and with your human resources function. Here is what will get you started. 1. How do I schedule my meetings? 2. What should be covered in my meeting with my predecessor? 3. What should I discuss in my meeting with my new manager? 4. What are the key things to ask in my meeting with my employees? 5. What should I go over with my HR partner? 6. What tips will make me successful; what traps do I need to be aware of? ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ NARRATOR Rajesh Soundararajan Rajesh Soundararajan is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Futureshift Consulting, a boutique consulting outfit that helps organizations chart their business, marketing, and technology strategies that generate demand, drive predictable revenue, and achieve impactful outcomes. #Author #CEO #Dad #Engineer #Entrepreneur #Farmer #Humanoid #IQ156Mensa #MBA #MindMapCertifiedTrainer #PoliticalSatirist #RoadTrippr #Shutterburg

    3 min
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This podcast focuses on online lessons of leadership and simple tricks that can help you become successful and continue to grow in your career. In the race to the top, only the best survive. Each session is independent and yet together as a whole will transform you on how you can become successful in life and career.

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  • Creator
    Rajesh Soundararajan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rajesh Soundararajan
  • Show Website
    Leadership Lessons