Anuradha Sridharan

My contribution to 3WW a planner I am systematic and meticulous, checklists and to-dos tracking the chores to the core shuffling amidst life's mysteries I trudge along, confidently aiming for complete control mastery over randomness bills paid in advance predictability on the rise, boredom strikes soon missing elements of drama ignoring uncertainty I take the stride as it comes along, at times pander for laziness

I can't believe it's almost 3 months ever since I returned from my wonderful vacation at Swaswara . This personal blog has been gathering dust though there's some action on the professional blog . Words getting shape in my mind during my long commute doesn't seem to get translated into my blog. But there's enough to share about my other interests in music, movies and life in general. Talking about music, 2010 has been one of the best years for Rahman fans like me. My last post on music was about Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya and it still continues to be my favorite album of this year even after listening to the brilliant songs 100s of times. I had mixed reactions to Raavan/Raavanan when it got released. But there are a few gems in this unique album as well. Being a Karthik fan, I just love both "usure poguthey" and the Hindi equivalent "Behne de". The mysterious slow start is followed by a foot tapping beat and his voice so beautifully blends with t...

In the recently concluded Product Manager's Conclave event at IIM, Bangalore, there was a panel discussion on qualities required in a product manager. One specific quality that really made a lot of sense was " Empathy towards customers ". However, I'm still not sure how an interviewer gets to validate this quality during an interview for a product management opening. As a product manager, we interact with customers and try to understand their current problems. If more customers complain of a certain problem, we give a higher priority towards solving it. Nothing new, it's just the basic driver of prioritization. But I believe the quality of empathizing with your customers is not just restricted towards product managers. Everyone in the organization needs to have this quality. I've been reading this book - Linchpin by Seth Godin and he talks about a powerful concept called Emotional Labor. A line that Seth highlights is that "In most jobs that involve a c...