Time and time again, I have seen this story play out – the best sellers and best product people get promoted to run a P&L and many of them fail. The best of P&L leaders get promoted to run a business and many of them fail. Not all of them fail – but enough doContinue reading “The trap of functional excellence in executive succession”
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What I look for when hiring engineers, engineering managers, architects and product managers
As I am building out my agentic AI team, about half my time is being spent on hiring great technical talent. I thought it’s a good idea to explain what I look for at a high level for the four roles that I am hiring the most Hopefully this gives you an idea of whatContinue reading “What I look for when hiring engineers, engineering managers, architects and product managers”
Swinging between being burnt out and bored out – the curious case of persistent leadership fatigue
As we grow into more senior roles, constant fatigue becomes a real risk for most executives. I have felt this myself and I know several friends who are absolutely miserable. Very few talk about it openly. In my friend’s circle, this has been a recurring topic for a while. We joke about it as theContinue reading “Swinging between being burnt out and bored out – the curious case of persistent leadership fatigue”
And Vijay Says... 