95: Taking Calculated Risks

In this conversation, with Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting, Ramesh Emani shares Starting his career with Tata Burroughs and after 3 years moved to Wipro Infotech, at that time - and stayed on for 25 years Being bitten by the entrepreneurial bug when he was almost 50, with a desire to have a startup before he retired How he became a manager in his second project itself, with less than 2 years of experience and had to manage most team members who were senior to him His principle of spending only 50% of his time in ‘management’ work and take up some individual contribution goals as well His tips for sharing the workload with the team(s) How he chose areas where he can add greater value and started focusing on them The importance of getting an executive level understanding of technology That one should always be a student, in the tech business His experience of being a business leader - getting and servicing a large account and being the first sales person in the US for his company What he learnt and why he enjoys the role of a Business Unit head About being comfortable with ambiguity and making the ambitions, possible How and why failing is not failure and being ready to take calculated risks  About how he picked up healthcare as the domain for his startup Why you need more doers in a startup The role of meetings and how to carry the team with you in an organizational transition What retirement means to him and his hobbies His secret to avoid burnout Ramesh Emani can be reached via https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramesh-emani-4053a4/