Give your career a Headstart with Vivek Gambhir and Sunder Ramachandran

Vivek Gambhir is a Venture Partner with Lightspeed. He’s also the Chairperson of the Board of boAT Lifestyle. He serves on the board of a number of firms such as Honasa Consumer Limited and Magic Pin. His career has spanned leadership roles with firms such as Godrej Consumer Products and Bain & Co. Vivek also runs the weekly blog Monday 8am which has over 20k subscribers.Sunder Ramachandran brings 20 yrs of experience across healthcare, financial services, and technology, including a 5-year stint as an entrepreneur, during which he founded a consulting firm serving companies in the business process management space. Sunder is currently the head of transformation and commercial excellence at Dr. Reddy’s, with stints spanning firms such as GSK, Pfizer, JLT and more. In this episode, Subbu, Vivek and Sunder discuss the factors that can help professionals navigate a successful corporate career, including continuous learning, being an effective team player, giving and receiving feedback, bringing your best self to work, successfully transitioning across roles and much more.Key points - The career arcs of Vivek and SunderThe backstory behind the book - HeadstartThe idea behind a 'to-learn' list Effective team work requires the right team cultureConsider an appreciation tracker to keep your team motivated Why asking for feedback is critical for self-improvementBring your best self to workWorking through adjacencies as you pivot rolesThe three-day rule as the litmus test to moving rolesThe 'Slingshot move' can aid your transitionHow to be a go-getterWhy it's important to build your personal brandThe authors' favorite stories from the bookHow a health scare shifted Vivek's outlook towards work and lifeThoughts on the future of work