Author: Anand Gurunathan

Wired a doer. Perennial optimist. Believes the pie is large enough for everyone.

5 reasons Why Project Management is a Good Career Move

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Recently few of my network connections were interested in switching over to Project Management.  I thought I’ll share my experience on this post why that’s a good decision.  Wait, scratch that.  That’s a fantastic decision.

If you are looking for a change in your career,  whether you are in a technical role or a non-technical role, Project Management could be a great stepping stone.

I spent much of my career as a project manager and it has helped me gain invaluable lessons in my current role on the business side.  As I look back in my career it was one of the best decisions I probably made.
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2 Most Important aspects of Recruiting, Managers often overlook

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It was April 2000.  National Football League (NFL) Draft day.  College football players had gathered in New York City.  A day all these players eagerly been waiting for.  This is the day 32 professional football teams draft top-notch players to their roster.

This is the actual graduation day for these collegiate athletes.  A gateway to make it to the big stage.

Football is the most popular sport in U.S.  It is a multi-billion dollar industry.  Every football team’s chances to make it to the Super Bowl stage is all determined within 16 games in a season.  So needless to say, teams spend a great amount of time scouting, screening and hiring these athletes.

Hopes and dreams of big pay checks, stardom, fame and more importantly a chance to make an impact in professional sports history is about to unfold for the college hopefuls.
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3 Tips To Kick Bad Habits

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“If it’s important to you, you’ll make it a priority.. If it’s not, you’ll make excuses”

This quote came to my mind as my coworker was lamenting one day about how difficult it is to find the motivation to exercise.  But later on I realized it is not so much whether getting healthy is a priority or not.  Of course why would one not treat it as priority?  Duh!!  The real issue here is we are creatures of habit.  We don’t like pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone, even though we know the change sometimes is in our best interests.

If it’s in our best interest, why do we resist learning a good habit?  My theory is that as much as we are motivated to cultivate a good habit, we are still attached to current habits.  Learning a new habit is hard.  Unlearning an old habit is harder.
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