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/