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  • Conflict management in Hybrid work place | Suba Lakshminarasimhan | #TGV193

    "When managers think about conflict resolution, they picture two employees facing each other and talking through their problems with a mediator. This format is great in the traditional workforce, but what about in the modern workplace, where remote employees span across departments, continents and time zones?"

    ~The uncommon league

     

    Conflict management in the HYBRID workplace is different from the physical environment. Is it difficult or easy?

     

    Tune into #TGV193

     

    Here are the timestamp-based show notes from Naveen Samala's conversation with Suba Lakshminarasimhan

     

    0:00:00 Introduction and context setting

    0:04:10 The top 3 things that have helped Suba grow in professional life

    0:06:41 Dealing with Hybrid Teams

    0:11:54 Conflict in Real vs Virtual world

    0:21:10 Role of the employee in Conflict management

    0:27:10 Rapid Fire round

    0:29:55 A message to your younger self

    0:30:44 The final advise

     

    About the Guest:

    Suba Lakshminarasimhan is a lady with a lot of goodwill that she has generated in coaching and guiding students across several years.

    She is the founder of SLN Brand Studio and a keynote speaker at ICT Academy.

     

    Connect with the Speaker on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/subalakshminarasimhan

     

    Connect with the hosts on LinkedIn:

    Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

     

    Twitter:

    @naveensamala

    @s_nagandla

    @guidingvoice

     

    Link to the Book referred by Suba:

    https://dl.flipkart.com/dl/you-can-heal-your-life-paperback-engllish-louise-hay/p/itm41de5ece1ae4f?pid=RBKG8UYZKEDE2CY4&cmpid=product.share.pp&_refId=PP.7c0ec1ff-df5b-419d-8ede-da33b284c809.RBKG8UYZKEDE2CY4&_appId=CL

     

    Don’t forget to mail your suggestions and feedback.

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    WhatsApp: +91 9494 587 187 

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    #conflict ,#conflictresolution, #TGV, #theguidingvoice, #conflictmanagement, #naveensamala, #phygital, #hybridworkplace

     

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    35 min
  • Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering | Dr. Srinivas Padmanabhuni | #TGV192

    Artificial Intelligence or AI is about emulating human intelligence by an intelligent agent. This agent can be hardware, software or hardware embedded with software. Emulating human behavior means software or hardware performing human actions. 

    As humans we learn by reasoning and experience. We do this by using our primary senses such as sight, hearing, and touch.  A machine that replicates this behavior and can solve problems on its own can be called a machine or artificial intelligence.

    Google Assistant, Siri and self-driving cars are some of the real-life examples of Artificial Intelligence.

    In this episode, let us understand how AI can help in Software Engineering

     

    Timestamp based show notes:

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:04:26 Top 3 things that have helped Dr. Srinivas in his career. 

    0:07:52 What is the best definition of AI?

    0:10:17 Relationship between software engineering and AI

    0:15:59 How are businesses going to be benefitted by AI?

    0:20:13 What are the benefits for developers or software engineers through AI in SE?

    0:23:31 Will AI in SE take away jobs?

    0:27:49 Evolution and trends in AI

    0:32:00 Rapid fire questions. 

    0:33:29 What is your one piece of advice for those aspiring to make big in their careers?

    0:35:52 Trivia on AI in Software Engineering.

     

    About the guest:

    Dr. Srinivas Padmanabhuni is a Ph.D. in AI from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, specializing in AI. Prior to Ph.D. he secured his B.Tech from IIT Kanpur and M.Tech in CS from IIT Bombay. He was awarded the title of "Eminent Engineer" by the prestigious and renowned organization "Institution of Engineers" (IEI). He co-founded CityMandi.com a next generation AI enabled smart B2B start-up in Agri Tech focused on farm to fork and has been the past president of ACM India, the top professional organization of computing professionals.

     

    Links:

    Connect with the guest Dr. Srinivas Padmanabhuni on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/spadmanabhuni/

    Connect with the hosts on LinkedIn

    Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

    #artificialintelligence #ai #machinelearning #technology #datascience #deeplearning #python #programming #tech #bigdata #robotics #innovation #coding #computerscience #iot #data #dataanalytics #business #datascientist #engineering #automation #software #programmer #robot #ml #pythonprogramming #developer #analytics #coder #bhfyp

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    38 min
  • The journey of a young Change Maker | Manav Sony | #TGV191

    “Be the change you want to see in the world”

    This world-famous quote by Mahatma Gandhi has more importance in today’s world than it ever had.

    If you wish to change the world for a better cause, you should be the change maker. 

    Having a better imagination to bring out new ideas and going out of the comfort zone to establish something that you believe in can help you change the people and their perspectives. 

    But before changing others, one should keep in mind that they themselves have changed for the better cause they are planning. 

    If you wish to do something for the environment, so that the people don’t have to find another planet to live on, then you should act now.

    You should work towards your goal of changing NOW than NEVER. 

    Being a change-maker in society comes with different sorts of responsibilities. 

    One should always be ready to take up and lead others to the process of change. 

    Always remember, change is inevitable.

    Tune into this episode for more of his insights on change-makers!

    In this excerpt you will listen to: -

    00:02:12- Amazing career journey.

    00:02:34- Three things that have helped so far. 

    00:04:58- Change in layman terms. 

    00:05:46- Experience as a young change maker. 

    00:07:24- Kinds of challenges faced and how he dealt with it. 

    00:10:06- Tips for a successful change making process. 

    00:12:15- “Life is not easy, it’s how easy you make it” – life mantra.

    00:14:28- Interesting rapid round questions. 

    00:17:14- Thought to digest for those who want to flourish their career. 

    Tune in for more of his insights here! 

    About the speaker (Manav Sony): 

    An amazing change maker, who is also an aspiring career coach. Like a responsible citizen, he loves to work on social issues and for the betterment of the society he lives in. 

    His life mantra is that if we help each other and solve the problems, then it will definitely lead to a beautiful life. 

    An amazing life philosophy he follows is “Life is not easy, it’s how easy you make it”.

    Besides all these, he is a fourth-year law student from Amity University, Kolkata. Currently, he is specializing in corporate law. 

    He was born and brought up in Kolkata, who also did his schooling from there. 

    Connect with the Speaker on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/manav-sony-6a630a19a/

    Connect with the hosts:

    Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

    career # education #changemaker #creativity #community#change#leadership#awareness#youth#empowerment#unity#volunteer

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    23 min
  • FUTURE IS EV (ELECTRIC VEHICLES) | RAJEEV YSR | #TGV190

    Relevant Domains COVERED:

    Sustainability, Production Development, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles(EV), Mentorship

    "EVs are vehicles that are either partially or fully powered on electric power. Electric vehicles have low running costs as they have less moving parts for maintaining and also very environmentally friendly as they use little or no fossil fuels (petrol or diesel)"

    ~twi-global.com

    In this episode with Rajeev YSR #TGV189, we had the following pearls of wisdom on EVs and mentorship:

    • 0:00:00 Starting
    • 0:03:45 The top three factors of success
    • 0:06:36 The Story from the Guest
    • 0:08:50 The 99 monkey philosophy
    • 0:09:57 Growth of EVs
    • 0:15:34 Future trends in EVs
    • 0:17:35 Avenues for entrepreneurs in the EV sector
    • 0:20:00 How can someone join the EV market?
    • 0:33:18 Rapid Fire
    • 0:36:52 Message to your version 
    • 0:37:29 The one final advise
    • 0:40:35 Trivia Section

    About the Guest:

    Rajeev YSR is a dynamic and motivational leader with more than 12+ years of experience across different parts of the world in PnL, Sales, Strategy, Operations, Product, and Project Management.

    He has completed his Bachelors and Masters from IIT Madras, with an incredible track record of building high-performing teams, products, and businesses & delivering results.

    As an Electric Vehicle Evangelist -

    Rajeev has been recently recognized as "40 under 40" India's young dynamic EV (Electric Vehicle) leaders.

    He has been evangelizing and crusading the Electric Vehicle Adoption, representing EVs on various National & International Platforms.

    He also works closely with NITI Aayog, Rocky Mountain Institute in their urban mobility Labs, EV Policymaking of Delhi Government, and also with TS State Govt.

    Connect with him on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevysr

    Links to the register for EV Masterclass:

    https://learn.evmasterclass.com/s/allcourses

    http://www.evmasterclass.com

    Connect with the hosts on LinkedIn:

    Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

    Don’t forget to mail your suggestions and feedback.

    Email: [email protected] 

    WhatsApp: +91 9494 587 187 

    Follow our social media for upcoming events and episodes.

    Tags:

    #evs, #ev, #herbalife, #electricvehicles, #o, #electricvehicle,   #electriccars, #herbalifebrasil, #electriccar, #herbalifenutrition, #tesla, #electric, #saude, #cars, #vemproespa, #teslamotors, #vemproevs, #evsherbalife, #evcharging, #vel, #teslamodels, #teslamodel, #driveelectric, #bemestar, #esc, #teslaowner, #carsofinstagr, am, #electricmobility

     

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    43 min
  • Is transitioning to Careers in sustainability a smooth or bumpy ride? | Anveshi Gutta | #TGV189

    Related Domains: Sustainability, Career Switch, Career Development, Green Energy

    In today’s world where the energy requirements of the world are skyrocketing, harm done to the environment becomes unavoidable. Sustainability is the art of creating ways and solutions of real-world energy problems without doing any harm to the environment. This is very important as the resources we use today may get depleted tomorrow and it would be too late to find a solution then!

    Let’s dive deep into a conversation about careers in sustainability and the various challenges one might face while making a career switch in sustainability.

    In the episode:

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:03:15 Anveshi’s career journey so far.

    0:05:25 Sustainability as a career – why?

    0:07:25 Making a career switch to sustainability.

    0:09:49 Roles in the sustainability domains.

    0:12:50 Background and skillset for making a career in this domain.

    0:15:15 Trends and future of sustainability

    0:19:43 Rapid fire questions. 

    0:26:0 2 What is your one piece of advice for those aspiring to make big in their careers?

    0:31:00 Trivia on Software.

     

    About the guest:

    Anveshi Gutta is the CEO of AT Quest Sustainable Solutions Pvt Ltd (https://atquest.in/), a social enterprise that focuses on Urban Sustainable Living. He has an industry experience of 19 years in the IT, Consulting and Social Impact space. Before starting on his entrepreneurial journey, he was leading the Smart Cities consulting engagements for cities, predominantly in developing markets (India, UAE, Qatar, South Africa) and frontier markets (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka).

    He has been invited at various conferences and universities to be a keynote speaker on topics related to Urban Development. Today, he drives sustainable social and ecological impact at scale through his venture.

    Connect with #TGV hosts on LinkedIn:

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

    Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Connect with the guest Anveshi on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/anveshigutta/

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    30 min
  • SDKs – Software Development Kits and their Applications | Bhavna Muraleedharan | #TGV188

    SDKs stand for software development kits. SDKs are a collection of tools such as libraries, compilers, frameworks, APIs packaged into a simple installable file build for a specific platform or an operating system. For example, an android app will use an android SDK that is .R file, iOS will use a .framework file. They usually come with documentation and sample code and can be created for both client-side and server side usage.

    In the episode:

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:02:39 Bhavna Muraleedharan’s career journey so far.

    0:05:47 SDKs – A brief introduction.

    0:07:07 Usage and application of SDKs.

    0:09:49 Difference between SDK and API.

    0:12:14 Considering you have built a bunch of SDKs in the past, what excites you about it?

    0:14:17 When building SDK’s, what are some key criteria to meet?

    0:19:36 Trends and Evolution of SDKs.

    0:25:32 Rapid fire questions. 

    0:29:02 What is your one piece of advice for those aspiring to make big in their careers?

    0:31:00 Trivia on Software.

     

    About the guest:

    Bhavna started her career as a mobile app developer for companies such as Motorola, for building software that is pre-downloaded in the device when you buy it. She worked with many teams and individuals which gave her a lot of experience and made her an excellent people manager. She has also worked in AR and Big Data space. Soon after, she started up and built one of the early referral and engagement tracking SDK products and since then went on to build multiple products mostly in the SaaS space.

    Links:

    Connect with #TGV hosts on LinkedIn

    • Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar
    • Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Connect with our guest, Bhavna on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavnamuraleedharan/

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    32 min
  • Elevating Employer Branding to hire right talent | Rolly Arora | #TGV187

    What do you know about brands? 

     

    A brand is a personality that identifies a product, service or company, including a name, term, sign, symbol or design. 

    It also represents the relation between customers, staff, partners, investors and so forth. 

    It is basically a type of brand manufactured by a particular company under a particular name. For e.g.; Puma 

     

    What are the important brands that you have heard of?

     

    Have you heard of the term employer branding?

    It is the most humane side of branding. It is also the people focused side of branding. 

    In other words, it is showcasing the organization in front of the audience.

    One of the most important things a person needs in employer branding is creativity. One should always think out of the box to come up with a creative idea. 

    He or she should have divergent thinking rather than convergent thinking.

    With consistency, collaboration and creativity in one’s role everyone can achieve success with their brand.

     

    Tune in to this podcast for more info on employer branding:

    00:00:00  Introduction

    00:02:57  The career journey and the top things that helped.

    00:04:19  Employer Branding definition in simpler terms.

    00:05:31  Critical role of Employer branding in the era of great resignation

    00:07:51  How branding helps in attracting the right talent.

    00:11:02  Behind the initiatives – CrossJam, Alumni Connect 

    00:15:15  Secret behind the creative ideas.

    00:17:30- Rapid fire round 

    00:20:00 - Word of thought for people who wish to flourish their career 

     

    About the speaker (Rolly Arora): 

    Rolly Arora is a seasoned communications professional with over 17 years of rich experience spanning across Marketing and HR in providing end to end content strategy, business and talent branding solutions, PR, Social media industry awards and events.

    She is currently leading the branding and communications function for CDK Global India and has been associated with Deloitte, Coforge / NIIT Tech and valuelabs as her past roles.

    She is also a certified Employer Brand Leader from EB college, Australia and also currently pursuing her digital marketing and analytics certification from ISB, Hyderabad. 

    An amazing fact about her is that she is an imaginative problem solver who connects the dots between storytelling and business strategy.

     

    Follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rollyarora/

     

    Follow #TGV hosts on LinkedIn:

     

    Naveen  Samala:     https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

     

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

     

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    24 min
  • No Code/ Low Code Platforms | Gautam Nimmagadda, (CEO, QUIXY) | GLOBAL CXO SERIES | #TGV186

    No Code/ Low Code Platforms | Gautam Nimmagadda, (CEO, QUIXY) | GLOBAL CXO SERIES | #TGV186

     

    Software Development, App Development, Career Guidance.

    Introduction:

    Soon, the world would need millions of apps and websites to be developed. Not everyone would have the necessary technical skills required for developing such solutions for their business. This is where no code/low code comes into picture, it eliminates coding and lets users make beautiful apps and websites using drag, drop and edit features.

    This is necessary in two ways; one is to reduce the workload of the developers as the demand for software could increase in comparison to available developers. It will also benefit businesses and make them more independent

     

    In the episode:

    0:00:00 Start

    0:02:53 Gautam’s career journey so far.

    0:06:56 What is low code/no code platform all about?

    0:08:54 Background/Evolution of no code/low code.

    0:12:57 What do you think will be the future of coding?

    0:14:25 What motivated you to get into a mission to create a million citizen developers?

    0:16:21 Quixy: A No code platform.

    0:19:07 Rapid fire questions 

    0:21:34 What is your one piece of advice for those aspiring to make big in their careers?

    0:23:00 Trivia on Programming Language. 

     

    About the guest:

    Gautam holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Iowa, US, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from CBIT Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Osmania University. With over 12 years in the technology sector, Mr. Gautam Nimmagadda is the Founder and CEO of Quixy, a no-code digital transformation platform. In his role as a dynamic entrepreneur, Gautam captain’s leadership, customer engagement, strategizing solutions, and strong business acumen while building a world-class team at Quixy. His expertise lies in product ideation, product building, process optimizations, to name a few.

    Connect with #TGV hosts:

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

    Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Connect with Gautam on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/matuagn/

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gautam_n1mmagadda/

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/matuagn?lang=en

    #nocode, #lowcode, #coding, #dev, #shownotes, #podcast, #careerdevelopment, #naveensamala, #tgv, #theguidingvoice. #sudhakarnagandla, #quixy, #softwarecode 

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    26 min
  • BOOSTING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN THE WFH ERA | Vedashree Nagabhushan | #TGV185

    BOOSTING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN THE WFH TIMES | Vedashree Nagabhushan | #TGV185

    Employee experience is a worker's perceptions about his or her journey through all the touchpoints at a particular company, starting with job candidacy through to the exit from the company.

     

    In this episode:

    • 0:00:00 Intro 
    • 0:03:25 Top their things that contributed to the growth of the Guest
    • 0:05:40 How Adaptability helps to grow as a leader
    • 0:16:54 Things a leader should keep in mind during WFH.
    • 0:19:28 Rapid Fire
    • 0:21:48 The Final advice to consider
    • 0:22:24 Learn fast, fail fast, and grow faster
    • 0:24:05 Trivia

     

    About the Guest:

    In a large career spanning about 23 years plus, she has led large delivery options in various technologies, domains, and clients.

    She has worked in the Onsite Offshore model and had worldwide experience with clients at various locations.

    She has also explored High end consulting as a part of the Wipro Test Process Consultancy team.

    Connect with her on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedashree-nagabhushan

    Connect with the #TGV hosts on LinkedIn:

    Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

    Don’t forget to mail your suggestions and feedback.

    Email: [email protected]  or WhatsApp: +91 9494 587 187 

    Follow our social media pages for upcoming events and episodes.

     

    Tags:

    #employees, #WFH

    #employee experience, #employeeengagement, #employers, #work, #covid, #leadership, #job, #workplace, #employment, #employeeappreciation, #recruitment, #jobs, #employeeexperience, #employer, #entrepreneur, #employeebenefits, #recruiting, #hiring, #career, #team, #management, #teamwork, #workfromhome, #success

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    27 min
  • Managing Databases in the CLOUD | Pritam Sahoo | #TGV184

    Genre: Cloud Services, Career Development.

    Cloud services are services provided by certain companies which allows remote accessibility of data with the help of internet.

    These services are very important as many companies have branches overseas which makes it difficult for employees to collaborate and work on certain projects. One of the emerging companies who provide reliable cloud resources is google cloud services which will be discussed in detail in this episode.

     

    In the episode:

    • Start 0:00:00
    • Pritam’s career so far and top 3 things that helped him in his career. 0:02:55
    • What are different types of databases and how do they help the businesses? 0:04:22
    • What does google cloud offer to meet various DB requirements? 0:06:07
    • Data Warehousing options available on Google Cloud. 0:09:21
    • Google Cloud BigTable 0:12:56
    • How to get started with Database Migrations for homogeneous and heterogeneous scenarios? 0:15:51
    • Rapid fire questions 0:19:10
    • What would be your advice for those aspiring to make big in their careers? 0:23:21
    • Trivia on Websites 0:25:48

     About the guest:

    Pritam has 15 years of IT industry experience, with Specialization on Cloud (IaaS, PaaS), & pre-sales experience in various geographies and market segments. His specialities include Google Cloud, AWS, Oracle Public Cloud, PaaS, IaaS, Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Security, Oracle Identity & Access Management, Oracle Database Technology related products, SAP Databases, SAP HANA.

    Important Links:

    • Google Cloud Databases  https://cloud.google.com/products/databases
    • Relational Databases 

             Cloud SQL https://cloud.google.com/sql

             Cloud Spanner https://cloud.google.com/spanner

    • Non relational Databases 

             BigTable https://cloud.google.com/bigtable

             Firestore https://cloud.google.com/firestore

    • Relational DB Migrations i.e. Database Migration Service https://cloud.google.com/database-migration
    • Serverless Multicloud Datawarehouse Service on Google Cloud https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/

     

    Connect with Pritam on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/pritam-sahoo-77a438a/

    Naveen Samala

    https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala

    Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar

     

    Watch the video interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PO7Kk_yNkzM

     

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    28 min

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