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A Technical Manager with over 20 years in the High Tech industry with a passion for words. A practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach with over the years working in the corporate world globally. Over the years he has delivered solutions, managed engagements, built teams and mentored professionals from the code level to the board level.

As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and independent film maker he has made sure to not left any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of his. And he wants the same for others.

Founder or PenPositive a concept he conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.

As a Poet and blogger in English and Malayalam (മലയാളം - the language of Kerala, India). Hailing from Kozhikode (കോഴിക്കോട്) or Calicut. Also a Video Podcaster under the alias Ballatha Pahayan (ബല്ലാത്ത പഹയൻ) on YouTube.

• Gen Z @ Work by the Dad-Son Duo David and Jonah Stillman

  By vinodnarayan on March 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  As 72 Million Gen Zers plan to enter the work force as a GenX I find it a great time to learn more on how they will impact our work and life. As a parent to Gen Z and a… Read More ›

• Podcast Review #1 Agile for Humans

  By vinodnarayan on March 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  I switched from Android to iPhone last year. One of the reasons for doing so was iTunes. I was paying for a family plan as my 18 year old daughter wanted to listen to Rap and my 10 year old… Read More ›

• Are people stressed and overworked because they don’t have enough time to ‘THINK’?

  By vinodnarayan on March 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Thinking’ or may be the time to ‘THINK’ is getting scarce now. Our little handheld devices take such a lot of our time. Distractions, incomplete work and jumping from one priority to other, all leave people stressed and overworked. I… Read More ›

• Build Your Dream Network BYDN By Kelly Hoey

  By vinodnarayan on March 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Just finished reading Kelly Hoey’s book ‘Build Your Dream Network’. When I was on page 162 I wanted to give a try to what she was saying in her book. I went on Twitter and looked at one of her… Read More ›

• Don’t try getting into the Good Books!!!

  By vinodnarayan on March 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  “You need to work in order to get into their Good Books” we have all heard that a few times. It sounds as if people are walking around with two books in their hand. One to write the names of… Read More ›

• The Abundance Loop By Juliana Park

  By vinodnarayan on February 27, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The Abundance Loop by Juliana Park talks about the abundance loop in lieu of the scarcity loop. I know there are a lot of Self Help books out there but I was intrigued to read this, because Juliana is a… Read More ›

• How I became a Scrum Master

  By vinodnarayan on February 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  I wanted to always write about how I got here. I have several years’ experience working in the Hi-Tech space across three continents and 4 countries. It is nothing great looking at how traveled the general Tech Public is now… Read More ›

• How many of you are Workoholic Synonymous?

  By vinodnarayan on February 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  There are many people among us who work more than 40 hours a week. And I am not talking of like 41 or 42 hours, but way over that. You might also have read Melinda Gates recently say about the… Read More ›

• What my Mom taught me about Prioritization

  By vinodnarayan on February 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  As an agile coach I always tell my team and those I work with the importance of prioritization. If we prioritize we can contain waste. I believe prioritization is the first step towards going lean. The need to decide what… Read More ›

• Nothing Matters; But Results.

  By vinodnarayan on February 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Nothing matters if you can’t deliver results. It might sound ruthless; but that is the only business truth. And No sob story (however convincing) can replace actual results. You either did it or you did not….. period!! The ‘I Tried….. Read More ›