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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.
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307/365 Prescriptive or just Guardrails
There are two approaches when doing something or making others do it. One is to make the process very prescriptive and the other is to just offer some guardrails. And there are people who might like either of these. Some people… Read More ›
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306/365 Why do we hide things?
The other day I mentioned that Transparency need not hurt us but another thought came to mind today. Why do we hide things from others. I feel it is because of some fear and also our inability to understand what the result of not… Read More ›
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305/365 Starting InDriveView again
I think it was 7 years back that I first did an InDriveView.The idea was simple. I had just bought a GoPro and I would mount it on my car and have someone in the passenger seat and then we… Read More ›
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304/365 Why I Like my job
Today is a Friday when I wrote this. I( was thinking about the Passion Profession post and video that I made two days back. There is more to it. The question was why I like my job. I think irrespective… Read More ›
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303/365 The need for regular maintenance
I am not a person who does planned maintenance be it vehicle or on myself. ‘Myself’ is changing as I get older, but I think I can still be better. Vehicles, I have never maintained and it has cost me dearly,… Read More ›
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302/365 Something extra on Passion and Profession
I have written about passion and profession before. Today I was thinking about it and I have some additional thoughts. I consider profession to be something that we are good at and passion to be something we are passionate about and love… Read More ›
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301/365 That last minute guy in me
Today I was about to reach the office and realized I had not taken my antibiotics and painkillers. As you might know I had my tooth extracted last week. I had in fact left home early and so I still… Read More ›
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300/365 This is a good mark to think forward
So this is day 300 of the project. 65 more to go. I was thinkin what I gained doing this. And I could not single out one reason. Maybe what I gained is dormant. Obviously using your writing muscles might… Read More ›
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299/365 Another Series that I started to Binge Watch
After Binge Watching Billions I was thinking if there is any other series I can start on. But I have not been lucky. Watched a few limited series and a few other. But now I am hooked on to Queen… Read More ›
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298/365 Another Tooth Extracted and memories of an earlier one
As a kid I don’t remember going to a dentist. But I do have a faint memory of going to dentist who lived two houses behind us. Now I am not sure if I went there for me or my… Read More ›
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