The Cranky Middle Manager #39 Managing in India With Naveen Lakkur
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #039
Most Westerners have no real idea of what India’s all about- and let’s face it we’ll either be working with or FOR someone from there soon, if we’re not already. Besides time zones, what are some of the challenges to being a manager in that booming economy? We talk to Naveen Lakkur, CEO of Compassites Software Solutions.
By the way, thanks to Rajesh Setty ( who will be a guest on the show soon) for setting this interview up. Enjoy.
SHOW NOTES
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager- ever feel like a Russian nuclear missile? Find out how.
This show is dedicated to Bahadur Shah Zafar, last Moghul leader of India (okay, it’s in Pakistan now, but the borders were fluid back then), and victim of a particularly vicious corporate takeover.
2:30 Podcast Network (TPN) is looking for hosts all over the world. Heck if I can have a show…..
3:30 An Indian quote of the week, and pondering on IIT graduates. How the world has changed.
5:24 Welcome Naveen Lakkur. Besides Time Zones… what are the challenges in developing managers in that red-hot environment?
8:00 I’ve taken some shots at GE, but they’re doing a lot to develop managers in India. Even Microsoft gets some props. The world IS changing……
12:15 As someone who manages people, what are they doing well and what’s not going so swell? Talk about Diversity issues….
20:00 Are the schools in India turning out managers or just great individual contributors?
26:00 Here’s an extensive list of things Naveen learns from:
BLOGS
http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com
http://www.tompeters.com
Yeah, we know that one……
BOOKS:
“Man Management†Divine discourses on Management by Sri Sathya Sai Baba I can’t find this one in Amazon… if anyone can find me a link, EMAIL ME
“Jonathan Livingston Seagull†a story by Richard Bach
“Offshore Outsourcing†by Marcia Robinson and Ravi Kalakota
“Co-opetition†by Adam M Brandenburger and Barry J Nalebuff
“Success@life†by Ron Rubin and Stuart Avery Gold
“Tough time’s never last, but tough people do†– Robert H Schuller
“Awaken The Giant Within†by Anthony Robins
“First Things First†– Stephen R Covey
“Who Moved My Cheese?†EDITORIAL NOTE: I put this one in under protest. I know where my cheese is…. I’m just lactose intolerant.
“Passion, Profit and Power†By Marshal Sylver
“Rich Dad, Poor Dad†by Robert Kiosaki More disclosure- I actually wrote a review on one of these sequel books. You can check it out here.
March 17th, 2006 at 11:37 am
[...] My mentor, friend, fellow navigator, co-founder and CEO of Compassites Software Solutions, Naveen Lakkur, gave an interview for the popular show in podcast network, “Cranky Middle Manager Show”. If you have a dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur, then this is the guy whom you could look at as a great example. A serial entrepreneur who has been key in bringing up five successful companies, Naveen has a lot of innovative ideas that can make a significant difference to a company from traditional companies. [...]
March 22nd, 2006 at 2:18 am
[...] Wayne Turmel contacted my good friend Rajesh Setty that he wanted to interview him for the popular show “The Cranky Middle Manager Show†about the topic “Managing in Indiaâ€. Rajesh linked Wayne to me saying I might be suitable for the topic. Thus my podcast experience started and also associations with a wonderful host like Wayne. [...]
March 24th, 2006 at 3:19 am
to add to your booklist; Ping A Frog in Search of A New Pond by Stuart Avery Gold. Perhaps the BEST book about managing risk and change.
April 24th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
[...]  Rajesh is the author of the book Beyond Code- with a forward by Tom Peters, so you know he’s connected, and the “Life Beyond Code” Blog. He also possesses a skill I’m trying to cultivate- he’s a world class networker. He’s the one who hooked me up with Naveen Lakkur for show #39. [...]