25 Leadership Learnings from my Managers

1. 25 Leadership
Learnings from
my Managers
Ashok Srinivaspur

2. People step up based on your expectations. Have high
expectations
Be interested in people's growth and give time to your reportees.
Don't be a guest actor
Show curiosity in understanding how engineers solved technical
problem. People feel appreciated
It can't be work always. Smile. Loosen up. Talk informally about
things outside of work.
Spend time coaching people. Showing interest in their career is a
great motivator for them

3.  Your reportees can love and respect you. You will fail if you can't
deliver
 You don't need to have all the answers as long as you are
interested in learning
 You can be the smartest guy. if you don't listen to your reportees
and take their inputs you will fail
 Listening, good analytical skill in understanding problems, good
communication and standing up for what you believe will make
you a respectable leader
 Have a positive and can do attitude always. You lose respect
when you are a complainer

4. IF YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE
WELL, YOU CAN'T MANAGE
WELL
PLEASANT PERSONALITY
HELPS IN BEING A GOOD
MANAGER. BE
APPROACHABLE
RESPECT PEOPLE TIME
ALWAYS. BE ON TIME FOR
ALL MEETINGS ESPECIALLY
WHEN A MEETING IS
ATTENDED BY PEOPLE
BELOW YOUR GRADE LEVEL
SHOW INTEREST IN
ADDRESSING PEOPLES
CHALLENGES, OFFER HELP.
NEVER BE TOO BUSY
MANAGING UP
NEVER MANAGE JUST BY
NUMBERS OR METRICS. IT IS
A PIECE OF PUZZLE NOT
EVERYTHING

5. if you can solve the problem now, do it NOW. Don't
procrastinate. Piling up things will make you ineffective in
your job
Know when to go deep and when not to. Going deep in
everything will cost you time/energy and defocuses you
from bigger objectives
Be on top of things, make fast decisions and be super
organized to be an effective leader
Written clear communication and communicating often puts
entire team on the same page. Written communication is
one of the best way to scale your management

6. HAVING MULTI-
DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
HELPS YOU IN BECOMING
A BETTER LEADER
GOOD MANAGER
IDENTIFIES YOUR
STRENGTHS THAT YOU
MAY NOT BE AWARE OF
GOOD PRODUCT
UNDERSTANDING AND
WILLINGNESS TO LEARN
ABOUT THE PRODUCT IS
A MUST TO BE AN
EFFECTIVE ENGINEERING
LEADER
GIVE THE CONTEXT AND
THE REASON FOR
PUTTING YOUR ASK TO
YOUR PEOPLE.
AMBIGUOUS ASK WILL
GENERATE AMBIGUOUS
RESPONSE AND
FRUSTRATES YOUR
REPORTEES
START WITH AN ENQUIRY
MINDSET AND NOT A
QUESTIONING MIND
WHEN THINGS ARE NOT
CLEAR OR JOB IS NOT
DONE.
HOW YOU RUN YOUR
MEETINGS IS A GOOD
PROXY FOR YOUR
MANAGEMENT
EFFECTIVENESS