My Story

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A Beautiful Journey : Story Thus Far …

After 35 years of working with various global corporations ( Cognizant, HP, Wipro, Microland, TVS Electronics I ( AN for friends) retired on the 31st of December,2018 and entered the next phase of life which I call the “Phase of Purposeful Impact” . During my long career, I held senior leadership positions in the domains of Automobiles, Computer peripherals manufacturing, Enterprise IT, IT services, Enterprise Applications, Global Delivery, Delivery Excellence, Learning &Development etc., I am extensively travelled, led high performing and multi cultural teams that I was fortunate to work with. Feel thankful for the opportunities to build and transformationally scale functions and business during the 3rd and 4th industrial revolutions by putting people in the front and building strong and agile Leadership teams that could scale.  In my  last and my most cherished role, I was the Global Head of Learning for Cognizant Technologies responsible for learning strategies for 280,000 employees across 53 countries.

A warm and happy family man , a trusted and caring friend, an ethical and respected leader and a lifelong learner is how I perceive myself to be. The wonderful woman I am happily married to for 34 years, my two incredible sons and a doting daughter in law form the epicentre of my world.

My fond hope and desire is to give back and contribute to the causes of continuous learning, learning as a culture and learning agility as a core success skill through various roles and forums.

This blog is the platform for my expression, sharing, listening and learning as I travel, meet people, visit places, learn something new all the time and capture life as it happens.

Life is beautiful. A journey of purposeful impact to help others attain their own full potential by being a Learning Sherpa is what keeps me excited .. day after day after. day..

“a fancy for work and an aptitude for play is what work life integration is all about ... a n rao”

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