Category: Life

  • How to find Potential Leaders in your team

    Hi friends, I would like to share something that I recently had to figure out as I thought about my succession planning. As a leader of group of people, I was in a lookout of who can potentially be the next leader in the team. After lot of reading of leadership pipeline and blogs, articles…

  • Developing with end users in the same room? Being proud about it and getting things done!

    Photo:http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/keep-calm-and-stay-proud-11/ I am in general an aggressive (aggressive in getting my work done) software developer. I want to get things done as they come. I do not like a TODO items sitting around even though its small. This means working fast, taking quick decisions, using fail fast methods. It also includes continuous education to yourself…

  • Solving the problem is the interesting part, providing finishing touches – not so much. What to do?

    Developers are usually problem solvers, we solve problems and once we solve the core of it we have a tendency to call it done. However completing the rest of it, the finishing touches takes a looong time. The 99% complete syndrome is a documented fact that aligns well with software development and developers. I have…

  • Interviewing: The other side of the table.

    Hey Friends, It’s been a while since I have made a post, I have a lot to write but I have been bit busy with work, family, friends and some side projects. Today I want to dedicate this post to “Interviewing“. In my new job I have been given an opportunity to interview people for…

  • New Year, New Things, again.

    Happy New Year friends, 2013 passed in blink of an eye and it was an amazing year for me. 2014 on the other hand brings so many new things in life. Before I go on about 2014, I would like to mention a few highlights about 2013. Of Course the highlight of 2013 was that…

  • Getting Started…

    For all of you, as you may or may not have read in my profile I am Bhavin Surela. I call myself a Software/Web Developer and that’s what my designation says at the place where I work. If I had to judge myself I would call myself a pretty decent de…