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| M. M. "Sath" Sathyanarayan |
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| President, Global Development Consulting, Inc. |
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| First Car |
| An old Plymouth Valiant |
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| Favorite Restaurant |
| BJ's in Cupertino, CA; they serve a variety of foods |
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| What are three things most people don't know about you?
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1. I have started to learn golf.
2. I love music.
3. I enjoy Indian classical dance—BharataNatyam.
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| What's been your greatest adventure in life? |
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My greatest professional adventure was the pioneering work in global outsourcing in the early 90s while at HP/Tandem; most people had not heard of the concept. I still remember the comment from an executive who was leaving the company “Good luck to you; you are going to need it!” We had to come to grips with so many issues at the time and develop processes. It was fun working with a highly dedicated team both here in the US and in India and I credit the tremendous team work that made it very successful.
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| What's your best childhood memory? |
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Visiting with my grandparents.
My father as my Guru (he was a teacher) who taught me math and English.
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| If you could have a conversation with a person of your choice, past, present or future, who would that person be and why? |
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My parents; I would like them to see how well things have turned out, all due to their effort and sacrifices.
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| Tell us about your favorite hobby. |
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Golf; Ever since I got introduced to golf a few years ago, I have been fascinated with the game. It is a constant learning experience and I enjoy the challenge.
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| What are you currently reading? What is your favorite book? |
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Most recent non-business books I read are by Dan Brown (1) Da Vinci Code and (2) Angels and Demons and (3) Digital Fortress.
I also like books by Michael Crichton and books on philosophy.
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| Is there a particular place or thing you want to see? |
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My wife and I enjoy travel. Europe is our favorite destination. But we want to continue to travel all over the world.
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| If you could give $10,000 to a charity, what would that charity be and why? |
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Sankara Eye Foundation; they are doing a lot of good work to restore vision for people in India who cannot afford to do it on their own.
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| If you weren't on the professional services career track, what would you be doing? |
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Devoting more time to learning golf and travelling.
Devoting more time to speaking and writing on my favorite topic - Global Outsourcing.
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| What is the path that led you to Professional Services/Consulting? |
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I have always enjoyed helping solve customer problems; since I happen to get into global outsourcing when it was still in its infancy, I gathered a lot of expertise on the subject. When my former colleagues and other business associates began venturing into global outsourcing, I began getting calls to help them; then I saw an ongoing need. So I established Global Development Consulting to fill that need.
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| What advice would you give to a recent graduate who just took a job in professional services? |
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Put customer first - sounds like a cliche - but putting it in practice is not always easy.
Listen hard to understand the challenges faced by your clients.
Think outside the box; think how best you can help solve their problems.
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