Raghavan Venugopal
About
Raghavan Venugopal is currently an executive director, a member of the C-level team at Wiwynn International Corporation, an industry leader in cloud infrastructure integrator segment partnering with Top 10 Service Providers in the world. Prior to this he was the director of engineering and product development strategy at HPE, responsible for Cloudline servers that catered to the service provider segment. Throughout his career he has transformed organizations with his unique customercentric approach to success resulting in a 250 percent increase in revenue, a 40 percent increase in time to market, a 30 percent efficiency in costs, a 50 percent improvement in quality, and forty-two new patents in three new technologies. Raghavan holds a bachelor’s in engineering from Annamalai University, India, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Tennessee Tech University, and an executive MBA from Jones School of Business, Rice University. Raghavan holds twenty-seven patents and has twice been published.
Adapt: Your First Step Towards Success That Lasts
NAVIGATING LEADERSHIP IN A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY COMES WITH TWISTS, TURNS, AND SURPRISES. THE BEST WAY TO KEEP PUSHING FORWARD IS TO ADAPT.
The year is 2011, and Ram is hungry. He wants to be a leader and bring InfraT to the next level. The world is changing rapidly: smartphones are everywhere, personal computers are in every home, and flash is changing the game. But before Ram can set out to achieve everything that he has dreamed for himself and his company, he has to learn how to be a leader.
Follow his journey in Raghavan Venugopal’s debut book, Adapt. The first part of a three-part series follows Ram’s journey as a senior manager, realizing what he doesn’t know about leadership, learning key lessons, and applying them to the solutions his team needs to grow. Leading up to an unexpected twist, Adapt begins to shine a light on Venugopal’s philosophy in leadership and business.
There is a lot that new managers don’t know about leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Adapt tells you what it’s important to know!
Know Thy Self: looking within and adjusting your behavior to help you become a better leader
Know Thy Team: assessing the personalities on your team and guiding them to effective collaboration
Know Thy Environment: taking a broader look at where your team fits within an organization
Know Thy Objective: defining the goal and communicating the plan to the team
Know Thy Destination: understanding the road to your destination may change, but with a solid idea of your destination in mind, you will always get there in the end
Witnessing Ram’s time as a senior manager as it unfolds is more than just a compelling story. It offers the opportunity to address any twists, turns, and surprises in your own story, knowing everything that Ram had to learn along the way.
Allow Ram’s journey to be a tool for reflection, assessment, and adapting to your professional situation. Get your copy of Adapt now!