In this conversation, Mani Ratnam, Senior Vice President at Strategic Education Inc shares his  thoughts and experiences, with Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting, related to:The transition from being a techie to someone visualizing and creating a larger impactHow wanting to take ownership of the impact helped in this transition over timeGetting guidance from many experienced mentors and learning by doing / failingUsing a data driven experimentation approach, based on some formal models such as lean thinking, six sigma etcUnderstanding the user personas and their challenges when designing the key value propositions for the companyWhy data alone is not sufficient to make decisionsHis views on delivering knowledge not just in tie, but also just enough as needed at that momentThe significance of a culture of innovation Encouraging teams to take risksHow to help new team members think team results above individual contributionsHis thoughts on work life balanceGetting teams aligned to a larger goalHis perspective on the future of IT as a career option, and his own learning in this careerMani Ratnam is a Senior executive with deep business and technology experience leading Strategic Business Transformation initiatives and Operations. His Specialties include: Strategic Planning, Information Technology, Product Development, Big Data, Analytics, Customer Experience, Operations, CRM (SalesForce).He can be reached at: www.linkedin.com/in/mani-ratnam-6812044  (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_mani-2Dratnam-2D6812044&d=DwMFAg&c=bzqg8wBG-gmCffjjhiRy9RUbPhJ6AtQiizA-WVtoiSk&r=sXnBnMpFCw7fwo0iMNgQ1knmlCaviVvmE-p5pRkTjh0&m=dNRh88K60K8BHElfY2Tal5hihHqfrvYAS79U2VkyJy0&s=oydhc4HDRCi4YTyWTzqJ7YcGo2jc5bCFSr52PTSHiaM&e=) [email protected]