Emotions and business:

I am back to blogging after a hiatus. I relocated from Singapore to Noida, left Barclays to join Cadence... to complete it, I am back to eternal happiness :-).

OK, let's focus on today's topic. Whether you love it or hate it, emotions are an integral part of business these days. Obviously, depending on how one uses/misuses/abuses them, they may act to the advantage of disadvantage of onself, and of course, the business, at large.

Let me tell you my inspiration behind this write-up. I (re)joined Cadence about a month back, and in the last few days, I created about 20-odd CRs on my product (the product for which I have been(re)hired.) The CRs were on the user-guide, tutorial, workshop, software, and use-model. This did not go well with a few people who thought that I am proving a point to the management, or playing around with the product without taking them into confidence.

I agree that the politically-correct way would have been to discuss my observations with people who have more experience w the product, and then bash the product. However, when it comes to business, I am an emotionally malnutritioned bloke. I have only one objective at work -- business. I am critical of the emotions of my colleagues, and give due reverence to them only when the emotions translate into passion.

A problem that I see is that people start associating themselves with their products. That is suicidal. A product and a person who owns that product are different entities. I am hired to take this product to the zenith, and in the process, if I happen to strangulate the existing version of the product, great! However, if people take it personally, I am sad... for them... but definitely not regretful.