Guest: Ranganath Sadasiva, Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)Episode Summary:In this episode of the Full Stack Leadership Podcast, Krishna Prasad talks to Ranganath Sadasiva, CTO of HPE. With over 30 years of leadership experience spanning sales, product development, and technology strategy, Ranganath shares powerful insights into staying relevant in an ever-changing tech landscape. Listeners will gain from his perspectives on transitioning across roles, influencing stakeholders, and blending deep technical know-how with strong business acumen.Key Leadership Insights:Stay Relevant: The central mantra for long-term leadership success is staying relevant through self-learning and contextual awareness.Fearless Leadership: Courage comes from preparation, data-driven thinking, and a will to succeed, not merely avoiding failure.Winnable, Executable, Profitable: Great business development is about balancing customer needs with delivery feasibility and business viability.Preparation Builds Influence: Influence across stakeholders improves with structured preparation, role clarity, and early communication.Customer-Centric = Business-Centric: There's no business impact without customer understanding and alignment.Communicating Technology Simply: Leaders must make technology understandable for non-tech stakeholders using analogies, simplification, and clarity.Business Acumen: Understanding the company's business and the broader industry landscape. Continuous Learning: Engage daily with content, discussions, and feedback to stay ahead in a fast-moving digital world.Quotable Knowledge Nuggets:"You should never start a novel from the middle. Set the context first." "Discipline is freedom. Preparation gives you the courage to commit boldly.""Before the coffee gets cold, the customer expects an answer. Come prepared.""Good salespeople aren't just closers—they're challengers who understand delivery limits.""You can't run a 100-meter race starting 50 meters behind. Communicate or be left behind."Resources & Connect:Visit us at: https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/full-stack-leadershipcast/Follow Full Stack Leadership Podcast on Spotify /Amazon musi / LinkedIn / YouTube for more such leadership journeysConnect with the host on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-krishna-prasadIf this episode inspired you, share it with your team and tag us with your favorite knowledge nugget!#full-stack-leadershipcast #pm-powerconsultingAbout the Guest:Ranganath Sadasiva is the Chief Technology Officer for Hewlett Packard Enterprise India.Ranganath is responsible for bringing in thought leadership across HPE's Edge to Cloud businesses, delivering best in class technology experience for customers. He works closely with the enterprise segments, understanding their business and technology needs and developing HPE's point of view aligned with HPE technology vision including Artificial Intelligence and Hybrid Cloud.With more than 30+ years of experience in the technology industry, Ranganath is an accomplished Technologist, Thought Leader and Management Executive working across ICT technologies in India and Asia Pacific Japan regions. He has done various customer-centric roles across Sales, Product Development and Consulting in these geographies. As a Mentor in HPE's Digital Catalyst Program, he works towards aiding co-innovation with startups for a digital future. He is a Mentor of Change with Niti Aayog, Government of India, TEDx Speaker and a member in the ASSOCHAM Al Task Force.Before joining HPE, Ranganath served as Director, Enterprise Research for IDC India and was responsible for overall Enterprise Research in areas including Hardware, Software and Enterprise services and emerging technologies like Al, Cloud, IOT Analytics, Big data etc. Before IDC, Ranganath served as Regional Sales Director for Spectra APJ and EMEA and earlier as Director of Product Management, Asia Pacific in Japan for HPE storage. He has also held roles with HCL infosystems and CADD systems.Widely known in the industry for his insights on technology and its articulation, he's an expert speaker across customers and industry forums.Connect with Ranganath Sadashiva on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranganath-sadasiva/
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