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perspective and the rest in more
balanced instruments,” she says.
“Over the long term, it has given me
decent returns.”
Power point: When your world has
gone into a spin, you need stability
to restore your perspective. Work
towards stability even if that means
a slightly longer waiting period.
Srividya, for instance, chooses to
keep Avaali growing out of her own
funds, opting to grow at a slow but
steady pace.
Strike a balance
Dealing with a rough spot or a
tragedy does not mean suppressing
your stress under hard work and
career goals all day. It is important
to seek joy in all that life has to
offer. Radhika, who spends long
durations aboard a ship, had to walk
a tightrope after her son was born.
Instead of being overwhelmed, she
found a middle ground. “Shipping
Corporation of India, my employer,
assigned me on a passenger ship
that was plying between Kochi and
Lakshadweep. After three days of
sailing, we would be in Kochi for two
days.” She was given this assignment
on an on/off basis until her son was
four or five years old. While her
family is often allowed to accompany
her on board, her mother-in-law
takes care of her son when she is
away, and Radhika makes sure she is
home for her son’s exams and family
vacations.Power point: Women pursuing
their careers in full earnest are often
ensnared by guilt. The trick, Srividya
believes, lies in spending quality
time with your loved ones whenever
you can: “I’d rather outsource the
cleaning tasks at home and sit with
my daughter when she is studying,
while I read a book. Even if we are
both engaged in our own activities,
the sheer presence of each other
gives us peace and calm.”
[email protected]Srividya Kannan
Founder & Director, Avaali
Solutions Pvt LtdSrividya has two decades
of experience across diverse
functions and extensive
experience in creating and
managing high-performance
teams working in large matrix
organisations such as Wipro,
Oracle, and SAP. From finance,
sales, innovation and partner
ecosystem to user groups,
training, development and
business operations, she has
a well-rounded experience in
managing multiple divisions.
Since the early days in her
career, she has refrained from
taking something big and
making it bigger. Instead, she
has always focused more on
responsibilities and projects
where she can either turn
around a dysfunctional or
loss-making venture, or set up
from scratch something entirely
innovative.
Srividya founded Avaali
Solutions in January 2013.
Avaali is a niche consulting
and technology services
company in the information
management space, and works
with large enterprises to help
them innovate and deliver
agile processes and increase
governance and compliance
with information management
solutions. Headquartered
in Bangalore, Avaali has
subsidiaries in the UAE and
Singapore.40 Outlook Money March 2018 http://www.outlookmoney.com
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