Striking A Balance

Background: A resident of Chennai, Jagadish was always fascinated by
mathematics and pursued it as her main subject for graduation. Her father being
an engineer himself encouraged her. Two decades ago, when Jagadish decided to
learn computers, they did not stop her and she got a diploma in computer
science. This was the turning point in her life that helped her establish a
strong foothold in the IT space. She joined Dax Networks, where she met her
husband.

Challenges: She feels that every field has its own scopes and
challenges and one has to face them with courage. She is not bogged down by any
gender bias or insecurity. Having joined Dax Networks as a trainee, she became
its COO through a lot of hard work and sacrifice. Her only challenge is
maintaining a work-home balance. So far, she has managed it well, without
allowing one to over shadow the other.

Sudha Jagadish, COO, Dax Networks

Strengths: Jagadish attributes her success to hard work and the
passion she has for learning and improving herself. Her analytical and logical
thinking, courtesy her training in mathematics, have been her greatest
strengths. According to her, eliminating the problem, rather than pondering over
it, is the crux of all successful decision making. Jagadish believes in leading
her team from the front regularly, but is not comfortable taking credit for her
team's success. She believes that a good manager must possess a strong bond with
the team, which would take the company to greater heights.

Family: Even though she is busy with her work, she manages to spend
time with her family. “I always tries to strike a balance between my work and
family, I have a school going son who needs constant companionship and I try to
be around him so that he can share things with me,” she said. Even though her
husband worked with her for a long time there has rarely been any differences of
opinion between the two at any time, both in the office and at home.

Hobbies: Jagadish is a shopaholic freak and likes to indulge in it
whenever she gets time. Apart from that, she loves reading books but has no
specific inclination for a particular author or subject. She prefers to read
books rather than watch mindless sitcoms on television. And above all this, she
loves to spend most of her free time with her family.

NR Sethuraman

sethuramannr@cybermedia.co.in