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I am a senior engineering executive with 25+ years of experience building and scaling…
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I had a great time at the Women In Tech Regatta yesterday. ⛵️ Heather Knowles and I co-hosted a Captain’s Table to talk about the gap between being…
I had a great time at the Women In Tech Regatta yesterday. ⛵️ Heather Knowles and I co-hosted a Captain’s Table to talk about the gap between being…
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MetaShift - Why great leaders get stuck and how to evolve beyond expertise in the AI Era
Amazon
A must-read blueprint for leadership transformation in the age of AI.
In an era where Generative AI is reshaping everything we know about leadership and innovation, METASHIFT offers a groundbreaking approach based on real experiences from Microsoft and Amazon.
Drawing from his journey as a founding member of Microsoft Teams and his current role leading AI initiatives at Amazon, Sharad Bajaj presents:
• A practical framework for leadership evolution in the AI age • Real-world…A must-read blueprint for leadership transformation in the age of AI.
In an era where Generative AI is reshaping everything we know about leadership and innovation, METASHIFT offers a groundbreaking approach based on real experiences from Microsoft and Amazon.
Drawing from his journey as a founding member of Microsoft Teams and his current role leading AI initiatives at Amazon, Sharad Bajaj presents:
• A practical framework for leadership evolution in the AI age • Real-world case studies from Teams, AWS, and Amazon Connect • Actionable strategies for transforming technical expertise into adaptive leadership • Battle-tested approaches for integrating human and artificial intelligence. -
Drive to Thrive
Self
See publicationDrive to Thrive is a book that will help you bring greater depth, understanding, and clarity to your leadership and management style. Every chapter will propel you towards making operational and managerial excellence a habit to thrive as a manager and build a high performing team. After reading the book, you will be able to effectively manage your team by building the right team culture and putting the right processes in place. This book will explain to you the key team management, team…
Drive to Thrive is a book that will help you bring greater depth, understanding, and clarity to your leadership and management style. Every chapter will propel you towards making operational and managerial excellence a habit to thrive as a manager and build a high performing team. After reading the book, you will be able to effectively manage your team by building the right team culture and putting the right processes in place. This book will explain to you the key team management, team building, and self-growth concepts with practical examples.
Patents
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Screen sharing via a thin client application
Issued US 11122149
See patentA server device may host a communication application that remotely accessed by a computing device. Display data generated by a remotely accessed application is communicated to the computing device from the server device. The display data generated by the remotely accessed application is communicated from the computing device to another computing device associated with a user participating in the communication session hosted by the communication application. A communication application executing…
A server device may host a communication application that remotely accessed by a computing device. Display data generated by a remotely accessed application is communicated to the computing device from the server device. The display data generated by the remotely accessed application is communicated from the computing device to another computing device associated with a user participating in the communication session hosted by the communication application. A communication application executing on the other computing device displays a user interface of the remotely accessed application by processing the display data.
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Integrating a web-based CRM system with a PIM client application
Issued US US 12/820,166
See patentA customer relationship management (CRM) system utilizes a form definition, user interface (UI) definitions, and UI code to generate Web pages for interacting with CRM data. A CRM plug-in is configured to execute in conjunction with a personal information manager (PIM) client application and to utilize the same form definition, UI definitions, and UI code utilized by the CRM system to generate the Web-based CRM interface. The UI definitions are utilized to present UI controls for performing…
A customer relationship management (CRM) system utilizes a form definition, user interface (UI) definitions, and UI code to generate Web pages for interacting with CRM data. A CRM plug-in is configured to execute in conjunction with a personal information manager (PIM) client application and to utilize the same form definition, UI definitions, and UI code utilized by the CRM system to generate the Web-based CRM interface. The UI definitions are utilized to present UI controls for performing CRM-related functionality in the context of a UI generated by the PIM client application. The UI code utilized by the CRM system to implement Web-based UI controls can be utilized to implement the UI controls in the context of the PIM client application. The form definition utilized by the CRM system might be utilized to display CRM fields in the UI presented by the PIM client application.
Honors & Awards
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Leadership Bench Program
Microsoft
Microsoft Leader bench program participant for accelerate the Leadership skills. This was two year program to learn about leadership from current leaders in Microsoft.
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Microsoft Gold Star (2008)
Microsoft
Languages
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Hindi
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Punjabi
Elementary proficiency
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