Sreeja V
@Wordsmith · 1:04
Leading a multi cultural business: Gautam Billa, VP, International Sales Engineering, Ciena
He thrives on enthralling and inspiring curiosity and interest in the awesome and cutting edge tech that Ciena has to offer, opening new business opportunities for customers and helping them transform faster. I'm delighted to welcome Gotham to the Thought Leadership series to understand how, through the years, he has been able to bring his expertise and people management skills to handle a multicultural business. International sales engineering lead for Ciena. Welcome, Gotham
Gautam Billa
@gbliia · 4:32
Now, as I evolved into managerial and leadership roles, I started interacting more and more with people. And guess what? The same rules don't apply anymore. When you send a message to people, the response always differs based on a lot of factors who sent the message, in what situation, what the relationships look like. Is there a history? What's the context? What's the perception? What's the intent behind the message? And at times, the perceived intent