Mangalam

Mangalam, a seasoned professional, who graduated in Botany and picked up IT as a profession hasn’t looked back since 2006. With an association of 14 years with ThoughtWorks, She has a diverse range of experiences from product management and consulting to entrepreneurship and  authoring a book. She is currently the Delivery Head of one of the largest accounts (with 100 team members) in ThoughtWorks Bangalore.

Like most of us Mangalam desires to have a balance between her professional and  personal life. During her ‘me’ time she fancies picking up her paintbrush and putting her artistic vision across the canvas or simply doodling her thoughts out. She enjoys cooking sumptuous dinner along with her son and advises all remote workers to find their balance.

She believes in empowering women and has been associated with initiatives like Inner Voice, preparing women to talk at the conferences; given the current pandemic situation she wants to explore ways to do this remotely. 

Remote working can sometimes lead to prolonged working hours and maintaining the right body posture can be challenging. She combats this by taking her calls as she walks and taking short breaks as and when necessary.

Mangalam also recommends maintaining a personal connection with team members as she herself is very empathetic towards her team. In the current lockdown situation she got in touch with every member of her team and tried to understand how they have been coping with the situation. Of course, working away from the office has its pros and cons. When she conducted a poll with her team members, around 30% responded positively to working from home. However, she believes that working remotely during the lockdown is far more challenging than regular work from home.