They say there's nothing permanent except change.
But what lies ahead of that is
that change brings new challenges
and you will need new skills to face those challenges.
Mewa, turn off the alarm.
Okay.
Malcolm Gladwell has written in his book, Outliers,
that you have to give 10,000 hours to gain expertise in any skill.
8 hours a day for 5 days a week makes 40 hours.
And 50 weeks a year makes 2000 hours.
I have spent 7000 hours in 3 and half years in Synnotech Innovations.
And I had coaching for 3000 hours in my college.
Good morning, mister.
Enter.
It's safe to assume that I have completed 10,000 hours
-and can be called an expert in the skill of coding. -Good morning.
Good morning.
And where you have invested more than 1000 hours
the comfort is your familiarity.
which keeps you active on every new monday.
-And there comes some new faces along with the old ones. -Hey.
That keeps us excited.
Good morning, Vikram.
Piyush. Nice shirt.
Thank you.
-How's it going? -Good.
Two months as a team lead, only good?
What did you learn? Any insights? Any gossip maybe?
I am just too new to all this.
But, yes, so far so good.
-Is it? -Yes.
Try this coffee.
Ruth, my client from my earlier company.
She sent me this Columbian coffee. She said it is very good. Just try it.
Let me know how it is.
But there's one thing that didn't change.
My colleagues and my friends.
They are in my team now.
And as they say, I am their team lead.
Buddy, be careful.
It's table tennis, not lawn tennis.
I was warming up.
Guys, the day has just started. Let's play in the evening.
Sunaina, why do you always worry about work?
Look at Piyush. What all he has achieved by playing table tennis.
-He didn't even have a beard when he came. -What?
He was having coffee with Vikram Malhotra today.
Black coffee. Proud of you, Piyush.
But I feel ashamed for you, buddy.
He has become a team lead.
And you are still a developer.
-Senior developer, Mr. Shetty. -Same thing.
Have you become the VP, Shetty?
At least he became a dad.
Are you the baby's dad, Shetty?
So, Piyush, the big daddy of all projects.
Multiple teams will be working on it.
And Jeffersons have recommended you for the security segment.
Actually, I had delivered a project for the Jeffersons as a team lead.
As a temporary team lead?
Right.
No, Piyush, I am not doubting your abilities.
I know that you are very good and capable.
Just that the scope and billability of this project are grand.
-I am sure. -So the time for net practice is done.
-And it is the real match now. -Yes.
And, Vikram, you don't have to worry about a thing.
My team and I will take care of everything.
I know. Megha said during the handover that you and your team are reliable.
In that case, if you need anything from me,
feel free to ask. I am here.
You should have asked for a cabin.
No, at least I don't feel I am working when I am here with you all.
It will be different there.
Who wants to work, buddy?
These days people only want to talk in private.
Shetty, there are private things to discuss. That's why it happens.
Unlike you. Jealous.
Congratulations, Piyush. A well-deserved promotion.
Thank you so much, Michelle. Thank you.
Piyush, I insisted that you should be handling
the security segment of the project.
This segment is the backbone of the project
and I wanted someone I can trust.
I mean, what can I even say to that, Michelle? That is so sweet.
I am very grateful for the opportunity.
So that's that, Michelle. I am gonna get back to you with timelines.
And as always, thank you for taking out your time.
And, yes, please say hi to Brendon for me.
Sure, bye.
Bye then.
What did you do? She's very fond of you.
No, they are just very sweet.
What should we give as the timeline for the first deliverable?
I was thinking that we can do it in, like, two weeks.
Piyush, the whole project has to be completed in two months.
What happened? You are analysing.
No, just...
Do you have any questions regarding the scope of the project?
-No. -Work?
-That is clear. Yeah. -Sure?
Piyush, considering your expertise and the track record of your team,
I think you are underestimating yourself a bit.
I have full faith in you, by the way.
One week.
-Sure? -Yes, damn sure.
It will be done.
Okay, then Friday is deliveries.
Saturday is deployment and Monday, we move on to other things.
-Yes, sounds good. -Okay.
I will give this timeline to Michelle, and...
That's the spirit.
As a team lead I might have taken up a big challenge.
But, I have an advantage.
I have the best team I could ask for.
You are a useless team lead.
Buddy, don't tell me this is your April fool prank.
-Piyush. -April...
You could have discussed this with your team at least once before committing.
-Exactly. -What could I have said?
Should I have said, Vikram, give me five minutes.
I will discuss this with my team and I will revert to you?
-Yes. -You guys.
Why did we make this WhatsApp group? You could have messaged there.
We have all muted that group.
I haven't.
I am asking, why are we not aggressively attacking this problem?
We have the deadline till Friday. We can do it.
Have you properly seen the scope of work?
Yes, there is an inscription, decryption, authentication,
identities and database, five modules.
-Five modules? -Yet, you said yes to Vikram?
-Yes, Shetty. -Let me get this straight.
At no point, did you think I should just say no?
Why should we say no?
Are you insane?
-Oops. -Exactly.
You go and tell Vikram it is not possible to finish by Friday.
-I will talk. -Go.
-Shetty, listen to me. -Guys, one second.
Please check your emails.
Vikram has committed to the Jeffersons.
So now we are...
Shit, shit, shit, shit.
What is this shit energy, guys?
Let's do it.
You are more adamant than my baby.
Shetty.
-Gautam, shall we? -Yes.
-Let's do it. -We will, right?
Yes, we will.
I will message in the group, Gautam.
-Sunaina? -Piyush.
Okay then. I will text on the group.
How's the name Murari for the baby?
Murari Shetty. I think both are second names, right?
-Yes. -No.
Why are you thinking so much? I told you. Gambhir Shetty.
It has a ring to it.
How long will you do away with this same joke?
-Why are you so serious? -I have it.
Zyan Shetty.
-No. -Sunaina, he's born in Pune.
-Pune. -Exactly, not in Poland.
Guys, think of some Indian names.
-Zyan. -Deadline.
-What a unique name. Deadline Shetty. -Guys.
Deadline is coming.
Guys, I have a strategy. Submission by Friday.
Piyush.
Is there any strategy to extend the day?
It's honestly very difficult.
-Guys, it's just five modules. -It can't be done in time.
You take care of three. I will handle two.
Oh, okay.
Good idea. I will be back.
Where are you going? Hear me out.
It's an important call.
You can discuss this and let me know later.
-Yes, baby. -Hmm.
-Baby. -You guys.
Guys, focus.
Okay. Be logical.
How will you do two modules till Friday? Tell us.
Exactly.
I will sort it out. But you do one module each.
-Let's do this as a team. -As a team.
Let's do it. What option do we have?
-Right? Just get to it. -Piyush.
-Go. -Guys.
Work. Please work.
-Good morning. -Morning.
-All on track. -Yes.
Listen, the marketing team needs a presentation of your segment.
-When? -By this week.
What is the presentation about?
You will be making it.
Whoever said when one door closes, the other one opens
was never a team lead.
Please mail me one profile of you all. I need it urgently.
-Sending. -You know everything about us, right?
Write it yourself.
Write it well. I will check.
So we come to the conclusion that as a direct correlation
between task delivery and team behaviour, right?
Now, in order to maximize market retention, I have divided
-it into four quadrants. -Yes.
I have some feedback.
Can we use eye-soothing colours and better fonts?
What's wrong with this colour? It's nice.
No one uses red and blue in a presentation.
The truth is, in solving one challenge,
four others crop up.
And on the challenges you have finished, you receive feedback.
How can that...
Sunaina, can you please tally this fund allocation sheet for me?
I have a meeting with the deployment team.
Piyush, I did engineering for Python. Not for excel.
What are you doing? Move this aside.
What's the point of us finishing the task when you won't?
I am finishing it.
-Can you do it? -Buddy.
Hello.
Okay, Supriya.
Move.
-Yes, Supriya. -Piyush, your new visiting card has come. Check.
Nothing to check. It will be fine. Please get it printed.
My job is to get it approved.
I will approve it via email. Anything else?
Yes, every year the team gets a recreational budget allotted.
Usually, we give goodie bags, but this year you have the option of a trip.
A trip won't be possible. There's a lot of work. Please give the goodie bags.
-Thank you. -Listen, one more thing.
-Yes. -There is an alignment meeting with the team leads tomorrow morning.
Attend that too.
No, Supriya, I can't.
I have a lot of work. I have to send emails.
I have to make a presentation, coordinate with my team
and I have two tasks that I am yet to start.
What all will I do?
Welcome to middle management.
This is also work. Attend it. You will get to learn from other team leads.
It will improve your confidence.
You won't repeat rookie mistakes.
Where's your ID card?
You can't do such things because you got a promotion.
-I have it with me. -Buck up, Piyush.
Building confidence is like constructing a structure.
It happens brick by brick.
Many of us think that we have become leaders.
He is going to torture us.
-A switch will turn on. -Same training with a new story.
And we will be ready to face...
Breathe, pray, breathe.
-Sorry to break it to you, guys. -You can't change
the class of a person by dressing him up in premium clothing.
In my experience of working with the big tech firms in the US
and the start-up firms of Bengaluru,
I have seen that every project and every client
and unfortunately every boss
-is going to be... -See the issue?
I could have done my module now.
First time here?
Yes.
How many years of experience do you have?
Three and a half years.
You would have done an executive MBA?
No.
You have some experience in management?
But that at the end of the day is what makes you a good and confident leader.
That was so inspirational.
Thank you, Thank you everybody.
Thank you so much Vikram. Alright guys.
Alright guys, at ease
So, everyone, hello. My name is Kalpesh Bhatia.
I'm sure you already know.
I have been asked to share my experience as a team lead.
And my learning from my on site.
Isn't he the one who handled a 15 million dollar project single-handedly?
There's one experience that I can share upfront.
The middle management in which we are involved
is like the tomato inside the sandwich.
You get grilled from both sides. And the juices will get out.
-Let's start networking with him. -Have you lost it?
How can we compete with such a team lead?
He will destroy our confidence.
Excuse me. Could you please come up here?
Yes, please come.
It's a simple task. Just pay attention.
You have to make each other take out a 500 rupee note.
How will you do it?
Hey, give me 500 rupees. I will return it tomorrow.
Sorry, I don't trust you.
You are not my brother.
Okay, you give it a try.
Return the 500 rupees I lent you yesterday.
Ask for ten or twenty.
When did you start giving 500 rupees?
If I get 500 rupees from your friend,
-From him? -Yes.
will you give me 500 rupees?
Sure, make it happen. I will pay you.
Buddy, give me a 500 rupee note.
I have change.
Here.
It's great. I got change.
This is cheating. This is an exchange.
What was the task?
To make him give 500 rupees.
No. Remember well.
What was the task?
The task was to make them take out a 500 rupee note.
You shall not assume the task. You have to understand it.
And then you have to do it with all you have got.
Now, my 500 rupees.
The point is, many a times the direct instruction won't work.
And that's why it's important to master the art of negotiation.
I call it hustling.
When did you come back?
It's been three months.
No news, no contact.
When did you bother to contact me when I was in the US for three years?
That's because when I was free, you were busy.
And when you were free, I had work.
Yes, the time zone was an issue.
- There he is. - Let's go.
Piyush, how was the meeting?
-It was fine. -Wow! NRI has come.
-Champion. -They are long distance
-best friends. -Pull the chair.
Yes.
How's everything?
-Sunaina, remember I was talking to you about a college friend? -Yes, of course.
The Kalpesh Bhatia. I have seen your profile on the company portal.
You were also working on Jeffersons, right?
Yes, interface module.
You are in security, right?
Thanks to Piyush.
Whatever you have learned, train him on that.
He has committed to an impossible deadline.
He has always over-committed.
You have become a team lead. Saying no is your biggest power.
I have seen those who say yes getting fired first.
I have always seen him say yes.
-Yes. -I have to ask you.
The ERP segment...
-Sunaina. -Okay.
-See you tomorrow. -See you.
-Fight well tomorrow. -I will try.
-Bye, buddy. -Piyush, bye.
Bye, buddy.
Piyush, drop me at Li mart.
You also come for old times' sake.
I order things online.
The feel you get in touch and feel is not there online.
Buddy.
Set a boundary for work. Don't let it bother you.
Everyone is working. It will be done by Friday.
It will be done this time.
What if there's a fuck-up the next time?
And most probably it will happen.
I have no experience.
Piyush, no one is born as a team lead.
Everyone has a first time.
True, but not everyone makes these rookie mistakes.
Sachin got out for zero in his first ODI.
Does anyone remember it? No.
Megha recommended you as a team lead because she might have felt something.
You are a long-standing player.
And I believe in you.
Just find your style.
Get out.
What happened?
We have reached Li mart.
You scared me.
Why are you silent?
Okay, see you.
Don't worry unnecessarily.
-Yes. -Gosh.
Asking for the last time. Wanna come?
No, you go.
Just chill, Piyush.
Who are you?
What kind of a person you are defines the kind of a leader you are.
Until you define your leadership style,
how can you lead anyone? When nothing else is in your control,
you only have one thing. Your effort,
your hard work and passion.
Guys, TT table is free, shall we? You can work later.
-Great. -Great.
Angad, ready to lose?
Piyush, come.
No. You go.
-Good. -We'll do a doubles.
-Yes, doubles. -Great.
My module is not completed.
No point in you working hard because of me.
-I will work. -It's okay.
What was the combination? Me and Sunaina and you two?
It works.
I have some work left. I will finish it.
Yes, as we already play in the evening.
We will meet then. Now I will...
You come.
I will come in a while. We will play.
You were my last hope.
You also are corporate slaves.
Gyanesh, TT.
Gautam, can we?
Yes, let's do it.
Wow! This was simple. This is all I have to do.
I keep working hard so the team works harder.
Check
Great going brother.
-Easy. -Our first task is over.
Yes, but... Come.
Good job, guys. I am leaving. Bye.
Bye. Shetty disappeared?
-Bye, guys, bye. -Piyush, I told you that you will do it.
Let's get a cold beer.
Let's celebrate.
-You are also a long-standing player. -Really?
Let's do one thing.
Let's grab a crate from Li mart.
Then we will go
to my house and drink there.
What if my heart is with Khyati?
You still have my stuff.
Take them too. I am unable to use the room.
What are you? I am showing my love, but no!
So with this my first challenge as a team lead is done.
The joy of accomplishments, is the greatest joy there is.
So now, it's time to celebrate.
Hello.
Piyush the code is broken.
Yes.
Code is broken.
What?
Piyush, have been calling you since a long time, code is broken.
Vikram, we have delayed. Can I quickly go and check?
I will be able to fix it.
It is not compiled time error, Piyush.
You will have to check the entire script.
If I quickly go through the modules, that way I can quickly check and
know individually. I have the modules on my system.
Gautam.
Check. Shetty.
Check. Sunaina.
Check.
Piyush.
Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.
Okay, Piyush, calm down. Let's fix this.
Piyush. Time's up.
Fuck.
Piyush, I hope you understand where I am coming from.
This delivery is going to affect my production timeline.
I am really sorry, Michelle.
That was just a code runtime error and...
Piyush, you are very good as a resource, but I'm having my doubts regarding this.
You are already faltering on the first step.
Michelle.
Let's not judge him so quickly.
Let's give him some time. I'm sure he'll come around.
And with respect to the timeline, does Wednesday work for you?
-Yes. -So you will have it up and running by Wednesday, then.
Okay.
-Okay, bye then, Michelle. -Bye.
I am sorry, Vikram.
I promise you. This won't happen again.
And...
You know what?
You don't have to worry about a thing.
-I'll get it done and bring it to you. -Piyush, relax.
Don't worry.
You handle the interface segment and Kalpesh's team will handle security.
I think they will follow up more aggressively.
But, Vikram, this isn't fair.
I mean, security and interface are two different things.
And what will I tell my team?
They have worked so hard.
Piyush, did you commit to the timeline?
Yes.
You said Friday?
-Yes. -Did I double-check?
Yes.
Did you deliver?
Then how's it unfair?
Anything else?
I thought I had become an expert in coding.
Yet, the problem occurred in my code.
I know that the problem is not there in the 10,000 hours of my coding.
It was in the ten seconds of my leading.
Where I over-committed.
Mr. Piyush, this is for you.
Good night.
This week has taught me,
that every new challenge comes with a new set of rules.
I guess, I was both nervous and excited about the change.
But I wasn't prepared for the challenges.
As a team lead, I was out of depth
and also forgot how to code.
I don't know if I'm ready to be a team lead.
But you know what, challenge accepted.