::::My inspirations from life - N Nataraj, Global CIO, Hexaware::::

<div class=&quot;custm_img_blk&quot;><img src=&quot;http://www.techgig.com/files/photo_1335407988_temp.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /></div><p>A fast rising performer, N Nataraj, Global CIO, Hexaware and Head (SVP) IMS Business, Hexaware, has been one of the rare CIOs to leverage IT to create business opportunities for his firm. He incubated the IMS service line within Hexaware and now it contributes approximately 5 percent of revenues in a short span of time. He has also been instrumental in developing Hexaware&rsquo;s private cloud platform, which is now opening the doors for his firm into several businesses. <br /> <br /> As President, CIO KLUB, Bangalore Chapter, and an active and influential CIO among his peers, and winner of several prestigious awards such as the Global CIO award from InformationWeek, there are several important lessons from his career and life, which are inspirational for emerging CIOs and other IT professionals. He shares with InformationWeek's Srikanth RP his key inspirations from life, and the lessons he has learnt from every individual. Here is Nataraj in his own words:</p><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>I am who I am and where I am, because of the decisions I made in this life&rsquo;s journey of 42 years; influenced by my experiences and lessons learnt from those who inspired me, or those I followed (as Twitter describes it, today).</span><br /><br /><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>What you learn in B-school and professional colleges could be subject knowledge or dopes on strategy, planning tools, conceptual/ application oriented understanding on people, financials, markets, technology, etc. Being a learner, what I learn from life, through experiencing the moments &amp; inspirations from people form the school that I choose to never graduate from.</span><br /><br /><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>Inspirations and learning from others be it family, teachers and professors, colleagues at work, friends and many achievers who have been influencers in my life has been the school for me.</span><br /><br /><span style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left&quot; class=&quot;headlines&quot;>My early years</span><br /><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>Born in a lower middle class family, shuttling along with my father across the Delhi &ndash; Haryana belt through my childhood, taught me lessons on hard-work; that there are no shortcuts in life, one has to earn and deserve every bit of what one gets. I saw my father as a standing example of hard-work, discipline, perseverance and commitment.</span><br /><br /><p><span style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;>My elder brother and I didn&rsquo;t have enough of luxuries; to be sent to the best of schools, colleges and formal training in our hobbies; however we were happy &ndash; a complete family of four, each of us unique and strong individuals. Learnings on differences in people thinking and behavior was an early lesson as a growing boy. I decided to be serious with academic and aimed at a successful career; worked hard, scored ranks, qualified for entrance tests of reputed engineering institutes; I believed that my high scores would take me to where I am today, professionally; but life had something else in store; we couldn&rsquo;t afford the fees. I put up my case with a dream reputed institute stating, &lsquo;I am an outstanding student!&rsquo; The response I got was every student here is outstanding. How true! I asked myself, what is my differentiator? I didn&rsquo;t find an answer then.</span>&nbsp;</p>

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