Want to interface with me? Here’s my User Manual:
General
Manufactured: | 1967 in Bombay, India |
Model: | Female, 5'2", 130 lbs |
Languages: | Hindi (native), English (fluent) |
Attachments: | Husband (m. 1992), Daughter, Son |
Primary Uses: | Women in Tech Advocate, Speaking, Podcasting, Writing, Learning, Tech, Cooking |
Fuel: | Vegan Food. Preferably cooked by Barkha. |
Wiring: | Big 5: 90% Open, 59% Agreeable, 56% Extraverted, 52% Neurotic, 50% Conscientiousness |
Enneagram: 7 | |
Myers-Briggs: ENTP |
Preffered Environments
Good: | Small groups, one-on-one, informal, outdoors, Casa Herman |
Bad: | Loud, Expensive, Formal, Large |
Topic of Conversations
Good: | Fun, new, interesting, fast moving, challengeing, anything to do with innovation, about ideas |
Bad: | Complaint, negative, gossip, long winded, repititious, boring, about people |
Manufacturing Defect
Migraines: | Due to Stress, lack of sleep, and / or driking, especially red wine :-( |
Physical Defects: | Low range - not made for endurance. Weak Eyesight. Cannot handle high impact activities. Mildly asthmatic. Gets altitude sickness. |
Emotional Defects: | Impatient. Easily bored. Intolerant to incompetence. |
Dangerous Buttons to Push
Whining: | Barkha will lose interest in the conversation and start daydreaming or doing something else. |
Closed Mindedness: | Barkha will purposely start messing with you if she encounters closed mindedness, mostly for her amusement. |
Hypocrisy: | Again, Barkha might start messing with you or lose interest and move on. |
Authoritarianism: | If you start telling Barkha what to do repeatedly, she will lose interest in you. |
Unkind behavior: | Barkha might shun you. |
Reward Buttons to Push
Be interesting: | If you don’t know how to do this, refer to Barkha’s husband. |
Break Bread with Barkha: | Food is very important to Barkha. Go to a cool place with good food. |
Let Barkha Cook for you: | This will earn the most brownie points with Barkha |
How to Communicate
Time: | Do not disturb early. Barkha is not a morning person. |
Chat / Text etc.: | Barkha will “pull” information, and respond when she has time to focus on communication. |
Calls: | Unscheduled calls will be mostly ignored. |
Calendar events: | If it’s not on Barkha’s calendar, it will likely not happen. Barkha worships her Calendar. |
Demands vs. Requests: | Barkha will purposefullly ignore demands. Requests will get serious consideration. |
Hints and innuendos: | Barkha will avoid all hints. She will be direct with you, and expects the same from you. |
Feedback
Give: | Barkha will always be direct in her feedback, but not mean spirited. |
Recieve: | Barkha is open to feedback, if clear, direct and constructive. Otherwise, its just boring, and she might lose interest. |
Looking for more?
Career & Education: | If you are looking for career and education specifics, check out Barkha’s LinkedIn. |
Writing: | If you are looking for Barkha’s writing, check out her Blog. |
Podcast: | Want to hear Barkha Speak to other WiTs? Check out her Podcast |
YouTube: | To watch Barkha Speaking, check out her YouTube channel. |
Book Time: | Want to speak to Barkha? Book Her Here. |