reputed software company in India is all geared up for a client visit.
The clients have indicated that, after inspecting the progress of the project they have outsourced, they would like to meet the team members working on it.
Why? To select one team member for a stint onsite -- something almost every software engineer aspires for.
Ravi has been one of the most active members in the project and has done a wonderful job. He is technically brilliant, but has some concerns:
Will he able to communicate his performance to the client in an impressive manner so that he is chosen? Why do his team mates not prefer to come to him for solutions and go to less capable people instead? His project manager doesn't seem to be very warm towards him either, although he does drop in those occasional mails appreciating his work. Here is a typical scenario in an IT company; or for that matter, any organisation where interpersonal communication is involved. Or, like in Ravi's case, where an employee suffers from a lack of interpersonal skills.
