How professionals work. Valentin Novikov, Director of Calix in Russia and the CIS

The heading "How Professionals Work" continues to acquaint the readers of "Megamind" with the working habits of various specialists in the IT market.

Mr. Novikov is director of the American Calix office in Russia and the CIS, one of the leading manufacturers of optical multi-gigabyte broadband access and software solutions. Calix develops such technologies as NG-PON2, XGS-PON, G.fast, Carrier Class Wi-Fi, SDN / NFV and others; and also participates in the development of communication standards and products based on them.
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A word to the professional.

Current Location:
Moscow, Russia

Current place of work:
Representative office of Calix in Russia, the CIS and Mongolia

Education:
Higher, State University of Management, Information Systems in Management,
MBA, Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation, IBDA (Institute of Business and Business Administration).

One word that best describes how you work:
Committed to

How many hours a day do you work?
8-10.

In the morning I plan meetings, while my head is fresh and I have the strength to convince. Also in the morning I work on all new ideas and projects. In the afternoon, I do things that are postponed: I sort out the mail, create new presentations, write regulations, or discuss business issues.

In the evening, time for maximum concentration on a specific task, when the phone is not disturbed and the mail is closed.

Current mobile device:
iPhone 6S Plus

Current computer:
Macbook Air 13 "

Without any applications, programs, utilities you can not live?
Corporate applications that are established in our company are Outlook and Salesforce. Characteristically, they are not enough for productive work. To help them, I have AmoCRM, where we work as a team. I also use Evernote as a knowledge base, for example, to store descriptions, procedures, instructions. I also work in MindNode on an iPad / iPhone, it's easier in a spare moment to reset the picture of logical connections from the head into the scheme.

All files and data I store in the cloud in order to access them from different devices.

Which life hack helps you save time?
- Quarterly action plan tied to sales figures helps to set long-term priorities correctly and not waste time on unnecessary projects

- For about two months, I estimate the schedule of trips, key meetings, as well as speeches and publications that we need to do.

- Every week I make a list of the first and second priority - the first are important tasks, the second are urgent tasks

- To delegate and involve the team in the work is more important than to achieve perfectionism in the "do it yourself" mode. For this you need to hire independent people.

What kind of to-do manager do you use?
Three or four times I started using the application on the iPhone, but it quickly becomes overwhelmed with unfulfilled business and I refused.

I use A4 notebook for lists and a diary as a weekly priority planner.

Outlook I use for the plan of meetings, performances and trips.

What do you listen when you work?
Silence

What are you reading now?
"World War II" by Anthony Beevor

Which book from the last read was remembered the most?
"Flow: the psychology of optimal experience" Mihai Cikszentmihayi,
"Volokolamsk Highway" Alexander Beck

Do you use e-readers or prefer paper books?
I use electronic readers and iPhone.

How long do you sleep?
7-8 hours

Are you an owl or a lark?
A lark who is friends with an owl.

How do you have breakfast?
Breakfast forms the day, so I take it seriously. On those days, when I go to the gym, I have breakfast twice - oatmeal before workout, plus proteins and carbohydrates after.

On other days I try to eat in a variety of ways, so that I charge with short and long carbohydrates and vitamins.

How do you spend your time on the way to work / from work?
I listen to "Business FM" or podcasts, if I go by car. I choose the music heavier, if I go on a motorcycle.

What advice you have ever been given can you convey to others?
1. Submit a result before starting a business. Think what answer you want when you ask a question.

2. Always do what you want. It is better to err than to regret not having tried.

And remember that the journey of a thousand li begins with the first step (Lao Tzu). In other words - any task becomes easy if you break it down into simplest elements (make decomposition).