--By Rashika Pokharel
Sanjeev Subba, CEO of National Banking Training Institute, describes himself as a transparent and fair person. A realistic person by nature, Subba considers his family to be his greatest wealth. Life for him is very simple. “Life is all about being normal and happy while doing well to everyone”, he says.
Subba considers his family to be his first and the foremost priority. In his free time, he loves doing anything that would engage his family members as well. “I don’t go golfing because it takes me away from my family,” says Subba. He does not want to miss any opportunity to see his children growing up and so, he always manages time for his family.
Subba regards his family to be his inspiration. He believes that everyone learns from the family. “It is the family that teaches a person to be patient and helps them learn new things”,he says.
Subba finds no difficulty in managing his work and family. He believes that management is all about learning how to do proper things at proper time. “9 to 5 is my office time and the rest is my personal time”, says Subba. He opines that one must learn to value family more than their job because jobs can be replaced, but not family.
Subba hates nothing in particular. However, he has a strong dislike for gossips and office politics. He considers himself and his staffs lucky for getting to enjoy two days holiday in a week. He says that it is necessary for every organization to give their staffs at least two days of holiday in a week to help them re-charge themselves.
Subba loves gardening and invests some amount of his time in his home garden. He also loves travelling and wants to visit each and every place of Nepal. When asked about his most memorable trip, he said that each of his trips is always memorable. “The destination does not make any trip memorable. It is up to you to make any trip memorable,” he explains. He has travelled 52 countries all over the world. He had recently been to the eastern part of Nepal and describes the places to be extremely beautiful.
Subba is also a sporty person. He loves watching football and cricket. He also loves swimming. He often goes for trekking and hiking. Every day, he goes for jogging. He believes that hiking, trekking and jogging help him remain fit and healthy.
Subba is a music lover. His favourite singers are Narayan Gopal, Aruna Lama and Arun Thapa. However, he does not like hard rock and metal.
Books are an inevitable part of Subba’s life. He used to read fictions in the past. But, now, he reads books related to leadership, management and banking. His work requires him remaining updated on issues related to management and banking. He recalls his favourite book to be “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. Subba is equally active on social networking sites. He uses facebook and twitter. “I have been using facebook since 2003-2004”, he recalls.
Highly inspired by a Japanese proverb “Action without vision is a daydream, vision without action is a nightmare”, Subba thinks that everyone should have an ambition in life.
