For FB Messenger's boss Anand Chandrasekaran, nurturing relationships is key to success

Anand Chandrasekaran must still be busy responding to the congratulatory messages coming his way after Facebook announced his appointment as head of their Messenger App. And while the new role is definitely challenging, what’s constant are his clear views on work-life balance.

The former chief product officer of Snapdeal and Silicon Valley’s newest recruit told ETPanache recently that the past one year was exciting professionally and also personally, with the birth of his first child — a girl. He said that the year taught him many things, including what to hold on to and what to let go of. “How to take care of resentments differs from person to person. However, one rule of the thumb is to always carry those near to you in any journey you undertake,” he said. Words to live by.