Joseph Jude

Can't believe this happens even now, especially in a supposedly a developed country

Thank you everyone for listening to Gravitas WINS Radio. Can't believe there are people listening from everywhere.

Most listeners of Gravitas WINS podcast listen via @Spotify. Next one (Apple) is just half. Better to focus on Spotify for podcast growth.

You can't withdraw money if you have not deposited You can't think of health on the day you fall sick You can't prepare for a job interview on the day of interview. In today's Gravitas WINS show, we'll talk abut how to prepare for an interview. Join us:

Hi @JCutrell in reframing discipline episode you mentioned a book. Can you please share the book name & the author. Just an idea: may be you can link to the resources in the notes section

I asked my friend @orangeturban: what are the skills needed to be good at sales? He said, the same skills that are needed to be good at marriage and life. Listen to the full conversation:

We had 10th session of "What this book means to me" on 17th. True to the ideas discussed in the session, I procrastinated to post about it until now ;-) Thanks @xavierroy for sharing what you've learned using the ideas in this book.

As @lijithomas2020 says, we all need to learn the art of waiting without losing our character, vision, and principles. Not easy when you see others walking by. Liji: I love the last line, “I am going home”. You can see a sense of achievement.

As a Chief Technology Officer of an IT services company, I look for trends in the IT industry. By identifying trends, I can build useful and profitable skills. Here I explain how I go about identifying trends. Tell me is it useful?

World is a better place because of definite optimists. Their vision continues to prosper the world. This is what I wrote sometime back taking what Peter Theil said in his book.

Until the last era, elders owned the wisdom. Today doers own the wisdom as they have the scars from doing things. @rishabh_grg is half my age. But he has gained more wisdom by doing things and launching products. You don’t get that kind of wisdom from schools.

I am learning this with Gravitas WINS course. The daily travails of improving the course, thinking abt the market, price, and then doing the actual work of marketing.

Output of process is not the product but human behaviour. Another awesome episode from ⁦@DeveloperTea⁩

Most learning is true within its context. When that context changes, are you prepared to unlearn?

When you start to study a field, it seems like you have to memorize a zillion things. You don’t. What you need is to identify the core principles that govern the field. The million things you thought you had to memorize are combinations of the core principles. - John Reed

Everyday we read, watch, and listen to some of the greatest ideas floating around the Internet. Only thing that matters is, what are you going to do with that idea. Listen to this episode to know how I learned & acted on the idea of "skill stacking":

Include yourself in your financial portfolio. Investment in yourself has the highest ROI. Wonderful advice from @rishabh_grg

Same in India

If you listen to every critic, you'll never get anywhere near your goals. But if you completely ignore critics, you'll end up in a pit blinded by your biases. Listen to this episode to know when to ignore critics and when to listen to them:

Do you know why you procrastinate? Come and join us in today's Gravitas WINS book club discussion. @xavierroy will share the essence of this book and how it helped him. (Hope he doesn't procrastinate to join the meeting 😱) At 7 pm today, join here:

• Definite optimist: believes in better future; has plans • Indefinite optimist: believes in better future; has no plan • Definite pessimist: believes in bleak future Definite optimists make the world better

We fail to keep-up with our annual plans. Still we continue to plan. We need to have a different view of time. Break down your aspirational goal into 12-week plan. In this video I explain 12 week goals method: Watch and let me know your questions.

Read this thread for a real masterstroke by an Indian PM. Well those were different times.

You need to get into a new field to get new viewpoints - Richard Hamming When you stack your talents in different fields you enrich your career and life. Do it.

Nonfiction conveys information. Fiction conveys emotion. - Sol Stein Read both if you want to get better at conversations.

When I became a project manager, I asked my boss if I should take up the PMP certification. What he told me shifted the way I thought about degrees and certificates. Listen to this episode how his answer guided me in the last 15 years:

Thank you @mariordev for @FusioncastFM with which I recorded this interview. It is a great tool for recording podcast interview if you have unreliable internet connection since it records locally and uploads to cloud.

Now my first podcast interview with @theabhinavg is available both as video and audio. How to be a product manager in a VUCA world? Please watch and listen. • youtube: •spotify: #productmanagement #podcast #interview

Digital is the blend of devices, places, and persons leading to new business models. We see new services and business models popping up. Do you know what skills are needed to thrive in digital world? Read my take:

Probably @airtelindia should change it's @Airtel_Presence handle from "Airtel Cares" to "Who Cares"

There are generic and niche digital platforms. You can use these platforms for learning, brand building, selling, and fun. In this video I go into details of how to use these digital platforms: Watch and let me know your questions.

There is an inverse relationship between imagination and money. The more money and technology that is available to create a work, the less imagination there will be in it. - Alan Moore Creativity thrives in constraints.

If you want to stand out from the sea of CVs, shorten your CV. Trim it to one or two pages. But load up on portfolio. Listen to this episode to learn how you can get started with creating your portfolio:

Want to grow your career while building a successful life? I stream a video every week on my YouTube channel. I gained 16 subscribers last month. Have you subscribed to it? If not subscribe today:

Don't complain when problems overwhelm you with their forms and dimensions. Be happy. If not for them, you don't have a job in knowledge industry. Don't you agree?

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important - Bertrand Russell Are you approaching a nervous breakdown? Take yourself lightly.

I am glad to present first of many Gravitas WINS conversations. @theabhinavg sat with me to discuss what it means to be a product mgr in a VUCA world. We also spoke about super-chickens, support systems we need, and many other topics. Watch here:

Can you be ambitious and yet feel fulfilled? The answer to life’s most troubling philosophical choices is not “or” but a curious combination of both. My take: Do you agree?

The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat - Lilly Tomlin I didn't want to be a rat. Got out of the race. What about you?

Quality of your life depends on your willingness to have uncomfortable conversations 👇

Peter Drucker is a proponent of "making a lead decision that removes hundreds of other decisions." You can follow this principle in your life too. Listen to this episode to know examples of "lead decisions" in your daily lives:

Dark clouds over Panchkula. Looks beautiful though.

When we speak in English, we don't differentiate between a temporary condition like being sick, and a permanent condition like being black. But Spanish do. If you want to carve a better worldview, learn more than one language.

Experimenting with podcast interview with @theabhinavg on @FusioncastFM . Excited about next iteration of Gravitas WINS Radio. We talked about product manager role, how to get into product mgmt, high performance teams, and so on. Subscribe here:

Folks: This is a free online cocreation backstage club. Amazing members. Great discussions. If you are into product management, customer facilitation, or similar role, you should join.

It's better to have a shitty solution for the right problem then a great solution for the wrong problem Thank you @adamstjohn for the reminder.

In this digital age, learning design and UX is not an optional thing. It is mandatory. What should you do, if you are a developer and not good at design? You should do what @rishabh_grg is doing. Stack design skills to your coding skills. Better yet, do it publicly as he does

I am a huge fan of Peter Theil. Some big ideas I learnt: • Mimesis drives people • Technology > Globalization • Capitalism # Competition • Conventions aren’t true • Probability > calculus • Investing # lottery • Develop your thinking daily

Ability to communicate in English isn’t an inherent trait. With practice it can be learned. There are only 3 factors to it: • empathy • confidence • message I explain these factors in this video: Reply with your insights & questions

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows - Ralph Marston What seeds are you sowing today for a better tomorrow