Amazon launches miniTV, a free video streaming service, in India
Gartner’s Bimodal IT theory is a pleasant lie, a sedative that tells executives that it is ok to fall asleep at the wheel and leave their old systems the way they are. Nothing could be further from the truth.
As you say @sudkrish it is QueenShit. amazing
Loyola College rooms turn into tele-counselling, quarantine facility
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Thank you @orangeturban for leading the discussion. The points are so relevant for the pandemic year. We hope the givers (nurses, doctors, sanitation workers) get their due rewards. Thanks @AdamMGrant for writing this book.
Thank you @SejalSud @rishabhgarian @karanshukla27 @orangeturban for today’s conversation on @AdamMGrant’s Give & Take book
We are going to discuss the book “Give and take”. @orangeturban is going to review the book. Please join
What are the three largest, most relevant sample sizes for identifying universal principles? • inorganic systems (math & physics), which are 13.7 billion years in size. • organic systems (biology), 3.5 billion years on Earth. • human history…. ~ Peter Kaufmann
What a fantastic display of diversity. In India we are rather burying diversity. There is strength in diversity
If you want me to give you a two-hour presentation, I am ready today. If you want only a five-minute speech, it will take me two weeks to prepare. – Mark Twain
Confidence is honest to god belief you can help others; arrogance is honest to god belief you have nothing left to learn - Alan Weiss
Is this the new Black Hat SEO?
"Learning to learn" was the best thing that happened to me. Used Twitter, Pocket etc to continually learn. For anyone interested, this is my framework: Consume, Produce, Engage More here:
If you want to avoid failures, you should seek feedback. The earlier you get it, you can avoid so much heartache. Here is a model I use: #projects #productdevelopment
This is the India we have become. Tech Masters: Please don't do this. Tech should help not harm. May be we should take oath like Hippocratic Oath
If you don't blow your trumpet, how can you expect music? Don’t talk about what you have or what you are. But trumpet about what you do. Here in this video I guide you through steps to learn to trumpet about your achievements: #career #life
Unless you read different points of view, your mind will eventually close, and you'll become a prisoner to a certain point of view that you'll never question - Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-chief investment officer, PIMCO Are you always reading widely?
To live is to struggle. No one can do that alone. Thanks @jsparkblog for reminding us today. Every heart has a tear that others know nothing about. Let us support others in their journey.
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Can we learn career lessons from the way Apple or Amazon operate? • Apple controls every layer of their delivery • Amazon optimizes their operations with technology. In this episode of Gravitas WINS radio, I present a lesson to build our career:
When you do something worthwhile, you'll attract critics. •You are young •You are old •Your English sucks If you listen to critics, you'll not get to your goals. If you ignore critics, you'll end up in a pit. A guide for you to listen to critics.
Luck is just flip-side of risk. We have many ways to manage risk. If luck is the other side of risk, can we then manage luck? Here in this video, I talk about four different ways you can manage luck: #career #investing
Greek Proverb: I'm showing you the moon and you look at the finger. Do you look at the big picture?
Hey @devteambravo thanks for the follow. I suppose the kissmet intro helped to connect. I like how you made the twitter name. Have no idea how you made it though :-) And like "slow thinker" too ;-)
The definite optimist has a concrete plan for the future and strongly believes in that future being better than today. World is a better place because of definite optimists. Their vision continues to prosper the world. #leadership #vision
LinkedIn is a fantastic platform for professionals. Do you know how to build your personal brand on LinkedIn? Here I explain step by step process: Don't forget to subscribe to the channel #personalbranding #branding
Those who tell the stories rule society. - Plato Storytelling matters even in business. Do you know the fundamentals of storytelling in business?
I am doing what @rishabhgarian is doing. We acknowledge our privilege of working from home and still earning our paycheck. We immerse ourselves in work and shut out everything, almost to the point being numb. Don't know any other way to handle the situation
I am hearing more and more of what @orangeturban said: - Loved ones are passing away. The tortorous thing is not being able to spend time with them at the last minute. I lost 3 friends to covid. Not being able to bid them farewell make it difficult to accept that they are gone
Keep fit and keep a positive attitude that you can get through it. It is difficult, but possible. That is how @v1bhormahajan got through the tough period of being infected with Covid. Thankfully he recovered from home isolation itself.
Take care of your immediate family; Shut out all other news. It might seems rude. But in this pandemic times, it is prudent to take care of the immediate family. Thanks for that advice @karanshukla27
Had my first @TwitterSpaces conversation with my friends @orangeturban @rishabhgarian @v1bhormahajan @divanshuarora @SejalSud @sunil_abraham We talked about how reading helps us through tough times.
Testing out @TwitterSpaces with the topic “How reading helps us through tough times” Join in if it interests you
@TwitterSpaces is it possible to schedule a space for a later time?
When you want to achieve something, focus on what you have and what you target. Everything else is noise. Here is a guide and a template you can download #productivity
Great writers, actors, and companies copy all the time. So don’t feel guilty for copying. Start to think about what you’ll copy as a first step to become a master. Here I talk about mimicing masters to success: #career
How many hours of sleep you need per *day*? Not necessarily in the night. Power Naps through the day is a super power
Leaders need to show three things: • clarity about purpose • honesty about values • focus on metrics
Kamal Hassan is a popular actor. His career spans more than 50 years. He has built a rich career in terms of versatility. That kind of diversity makes your career a rich and a valuable one. How to build such a career? #career
We face three challenges in pursuit of our goals • overwhelmed to start • constrained by our mental prison • don't like the destination Can we handle these challenges? In today's show, I'll share a framework that I use. See you at 7 pm IST. Join via
Luck = Preparation + Opportunity How can you prepare if you don't know what is coming? Want to turn lucky? Think about future. Here in this video, I explain the process I use to think about the future:
"There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life." - Alain de Botton When you know this, you can make your life intentionally imbalanced towards what is important to you.
If you want to avoid failures, you should seek feedback. Here is a model I use: 30% feedback. #productmgmt #projects
We are told, "we need pay our dues." What if we don't have to? Are there legitimate smartcuts to get ahead in life and career? There are nine smartcuts. Watch here: #career #video
Coach @William3Willis I am reading "what you do is what you are" by @bhorowitz. It is about building company culture. Your post aligns with what Ben talks about in the book
People always favor your actions over your words. You Get What You Tolerate, by @William3Willis
When the proverbial straw broke the camel's back, everyone jumped to blame the straw. Isn't this true of today's India?
A drunkard searches for his lost keys under a streetlight because that is where the light is. You might laugh but from top bureaucrats to board rooms suffer from this. Why, even you might suffer from it.
