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Business and Brahman
I visited Gangapur with my guru and family. Many aspects of this trip proved hard for me. Hard, not as in climbing Mount Everest, but hard as in opening up steadfast beliefs to critical self-examination. It offered some new ways of looking.
The lotus grows in the muck. One can either wonder about the muck around the lotus . Or one can be drawn to the wonders of the lotus. It is a choice we make.…
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Tinker. Driver. Designer. Why.
Tinker. Driver. Designer. Why.
There are people who are paid to drive automobiles. They are valued for driving that is safe and expedient. Passengers want a safe and comfortable ride and to arrive on time.
Drivers tend to remain drivers. Most have some degree of knowledge about the automobile. They troubleshoot to some degree. Most can change a flat tire. Some can do an oil-change. Few can even tinker with the innards. Working…
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Your job was an art
Your job was an art
I worked on a bio-medical diagnostic problem for my dissertation work. We constructed a digital stethoscope that identified various abnormalities of the heart from heart sounds. Clinicians call this process cardiac auscultation.
The joke is that clinicians have lost the ‘ear’ for auscultation since the advent of rock music.
Turns out that what seemed like an art could easily be codified by…
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How to demo an app to an executive
How to demo an app to an executive
In the digital era, we are frequently making demos of apps to executives. Technologies like Python and the MEAN stack, with an enabling ecosystem provided by the company, means virtually anyone with creativity and zest can build apps that automate their work. Further, more and more people are likely to do this, if the popularity of informal and semi-formal online communities built around Python,…
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The house on data quick-sand. The D3 to 3C paradigm.
The house on data quick-sand. The D3 to 3C paradigm.
In the era of data-driven decisions, it’s only too easy to build a house on quicksand. Recognize that data has three sins:
Dirty – Data have incorrect or missing records.
Disorganized – Lack of standard nomenclature or yardsticks.
Disconnected – Data are spread over discrete data-stores.
Where there are three sins, there are also cures. These are:
Clean – Rectify records and remove outliers.
Con…
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Less spoken-about presentation tips
Less spoken-about presentation tips
Presentation skills
Transition
Focus on how you will transition between slides, rather than memorizing the content on slides.
The success of a story hinges on the transition points.
Revelation
Pose questions with counter-intuitive answers , to reveal rather than give away answers.
Tease to stretch minds and engage the audience.
Meter
Set up a rhythm with your words, for ease of narration as…
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The Why, What and How
Great leaders provide a compelling "Why?" And set the stage for the "What?" and "How".
Provide a compelling ‘Why?” The ‘What?’ and ‘How?’ can be subject of debate. It’s the ‘Why?’ that draws individuals together as a unit.
Why? Give the compelling reason.
What? Set measurable goals.
How? Describe the methods.
Lt. Aldo Raine demonstrates this fine principle in the Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
Why
Nazi ain’t got…
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Why should ANYONE buy your product or service?
Why should ANYONE buy your product or service?
These are NOT the best reasons why.
Because they have to.
You think you have the best product or service on the market.
Forbes magazine thinks you have the best product or service on the market.
Your Net Promoter Score is better than Apple’s.
Your engineers are all from Ivy League schools.
You have been in business long enough.
The wall of your office is covered with hallowed credentials.
You…
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A tale of two cities.
The kind of feedback you receive can make or break your business.
A tale of two cities.
There’s the New York style of feedback. It’s in-your-face, upfront. When a New Yorker doesn’t like your product or service, you know it.
There’s the Alabama style of feedback. People are genteel. You may never know what these nice people thought of your product.
Which one gives you a greater chance of success? With New Yorkers, you know when they ain’t coming back. And you…
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Two kinds of help.
Two kinds of help.
There’s two kinds of help. People who want to look after you. People who want to help you look after yourself.
My experience is that liberals are in the former category and conservatives in the latter. Both want to help. Yet there are huge difference in the nature of help and implications for those who accept it.
One kind creates a dynamic where those receiving help become dependent on charity…
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All you _____ look alike.
All you _____ look alike.
All you _____ look alike. Fill in the blanks with your least favorite tribe.
You notice differences when you care.
Rookie managers often struggle to tell the tops from the tails. In their eyes the bell curve is flat. That is detrimental to the morale of the team.
Experienced leaders probe deeper. They know where to effectively separate tops and tails. That boosts the morale of the team.
People…
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Hang on to your Unicorns
Hang on to your Unicorns
These are the people who are domain experts. They have acquired skills in data science. And demonstrated business acumen.
There are people who create new knowledge. Then there people who apply that knowledge to develop products that (hopefully) some people want. Then there are people who trade. Every organization has all three elements.
People have a natural tendency to stay in their swim…
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Start from the end
Start from the end
What if I shared a simple trick to improve your planning? What if I gave you a technique that helped you map out a journey? How much is that worth to you?
The trick is to have the end in mind and work back to where you are from it. Do you know where you want to go? Can you see what the world looks like when you get there? Then this is for you.
Yuan
Yuan is studying data science on Coursera. Each…
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When the nightingale won't singFors
When the nightingale won’t singFors
Three leaders contributed most to the unification of Japan – Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi HIdeyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Their contrasting styles are illustrated in this poem. What to do about a nightingale, that is, hototogisu, that doesn’t sing?
If the hototogisu doesn’t sing, kill it! — Nobunaga
If the hototogisu doesn’t sing, try to make it sing. — Hideyoshi.
If the hototogisu won’t sing, wait. —…
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Attitude and behavior
Chipmunk’s gumption
Tar has shown interest in a people lead role. He has earned the respect of his peers, juniors and seniors for deep scientific expertise. His is a many-feathered cap. The prospect of his leading a team has merits.
Or does it?
Expert though Tar may be, he has an Achilles heel. Or rather two. Tum is accountable for Tar’s case and owns the decision. She ponders.
First
Tar is a…
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Why attitude counts
You can say: “I have little left. Let me hold on to that at least!”
Or you can say: “I have little left. Might as well give it away!”
Attitude counts.
You can say: “Times are tough. Nothing I do matters. I’ll stop trying.”
Or you can say: “Times are tough. Nothing I do seems to matter. Might as well give it my best anyway.”
Attitude counts.
There was a boy who became a millionaire being naive. He…
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How to let go your worries
Hold on to values.
And let go of valuables.
Or hold on to valuables.
And let go of values.
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