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Most organizations are bad at fostering Collaboration
Fostering a Collaborative Team: A Strategic Approach In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, successful organizations understand that collaboration is more than just a buzzword—it’s the key to unlocking innovation and solving complex problems. At the heart of this transformation are teams that embrace the essence and form of true collaboration. Understanding the form and essence of…
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Building a Culture of Gratitude: Strengthening Teams and Home
As someone who has gone days, and even years, without expressing gratitude, I’ve come to realize that it’s just as important as providing nourishment to the body. Gratitude and appreciation are often overlooked in our daily lives, both at work and at home. However, I have recently learned that expressing gratitude and appreciation to those…
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Big product, Little product
This is a concept I learned from Shreyas Doshi. A product is something that unlocks new experiences for the users. So it is not just the buttons and the screens if your product is digital. The whole experience is the product. For example, an Uber ride experience includes the mobile app, wait times, driver matching,…
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Six things I want to explore or improve professionally
Improve my executive communication skills Reflecting on 2022 performance, there is significant scope to improve how I convey my ideas to the leadership. I want to work on how I process questions and provide feedback. ‘Gravitas’ by Caroline Goyder will be my guide to improving on my executive presence and communication skills. Explore AI Product…
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It is so easy to be Andy Jassy
This is a blog post about how culture can play a major role in an organization’s success. A Tweet and a YouTube video are the motivations for this post. The Tweet In TikTok Dharmesh added that “if Culture is done well, Strategy becomes easier”. This Tweet and the TikTok post by Dharmesh Shah, the Co-founder…
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Genomics, Autism, and Big data! What do I actually do?
I am the Product lead for Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative(SFARI). My title and job puzzles most scientists I work with as well as outsiders. I routinely hear questions like “What is a product in a research institute?”. “What does business need mean? We dont sell anything.” I have honed the explanation of what I…
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I gave 3 month Audible memberships as gift to my friends
Audible is an application where users can listen to audiobooks and podcasts. Audible is continuously expanding their catalog to include original content, podcasts, sleep and meditation content, and even some audio guided workouts. Audible does 3 jobs for me; it improves the activities I already enjoy, it makes chores palatable, and finally, it helps me…