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I have been researching Startups in Tech driving Social Impact Potentially backed by Women in Tech It brings together all that I am passionate about – Live your potential, no matter where you are – And Leveraging Tech for Good to Drive Social Impact My hope is, at some point in the future, to start …
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Are you indispensable at work? There is a village in China – outside of Shenzen called Dafen. It is said that 60% of new oil paintings worldwide was produced here. The workers in Dafen – while diligent and talented aren’t artists – they are painters. Cogs in a painting machine. The author, Seth Godin, talks …
What do you do when people you manage fail? 1) You forgive and forget 2) You remember, pass blame, stigmatise and humiliate them 3) You forgive and remember The right approach that Bob Sutton, a Professor of Management at Stanford University advocates is to – forgive so that people have psychological safety and – remember, so that you …
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Just because you can doesn’t mean you should AI is evolving. And it is painting nails. My cousin who is on Instagram recently showed me a video of a robot manicurist An AI based system that uses ‘sophisticated algorithms which determine how the nozzle should move to deposit nail polish in the right places” Again, …
This person doesn’t exist. This image is created by a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) – essentially one that generates ‘hyperrealistic fake images of people who do not exist’ While I believe AI can be used for good, it is also hugely crucial we understand and are informed about how the tech can be as dangerously …
What is the single most important thing to start your work day? No, not with emails. Take 15 mins to plan out your calendar for the day. Here are three things to make sure you account for on your calendar #1Do you have Deep Work slotted into the calendar to tackle the top 1-3 things …
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I am writing a book. There, I said it. The first book agent I met called out that I wasn’t a celebrity ‘Why will people want to buy what you write?”, he asked. That is fair. I don’t know. But more than any external factor, the one thing that holds folks back is themselves. We …
“Perhaps the most critical communication skill – Be brief. Use as few words as possible to say what you need, and everyone will appreciate it. After writing every sentence it helps to ask “Would the reader still get my point if I deleted that line?” Not “Does that sentence make sense?” Millions of unnecessary sentences …
All time isn’t created equal. Dad was always the ambitious one at his career – he was probably the most sought out person at his workplace. He was a proud man – proud that he was close to indispensable. He held to his beliefs and integrity, spending close to 3 decades at the place, growing …
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“Where do you want to be in 10 years” is a popular interview question. One that I have always had concerns with. Here are some serious drawbacks with that 10 year plan – the world around you isn’t static. 2022 isn’t a linear progression of 2012. So what do you do? “If you want to …
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