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“Your mobile records and prepares notes of your meetings, while you sleep.” AK: “I saw this ad recently. Awesome, isn’t it?” GK: “Really? That’s an interesting take on #automation, but it makes me pause a bit. Ad could be posed funny way to grab attention, yet there are a few red flags popping up […]
“How will this really help my employees?” AK asked, intrigued. AK heads operations at a small company. During a casual coffee chat with GK, he shared a couple of challenges and mused on ways to better motivate his team. GK: “Let me ask – when do most people’s EMIs fall due?” AK: “I think, […]
“Wanted to ask something, but I held back.” AK attended the town hall meeting today, seemed unsure. GK: “What’s going on?” AK: “I didn’t want to come off as challenging the leadership.” GK: “You seem like you’ve got something on your mind, AK.” inquired while picking his coffee. AK: Sighed, “I wanted to ask something […]
“You know, I still get calls from my old team at my previous company, asking for advice. It feels good to know they still rely on the work I did.” AK leaned back in his chair, a proud smile on his face. GK: “That’s interesting, AK. But, have you thought about why they still need […]
“I’ve been feeling like we were using elephants to kill ants lately.” AK remarked, reflecting on his new role. GK: Smiled while ordering coffee, “That’s an interesting analogy, AK. What do you mean?” AK: “You know how sometimes we end up over-complicating small issues? We throw massive resources at minor problems, like aligning our […]
“I’ve been thinking about something lately. I want to improve how I work, but I don’t always get the kind of feedback that helps me grow.” AK sat across from GK during their coffee meet. GK: “What do you mean?” AK: “I’ve noticed that we don’t really have 1-on-1 sessions or consistent feedback […]
“I’m struggling with something. My team has different opinions on how to move forward with the project, and it’s causing friction.” AK, now leading a diverse and distributed team for the first time, spoke in a low tone. GK: “That’s natural, AK. When you bring together people with different experiences and perspectives, differences […]
“We’ve been talking about expanding our business. I remember the other day you were mentioning ‘expanding the pie’ instead of just sharing the pie.” AK, a budding entrepreneur, with an inquiring tone. GK: “Yes.” AK: “I’m interested in hearing your perspective and an example to help clarify.” GK: “Sure, AK. You know Zomato […]
“What is design thinking, Dad? I overheard you mention it a few times,” AK asked curiously. GK looked at his 11-year-old son, intrigued by his curiosity and eager to explain with a simple example. He kept his coffee cup aside and picked up two hangers from the cupboard, one with its edge folded […]
“It’s time for a smart move.” AK continued “Received deprecation reminder again about GPT 3.5, nobody looked at it so far.” AK just took up a role to oversee development of a Minimum Marketable Product, which is making API calls to GPT-3.5 and this is his first in AI space. AK catches up with […]
