In this podcast, you will learn - 1. How his leadership role and style evolved within Microsoft over 36 years. 2. Role of mentors and ways to build strong mentor-mentee relationships 3. Mental models to understand how corporate impact and social impact go hand in hand 4. Art of being a constructive contrarian and advice to his 18 year self 5. Nuances of cultural intelligence 6. Principles of work-life harmony As executive vice president and president, Global Sales, Marketing & Operatio...
Dec 03, 2020•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast This podcast covers - Throorosaurus: adventures and stories. The difference between ‘Mudita’ and ‘envy' How to become a ‘learn it all’. Dr. Shashi Tharoor is a Member of Parliament, author and a wizard of words. In Tharoorosaurus, he shares fifty-three examples from his vocabulary: unusual words from every letter of the alphabet.
Oct 13, 2020•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast This podcast covers - 1. Scaling trust across cultures at Netflix 2. The importance of constructive candour and talent density at Netflix 3. What Sheryl Sandberg learned from Reed Hastings for a day and many other stories that are core to understanding Netflix Erin Meyer is the author of The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business and co-author with Reed Hastings of No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention. She is also a prof...
Oct 13, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you learn - 1. Mental models for making early career decisions. 2. Advice for cracking competitive examinations through smart planning and cognitive continuity. 3. Nuances of rapid experimentation and first principle thinking for learning and effective decision making. Anagh Prasad was All India Rank – 1 in the first ever edition of JEE Main (2013). He joined IIT Delhi with AIR-66 in JEE Advanced and graduated from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering with the...
Aug 02, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast we cover - 1. Mental models for career pivots 2. The art of thinking like a contrarian 3. Navigating the investment spectrum and breaking into private equity. Sahil Bloom in his own words - "Every week, I create content that reaches over 1 million people around the world across Twitter (@SahilBloom), a newsletter (The Curiosity Chronicle), a podcast (Where It Happens), and more. I am Managing Partner of SRB Ventures, an investment firm committed to investing in and accelera...
Aug 01, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you learn - 1. The importance of being a deep-generalist. 2. Nudging yourself to experiment and take calculated risks. 3. The power of incentives. Laura-Marie is helping build WEF’s first AI-powered digital platform that connects best-in-class impact entrepreneurs with corporates, investors and policymakers to scale solutions globally. She is the Business Development & Strategy Lead responsible for helping design Uplink’s business model, fundraising & partners...
Jul 16, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you learn - 1. The nuances of taking a community approach to addressing mental health concerns. 2. Importance of building inclusive workplaces. 3. Augmenting personal wellbeing For over a decade, Neha worked at the intersection of the creative and social sectors. Having founded India’s first international art fair, she ran it successfully for ten years before selling the business to MCH Basel and moving her focus to the marginalised sector of mental health. Being a pa...
Jul 12, 2020•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this Masterclass you learn - 1. Mental models for original and contrarian thinking. 2. Principles of shaping meaningful careers in VC. 3. Art of making great decisions. 4. Powerful productivity techniques. Rahul Khanna is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital, India’s first and largest Venture Debt Fund with assets of $210 million under management across two Funds. As of Dec 1, 2019, Trifecta Capital has provided Rs. 1200 crores of venture debt across 56 companie...
Jun 26, 2020•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you learn- 1. Reconciling multiple interest to follow your curiosity 2. Transitions from an Aerospace Engineer to a Fiction Author 3. Importance of discipline and consistency in writing Amrita studied aerospace engineering at IIT Bombay and Stanford University. After spending over a decade in strategy, operations, and marketing roles at Google, BCG, Pocket Gems, and Good Earth, she now leads Wadhwani AI’s projects in the Maternal and Child Health space. Milk Teeth, her first nove...
May 13, 2020•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast, you will learn - 1. Insights from running a global information dissemination campaign 2. The importance of leveraging visual content in vernacular languages to fight the COVID pandemic 3. The role of youth leadership in bringing grassroots change with global impact Irem Tumer is a former Youth Innovation Fellow and the current Focal Point for Youth Leadership and Participation at UNFPA HQ. She is passionate about reaching young leaders and youth-led organiz...
May 07, 2020•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this masterclass, you will learn - 1. Leveraging business studies and anthropology training to write a book on Kashmiri Folk Tales. 2. The art of nurturing and guiding your curiosity. 3. The art and discipline for research and writing. Onaiza Drabu is a Kashmiri anthropologist. She writes about identity, nationalism and Islamophobia, and co-curates a newsletter called ‘Daak’, on South Asian literature and art. She has recently published The Legend of Himal and Nagrai: Greatest Kashmiri ...
May 04, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn 1. Mental models for building a meaningful second career 2. Art of being a contrarian 3. How to combine distinct strands of thought and create something unique 4. Deep-dive into India's education challenge along with implementable ideas to bring about change 5. Critical importance of human capital development 6. Nuances of building a career in the development sector 7. The difference between important and urgent Ashish Dhawan is the Founder and CEO of Central Squar...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Key insights and mental models: 1. The real story behind the term ‘FOMO’ 2. Negotiating with the ‘Fear of Better Opportunity’. 3. Navigating through global crisis by pivoting and reimagining career paths 4. The power of sharing interesting ideas Patrick J,. McGinnis is an international venture capitalist and the author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice (out May 5, 2020). Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), as well as the related t...
Apr 28, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Key insights and mental models: 1. Pivoting to unconventional and unchartered career paths 2. Understanding the governance consulting models and landscape in India 3. Unit and scale of change in the context of governance in India Gaurav Goel is the Founder & CEO of Samagra | Transforming Governance, a mission-driven governance consulting firm. Gaurav holds a dual degree in Computer Science & Engineering from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. After graduating from IIM Calcutta, he joined Mc...
Apr 27, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Key insights and mental models: 1. The power of being an outsider 2. Balancing between being liked and being a contrarian 3. The process of research, story-building and writing 4. Making your weirdness work for you Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic, covering health, gender, and science. Prior to that, she was The Atlantic’s Global editor. She has also written for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, and other publications. She is a two-time recipient of the Internatio...
Apr 27, 2020•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn - 1. Defying social and gender norms to build a deep-tech company. 2. Humanising technology through Artificial Emotional Intelligence and ethical AI. 3. Importance of data diversity and ethics for building inclusive technology. 4. Negotiating with criticism and failure to augment long term success. Rana el Kaliouby, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of Affectiva, and author of the forthcoming book Girl Decoded, which is available for pre-order now. Rana is the pioneer of ...
Apr 21, 2020•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode you will learn the following: 1. Leveraging diplomacy to navigate through high-pressure scenarios. 2. The importance of maintaining diverse networks and nurturing old relationships. 3. Nuances of negotiating the non-negotiable. 4. Role of ingenuity, trust and commitment in politics. An author, politician, and former international civil servant, Shashi Tharoor straddles several worlds of experience. Currently a third-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituen...
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode you will learn the following: 1. The art of contextually relevant learning and unlearning 2. Evolution of social responsibility, sustainability and governance in Indian corporates 3. Principles of negotiating the non-negotiable Dr. Mukund Rajan, is the Chairman of ECube Investment Advisors Private Limited, which focusses on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues in India. ECube announced a partnership in 2019 with Quantum Advisors to invest in the mid-market space in the...
Apr 08, 2020•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode you will learn the following: 1. Building transferable skills - lessons from an author, diplomat and politican 2. Peacekeepking and negotiations in the Cold War era 3. The mental models required to work in an international, multi-cultural and complex environment like the UN. An author, politician, and former international civil servant, Shashi Tharoor straddles several worlds of experience. Currently a third-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency and C...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn – 1. How AI and facial recognition technologies are changing how students learn 2. The role of poets in a world obsessed with quants 3. Practical ways of augmenting learning by combining deep tech and teacher training 4. Specific interventions by different counties such as Finland, China, South Korea to make students ready for the 21st century Alex has worked in education for a decade. After starting out as an English teacher in a London comprehensive, he completed...
Apr 06, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode you will learn the following: 1. The importance of conducting micro-experiments towards shaping a meaningful career 2. The art of being a contrarian 3. The power of multi-disciplinary learning and clear thinking An author, politician, and former international civil servant, Shashi Tharoor straddles several worlds of experience. Currently a third-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affa...
Mar 26, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn - 1. How to choose a career in social sciences? 2. What might politics without politicians look like 3. Practical ways to make democracy more inclusive Hélène Landemore is Associate Professor of Political Science, with Tenure. Her research and teaching interests include democratic theory, political epistemology, theories of justice, the philosophy of social sciences (particularly economics), constitutional processes and theories, and workplace democracy. Her first ...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn: 1. How to understand education inequity in India from a holistic lens 2. How to work with different stakeholders in the education space 3. How to carve out a meaningful career doing something you truly care about As the Adhyayan Foundation CEO and founding team member, Anushri is responsible for creating the strategic vision for the organization, developing and overseeing implementation of programmes across 827 government schools in Goa and 5000+ schools in Delhi,...
Mar 04, 2020•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn 1. How to create your own luck 2. How to figure out your next career move 3. Art of connecting the dots Luis Miranda is Chairman of the Centre for Civil Society and CORO. He has been involved in setting up 2 highly successful companies - HDFC Bank and IDFC Private Equity. He is a Co-Founder of the Indian School of Public Policy. Luis spends his time, with his wife, connecting dots; using their networks to help the organisations they are connected with. He is also o...
Feb 28, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast HBS Professor | INSEAD MBA | Author of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage In this podcast you will learn 1.Specific suggestions to transform negative perceptions, bias and adversity into competitive advantage 2.How to make a super awkward meeting with Elon Musk into one of the most productive discussions 3.Unexplored nuances of gender and accent when it comes to promotion and career advancement Laura Huang is a Professor at Harvard Business School. She has spent her academic career studying ...
Feb 28, 2020•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Radio broadcasting, advertising agencies, Google, Amazon,... Christian Schoepke's career path has almost as much variety as his latest product focus: donuts. He left the sexy world of film licensing at Amazon's Prime Video service in 2019, only to find himself in-midst of barrels of hot frying oil on a London street food market. Holding an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from INSEAD, Christian now combines his experience in marketing (agencies), negotiation (Amazon...
Feb 26, 2020•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn: 1. What happens at Davos 2. How you can build a career attempting to solve climate change 3. Learn the advantages of living abroad and challenging oneself Karolina is a Global Shaper based in the Stockholm Hub. She is employed at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)’s program for Climate Change and Risk, focusing on institutional responses to climate-related security risks. There, she is situated between academia and policy, where the translati...
Feb 19, 2020•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Miguel Angel Centeno was born in Cuba and by a miraculous set of adventures escaped to Spain and then landed up in the United States. He was raised by a single mom and spent most of his teenage years in housing projects. With grit, relentless efforts and determination to escape poverty, Miguel graduated from Yale with scholarship. Among other degrees, he also got an MBA and worked in advertising for a while. He soon realized that the business world was not for him. He was far more inspired by de...
Feb 11, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn: 1. How to break into the world of investing 2. What are the most important skills required to excel as a VC 3. The importance of being a giver Alexander is a partner of a San-Francisco based deep-tech venture capital fund Ruvento Ventures. There, he specialises on growth-stage AI, robotics and mobility investments in emerging markets and is responsible for late-stage portfolio development and fundraising from European and Asian corporations. Alexander is also an a...
Jan 30, 2020•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast you will learn the following: 1.Art of shaping your career by following your curiosity and conviction 2.Balancing growth and impact 3.Practical ways to build a zero-waste world empathetic to the environment Sahar is the founder of Bare Necessities, a zero-waste personal care and home care brand that has recently raised funds from Social Alpha and other distinguished investors. She is a Cambridge alumna and her prior experience includes environmental planning, policy and law. Saha...
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