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198 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -The key to success is the ability to influence others - bosses, peers, and team members. But how to be a person of influence? Chief Technology Officer and coach Joseph Jude unpacks key elements of gravitas every Tuesday. You can find show notes at https://jjude.com/podcast
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E17: Three Types of Books To Read As Per Elon Musk
July 06, 2021 00:30 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBBooks play an important role in building our competence. But there are so many books. If you go to Amazon and search on any domain, you will get thousands of books. Which one read? Wouldn't some kind of classification help? Elon Musk said we should view knowledge as a semantic tree. We should first understand the fundamental principles, i.e. the trunk and big branches, before we get to the leaves, which are details. Wouldn't you say it is a great metaphor for classifying books? ...
E16: Three Types of Books To Read As Per Elon Musk
July 06, 2021 00:30 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBBooks play an important role in building our competence. But there are so many books. If you go to Amazon and search on any domain, you will get thousands of books. Which one read? Wouldn't some kind of classification help? Elon Musk said we should view knowledge as a semantic tree. We should first understand the fundamental principles, i.e. the trunk and big branches, before we get to the leaves, which are details. Wouldn't you say it is a great metaphor for classifying books? ...
E16: Building A Personal Flywheel
June 29, 2021 00:30 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBJim Collins wrote much about usage of flywheel in business. The executives at Amazon embraced the concept and put it into practice. They used it to build a formidable business. Their flywheel goes like this: They created an online market with large number of low-priced products. That low price attracted more customers. Amazon used the huge traffic numbers to attract many merchants to list more low-priced products. What happens when you have an online marketplace with variety of p...
Building A Personal Flywheel
June 29, 2021 00:30 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBJim Collins wrote much about usage of flywheel in business. The executives at Amazon embraced the concept and put it into practice. They used it to build a formidable business. Their flywheel goes like this: They created an online market with large number of low-priced products. That low price attracted more customers. Amazon used the huge traffic numbers to attract many merchants to list more low-priced products. What happens when you have an online marketplace with variety of p...
E15: Building A Personal Flywheel
June 29, 2021 00:30 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBJim Collins wrote much about usage of flywheel in business. The executives at Amazon embraced the concept and put it into practice. They used it to build a formidable business. Their flywheel goes like this: They created an online market with large number of low-priced products. That low price attracted more customers. Amazon used the huge traffic numbers to attract many merchants to list more low-priced products. What happens when you have an online marketplace with variety of p...
E14: Ideas Don't Matter, If You Don't Act
June 22, 2021 00:30 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBEveryday we read, watch, and listen to some of the greatest ideas floating around the Internet. You might even comment on it, share it, or even save it in your digital notebooks. Guess what? None of that matters. You know what matters? The only thing that matters is, what are you going to do with that idea. When are you going to show up? How are you going to make that idea yours? The ideas that changed my life are those that I took action. Even a small action. One such idea that...
E15: Ideas Don't Matter, If You Don't Act
June 22, 2021 00:30 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBEveryday we read, watch, and listen to some of the greatest ideas floating around the Internet. You might even comment on it, share it, or even save it in your digital notebooks. Guess what? None of that matters. You know what matters? The only thing that matters is, what are you going to do with that idea. When are you going to show up? How are you going to make that idea yours? The ideas that changed my life are those that I took action. Even a small action. One such idea that...
Ideas Don't Matter, If You Don't Act
June 22, 2021 00:30 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBEveryday we read, watch, and listen to some of the greatest ideas floating around the Internet. You might even comment on it, share it, or even save it in your digital notebooks. Guess what? None of that matters. You know what matters? The only thing that matters is, what are you going to do with that idea. When are you going to show up? How are you going to make that idea yours? The ideas that changed my life are those that I took action. Even a small action. One such idea that...
When To Listen To Critics
June 15, 2021 02:14 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBWhenever you do anything worthwhile, you will attract critics. "You are too young for this" "You are too old for this" "Your English sucks" Whatever... If you listen to every critic, you'll never get anywhere near your goals. But if you completely ignore critics, you'll end up in a pit blinded by your biases. You don't want that. Right? Listening to critics depends on where you are in your creation cycle. There are three stages in any creation cycle - ideation, execution, and s...
E14: When To Listen To Critics
June 15, 2021 02:14 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBIf you listen to every critic, you'll never get anywhere near your goals. But if you completely ignore critics, you'll end up in a pit blinded by your biases. You don't want that. Right? Critics come in different forms and it is important to know when to listen to them. Connect with me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude Website: https://jjude.com/ Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/ Email: [email protected] Executive Coaching ...
E13: When To Listen To Critics
June 15, 2021 02:14 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBWhenever you do anything worthwhile, you will attract critics. "You are too young for this" "You are too old for this" "Your English sucks" Whatever... If you listen to every critic, you'll never get anywhere near your goals. But if you completely ignore critics, you'll end up in a pit blinded by your biases. You don't want that. Right? Listening to critics depends on where you are in your creation cycle. There are three stages in any creation cycle - ideation, execution, and s...
E13: Do You Need Certifications?
June 11, 2021 00:30 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBWhen I asked about the project management certification to my manager, he said, "If your projects fail, no one will care about PMP; if your projects succeed again, no one will care if you have PMP" I learned that what matters are the results and the outcome you produce not the piece of paper you hold. Remember this. Michael Porter, a celebrated Harvard professor started a consulting company but had to file for bankruptcy. But the illiterate dabbawala's have been doing their profi...
Do You Need Certifications?
June 11, 2021 00:30 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBWhen I asked about the project management certification to my manager, he said, "If your projects fail, no one will care about PMP; if your projects succeed again, no one will care if you have PMP" I learned that what matters are the results and the outcome you produce not the piece of paper you hold. Remember this. Michael Porter, a celebrated Harvard professor started a consulting company but had to file for bankruptcy. But the illiterate dabbawala's have been doing their profi...
E12: Do You Need Certifications?
June 11, 2021 00:30 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBWhen I asked about the project management certification to my manager, he said, "If your projects fail, no one will care about PMP; if your projects succeed again, no one will care if you have PMP" I learned that what matters are the results and the outcome you produce not the piece of paper you hold. Remember this. Michael Porter, a celebrated Harvard professor started a consulting company but had to file for bankruptcy. But the illiterate dabbawala's have been doing their profi...
Do you have a portfolio?
June 08, 2021 00:30 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBImagine you are going to a popular tourist place like the Taj Mahal or Mahabalipuram. Two photographers walking up to you. One comes with a DSLR camera and tells you he is a great photographer and can take amazing photos. Another one walks up to you with a DSLR camera but also with an album of photos he has taken of past visitors. Who will you trust? I'm sure you will go with the guy with the album. If you want to stand out from the sea of CVs, shorten your CV. Trim it to one or t...
E12: Do you have a portfolio?
June 08, 2021 00:30 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBImagine you are going to a popular tourist place like the Taj Mahal or Mahabalipuram. Two photographers walking up to you. One comes with a DSLR camera and tells you he is a great photographer and can take amazing photos. Another one walks up to you with a DSLR camera but also with an album of photos he has taken of past visitors. Who will you trust? I'm sure you will go with the guy with the album. If you want to stand out from the sea of CVs, shorten your CV. Trim it to one or t...
E11: Do you have a portfolio?
June 08, 2021 00:30 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBImagine you are going to a popular tourist place like the Taj Mahal or Mahabalipuram. Two photographers walking up to you. One comes with a DSLR camera and tells you he is a great photographer and can take amazing photos. Another one walks up to you with a DSLR camera but also with an album of photos he has taken of past visitors. Who will you trust? I'm sure you will go with the guy with the album. If you want to stand out from the sea of CVs, shorten your CV. Trim it to one or t...
Don't Make Hundred Decisions When One Will Do
June 04, 2021 00:30 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBSouthwest Airlines is the only airline that has been profitable for 47 consecutive years. What is the secret of success for Southwest Airlines? They use only one model of aircraft - Boeing 737. Every other success factor is a derivative of this decision. Peter Drucker is a proponent of "making a lead decision that removes hundreds of other decisions." I follow this principle in almost everything in life - like in creating presentations, dressing, and in dieting. Have you made an...
E10: Don't Make Hundred Decisions When One Will Do
June 04, 2021 00:30 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBSouthwest Airlines is the only airline that has been profitable for 47 consecutive years. What is the secret of success for Southwest Airlines? They use only one model of aircraft - Boeing 737. Every other success factor is a derivative of this decision. Peter Drucker is a proponent of "making a lead decision that removes hundreds of other decisions." I follow this principle in almost everything in life - like in creating presentations, dressing, and in dieting. Have you made an...
E11: Don't Make Hundred Decisions When One Will Do
June 04, 2021 00:30 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBSouthwest Airlines is the only airline that has been profitable for 47 consecutive years. What is the secret of success for Southwest Airlines? They use only one model of aircraft - Boeing 737. Every other success factor is a derivative of this decision. Peter Drucker is a proponent of "making a lead decision that removes hundreds of other decisions." I follow this principle in almost everything in life - like in creating presentations, dressing, and in dieting. Have you made an...
Words shape our worldview
June 01, 2021 00:30 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBWhen we speak in English, we don't differentiate between a temporary condition like being sick, and a permanent condition like being black. But the Spanish differentiate. In English, we say, I ran into the thorn. The English language teaches you to take responsibility. When you take responsibility you improve your life. In Tamil, my mother tongue, we say the same thing as, the thorn pricked me. As if the thorn had a vengeance on me, took a life of its own, and came chasing me to ...
E9: Words shape our worldview
June 01, 2021 00:30 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBWhen we speak in English, we don't differentiate between a temporary condition like being sick, and a permanent condition like being black. But the Spanish differentiate. In English, we say, I ran into the thorn. The English language teaches you to take responsibility. When you take responsibility you improve your life. In Tamil, my mother tongue, we say the same thing as, the thorn pricked me. As if the thorn had a vengeance on me, took a life of its own, and came chasing me to ...
E8: If you see everything, you'll get nothing
May 28, 2021 03:30 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBPaul Graham, a venture capitalist, calls it "Top idea in mind." Our mind can store enormous amount of data. But it can hold only few ideas on the top of the mind. Our mind will drift to those ideas when we take a walk or a shower. If you want to achieve something, then you need to keep that goal in the top of your mind. Only then you can think of many ways of achieving it, or who can help you get it, or how you can break that goal into small daily actions and so on. If your mind is...
If you see everything, you'll get nothing
May 28, 2021 03:30 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBPaul Graham, a venture capitalist, calls it "Top idea in mind." Our mind can store enormous amount of data. But it can hold only few ideas on the top of the mind. Our mind will drift to those ideas when we take a walk or a shower. If you want to achieve something, then you need to keep that goal in the top of your mind. Only then you can think of many ways of achieving it, or who can help you get it, or how you can break that goal into small daily actions and so on. If your mind is...
Top Leadership Challenges
May 25, 2021 02:21 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBIf I asked you to think of top leadership challenges, what are the challenges that come to your mind? May be, Framing an inspiring vision? Or Hiring & firing? Building a culture where employees enjoy doing their best work? I agree these are all leadership challenges. But if you analyze these and countless other challenges that leaders face, you will arrive at two primary challenges: They are competence and confidence To be a great leader and to continue to grow as a leader, y...
E8: Top Leadership Challenges
May 25, 2021 02:21 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBIf I asked you to think of top leadership challenges, what are the challenges that come to your mind? May be, Framing an inspiring vision? Or Hiring & firing? Building a culture where employees enjoy doing their best work? I agree these are all leadership challenges. But if you analyze these and countless other challenges that leaders face, you will arrive at two primary challenges: They are competence and confidence To be a great leader and to continue to grow as a leader, y...
E7: Top Leadership Challenges
May 25, 2021 02:21 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBIf I asked you to think of top leadership challenges, what are the challenges that come to your mind? May be, Framing an inspiring vision? Or Hiring & firing? Building a culture where employees enjoy doing their best work? I agree these are all leadership challenges. But if you analyze these and countless other challenges that leaders face, you will arrive at two primary challenges: They are competence and confidence To be a great leader and to continue to grow as a leader, y...
E7: Future of jobs is partnership of experts
May 21, 2021 02:01 - 5 minutes - 5.1 MBA.R. Rahman and Danny Boyle came together for the popular movie, Slumdog Millionaire. The movie won eight Oscars and seven BAFTA awards. They have worked together few times after that movie. But they are not employees of any company. They are experts in their field. They come together for a project, create value, and get a pie of the resulting reward. It is not only Government of India which has embraced this model. Government of Estonia too used this model to build their e-resi...
Future of jobs is partnership of experts
May 21, 2021 02:01 - 5 minutes - 5.1 MBA.R. Rahman and Danny Boyle came together for the popular movie, Slumdog Millionaire. The movie won eight Oscars and seven BAFTA awards. They have worked together few times after that movie. But they are not employees of any company. They are experts in their field. They come together for a project, create value, and get a pie of the resulting reward. It is not only Government of India which has embraced this model. Government of Estonia too used this model to build their e-resi...
E6: Future of jobs is partnership of experts
May 21, 2021 02:01 - 5 minutes - 5.1 MBA.R. Rahman and Danny Boyle came together for the popular movie, Slumdog Millionaire. The movie won eight Oscars and seven BAFTA awards. They have worked together few times after that movie. But they are not employees of any company. They are experts in their field. They come together for a project, create value, and get a pie of the resulting reward. It is not only Government of India which has embraced this model. Government of Estonia too used this model to build their e-resi...
What is an ideal job
May 14, 2021 03:30 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBI define an ideal job as one which has six factors: Stimulating work Supportive boss Co-operative team Appreciative Clients Flexible Hours Appropriate Pay Thank you for listening to this episode of the Gravitas WINS podcast. If you have a question or comment, reach out to me via email or Twitter, or LinkedIn. If you liked the podcast, please share it with others. And leave a great review. Thank you. Have a life of WINS. Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude Website: https...
E5: What is an ideal job
May 14, 2021 03:30 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBI define an ideal job as one which has six factors: Stimulating work Supportive boss Co-operative team Appreciative Clients Flexible Hours Appropriate Pay Connect with me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude Website: https://jjude.com/ Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/ Email: [email protected] Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a...
E6: What is an ideal job
May 14, 2021 03:30 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBI define an ideal job as one which has six factors: Stimulating work Supportive boss Co-operative team Appreciative Clients Flexible Hours Appropriate Pay Connect with me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude Website: https://jjude.com/ Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/ Email: [email protected] Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a...
E5: Building Your Career - Apple Or Amazon Way
May 11, 2021 14:26 - 4 minutes - 3.75 MBApple's core thesis is: People who are serious about software should make their own hardware. So they make chips, design computers, develop software, and even create services. They control every layer of their offering. Because of this, they can give an excellent customer experience, and thus charge premium prices. When it comes to Amazon, their core philosophy is: The competitor's margin is my opportunity They squeeze out as many pennies as possible from their operations so the...
Building Your Career - Apple Or Amazon Way
May 11, 2021 14:26 - 4 minutes - 3.75 MBApple's core thesis is: People who are serious about software should make their own hardware. So they make chips, design computers, develop software, and even create services. They control every layer of their offering. Because of this, they can give an excellent customer experience, and thus charge premium prices. When it comes to Amazon, their core philosophy is: The competitor's margin is my opportunity They squeeze out as many pennies as possible from their operations so the...
E4: Building Your Career - Apple Or Amazon Way
May 11, 2021 14:26 - 4 minutes - 3.75 MBApple's core thesis is: People who are serious about software should make their own hardware. So they make chips, design computers, develop software, and even create services. They control every layer of their offering. Because of this, they can give an excellent customer experience, and thus charge premium prices. When it comes to Amazon, their core philosophy is: The competitor's margin is my opportunity They squeeze out as many pennies as possible from their operations so the...
If you don't blow your trumpet, how can you expect music?
April 21, 2021 13:30 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBMost cultures define humility as a virtue. And humility is defined as "not talking about self." But if I don't talk about myself, how will anyone know me? A personal lesson on humility A toolkit that you can follow Two inspiring examples Thank you for listening to this episode of the Gravitas WINS podcast. If you have a question or comment, reach out to me via email or Twitter, or LinkedIn. If you liked the podcast, please share it with others. And leave a great review. Thank ...
E4: If you don't blow your trumpet, how can you expect music?
April 21, 2021 13:30 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBMost cultures define humility as a virtue. And humility is defined as "not talking about self." But if I don't talk about myself, how will anyone know me? A personal lesson on humility A toolkit that you can follow Two inspiring examples Thank you for listening to this episode of the Gravitas WINS podcast. If you have a question or comment, reach out to me via email or Twitter, or LinkedIn. If you liked the podcast, please share it with others. And leave a great review. Thank ...
E3: If you don't blow your trumpet, how can you expect music?
April 21, 2021 13:30 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBMost cultures define humility as a virtue. And humility is defined as "not talking about self." But if I don't talk about myself, how will anyone know me? A personal lesson on humility A toolkit that you can follow Two inspiring examples Thank you for listening to this episode of the Gravitas WINS podcast. If you have a question or comment, reach out to me via email or Twitter, or LinkedIn. If you liked the podcast, please share it with others. And leave a great review. Thank ...
E2: Let us talk about luck
April 12, 2021 08:39 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MBI want to put forth a premise in this episode and that is, "luck is just the flipside of risk." If you accept that hypothesis, then we can classify luck and deal with it as we deal with risk. Don't you agree? In fact, James Austin took the pain to classify luck in his book, Chase, chance, and creativity. He say there are four types of luck. The first one is blind luck. When we talk about luck, that is what we usually mean. The second one is active luck. You do something becaus...
Let us talk about luck
April 12, 2021 08:39 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MBI want to put forth a premise in this episode and that is, "luck is just the flipside of risk." If you accept that hypothesis, then we can classify luck and deal with it as we deal with risk. Don't you agree? In fact, James Austin took the pain to classify luck in his book, Chase, chance, and creativity. He say there are four types of luck. The first one is blind luck. When we talk about luck, that is what we usually mean. The second one is active luck. You do something becaus...
E3: Let us talk about luck
April 12, 2021 08:39 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MBI want to put forth a premise in this episode and that is, "luck is just the flipside of risk." If you accept that hypothesis, then we can classify luck and deal with it as we deal with risk. Don't you agree? In fact, James Austin took the pain to classify luck in his book, Chase, chance, and creativity. He say there are four types of luck. The first one is blind luck. When we talk about luck, that is what we usually mean. The second one is active luck. You do something becaus...
E2: Humble beginnings
April 12, 2021 07:30 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MBToday I'm going to talk about humble beginnings. I entered engineering college in 1990. When I got into engineering college, I didn't even know what a flowchart was. But by the 2nd year, I got so good in computers that the computer lab in-charge left me as a supervisor whenever he needed a break. Do you know what changed? You would be surprised if I told you the truth. The truth was I could type faster than all my classmates. Today I am a CTO and I owe my job to typing. Don't co...
Humble beginnings
April 12, 2021 07:30 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MBToday I'm going to talk about humble beginnings. I entered engineering college in 1990. When I got into engineering college, I didn't even know what a flowchart was. But by the 2nd year, I got so good in computers that the computer lab in-charge left me as a supervisor whenever he needed a break. Do you know what changed? You would be surprised if I told you the truth. The truth was I could type faster than all my classmates. Today I am a CTO and I owe my job to typing. Don't co...
E1: Humble beginnings
April 12, 2021 07:30 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MBToday I'm going to talk about humble beginnings. I entered engineering college in 1990. When I got into engineering college, I didn't even know what a flowchart was. But by the 2nd year, I got so good in computers that the computer lab in-charge left me as a supervisor whenever he needed a break. Do you know what changed? You would be surprised if I told you the truth. The truth was I could type faster than all my classmates. Today I am a CTO and I owe my job to typing. Don't co...
Welcome to Gravitas WINS podcast
April 12, 2021 05:32 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBWe all like to work with people who we like. So if we think from other people's point of view, they would work with you if you are likable. This likability factor is what I call as Gravitas. There are four building blocks of gravitas. They are, wealth, insights, network, and self-control. When we have Gravitas we attract. We attract dollars, opportunities, positions, and esteem. In the coming episodes, I'm going to dig deeper into this topic. Don't forget to subscribe to the podca...
E1: Welcome to Gravitas WINS podcast
April 12, 2021 05:32 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBWe all like to work with people who we like. So if we think from other people's point of view, they would work with you if you are likable. This likability factor is what I call as Gravitas. There are four building blocks of gravitas. They are, wealth, insights, network, and self-control. When we have Gravitas we attract. We attract dollars, opportunities, positions, and esteem. In the coming episodes, I'm going to dig deeper into this topic. Don't forget to subscribe to the podca...
E0: Welcome to Gravitas WINS podcast
April 12, 2021 05:32 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBWe all like to work with people who we like. So if we think from other people's point of view, they would work with you if you are likable. This likability factor is what I call as Gravitas. There are four building blocks of gravitas. They are, wealth, insights, network, and self-control. When we have Gravitas we attract. We attract dollars, opportunities, positions, and esteem. In the coming episodes, I'm going to dig deeper into this topic. Don't forget to subscribe to the podca...