Keynote speaker. Co-author, The Next Mountain, a No. 1 Amazon India bestseller. Former CEO, Network18 (Broadcast & Publishing) & Times Television. Advisor.
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In this snippet from an episode of Industry Spotlight by Creative First, Avinash Kaul (@avikaul), media veteran and co-author of The Next Mountain, talks about the fundamentals of using AI, as a tool in addition to real intelligence.
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In this snippet from an episode of Industry Spotlight by Creative First, Avinash Kaul (@avikaul), media veteran and co-author of The Next Mountain, talks about how AI can reshape content "How creation as a tool while balancing human creativitiy.
Early on I worked out I would never live long enough to make every mistake myself. So I watched other people's. This week's letter, The Mistakes I Didn't Have Time to Make, goes out at 1pm today. Link in the reply below.
A sourdough starter left in the fridge does not die. It goes quiet. Skills do the same. The first loaf is flatter than you hoped. Which skill have you not used in a year that you are still counting on?
I have launched television channels several times. The butterflies never went away. Experience makes the next climb look easy, and that is when it catches you. Which part of your job have you stopped checking?
Cricket has a nightwatchman, sent in late to hold an end so a better batter is not risked. Work has the same job. In 2006, Jason Gillespie went in as one and finished 201 not out. What job were you sent in to survive, not to win?
On a long plateau, a senior person starts signing things they do not believe in. The first one feels like a sensible trade. By the tenth it is a habit. The team notices first. When did you last send something back unsigned?
After a first top job, the next move is often a level one. People watching from below read it as a fall. I would not. Level ground has a job to do. Who would you feel you had to explain it to?
Early in a career, a lot lands on you because you are the easiest person to give it to. It feels personal. Usually it is about how little it costs to push you. Today's issue is on LinkedIn at noon.
In one year a raised hand took me from the lowest rung to a panel at headquarters. Then my boss left. This week's letter, Fewer Than Thirty Hands, goes out at 1pm today. Link in the reply below.
The meeting that ends a senior role usually takes less time than the coffee. The words are rehearsed and true. The person across the table is thinking about how to say it at home tonight. Which sentence do you still remember?
On a glacier, climbers rope up so the others can hold a fall. Many careers include years tied to a boss or partner you did not pick. The best ones climb it well anyway. How long were you on that rope?
At home I have several Wi-Fi routers sharing one password. A new organisation has no shared password. Everyone arrives with old habits and has to log in again. Which habit from your last job took longest to switch off?
The title on the door stays the same. What changes first is a meeting. Then a deck arrives already approved. Nobody announces it. What was the first sign you noticed?
Most companies have a weekly report that has outlived several CEOs. Somebody builds it every Monday. Nobody opens it. Which report in your inbox have you not opened in a month?
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He got 22/100. His brother mocked him. He got 142/150 next time.
In The Next Mountain, @avikaul writes about learning to separate an unpleasant delivery from useful feedback.
The insult definitely was not useful. The truth behind it was.
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The book is a must read.
The event to launch the Hindi edition was high energy.
Indomitable by Arundhati Bhattacharya brought us all together to celebrate her life and career.
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