Leadership Archives - Alok Govil https://alokgovil.com/category/leadership/ Simplifier in Science, Technology, and Life Thu, 19 Nov 2020 20:46:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://alokgovil.com/wp-content/uploads/root/cropped-alok-govil-32x32.jpg Leadership Archives - Alok Govil https://alokgovil.com/category/leadership/ 32 32 The Science of Decision Making https://alokgovil.com/the-science-of-decision-making/ https://alokgovil.com/the-science-of-decision-making/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:04:13 +0000 https://alokgovil.com/?p=636 Here are photos from a new session I developed and delivered recently at Amazon; attended by about 200 people (online, given the pandemic). The session is still under construction actually; feels perhaps only 5-20% complete. I’ll be continuing to build this. Median feedback rating: 4.8 stars out of 5.0. Most loved it, except one person […]

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]]> https://alokgovil.com/the-science-of-decision-making/feed/ 0 Growing in an Organization https://alokgovil.com/growing-in-an-organization/ https://alokgovil.com/growing-in-an-organization/#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2020 09:55:37 +0000 https://alokgovil.com/?p=556 Excelling at a job and career requires thinking in terms business and organization in addition to functional competencies like engineering skills. Following is advice focused on organizational aspects for people early in their careers trained in their respective functional areas. Think Big. I have seen people who aimed high from the beginning and did manage […]

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]]> https://alokgovil.com/growing-in-an-organization/feed/ 0 Training on Product-Market Fit https://alokgovil.com/training-on-product-market-fit/ https://alokgovil.com/training-on-product-market-fit/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:17:32 +0000 https://alokgovil.com/?p=346 It’s a pleasure to have delivered a half-day training session to potential/budding Principal Engineers across Amazon India. We talked about how to work backwards from the customers to define, crystallize and articulate new business opportunities. A feedback rating of 4.7/5.0 (termed “extremely good”) reflects how useful the already mature audience found the training. We covered […]

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]]> https://alokgovil.com/training-on-product-market-fit/feed/ 0 Amazon CTPS India Hackathon 2019 https://alokgovil.com/amazon-ctps-india-hackathon-2019/ https://alokgovil.com/amazon-ctps-india-hackathon-2019/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:37:34 +0000 https://alokgovil.com/?p=328 It is a pleasure to conclude Amazon CTPS India 2019 Hackathon. Running from Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and more, an overwhelming 146 ideas were received, 27 teams presented demos before the judges, and 4 teams were rewarded. What’s not over, of course, is the impact the ideas will create going forward for our customers. This will […]

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]]> https://alokgovil.com/amazon-ctps-india-hackathon-2019/feed/ 0 On Influence without Authority https://alokgovil.com/on-influence-without-authority/ https://alokgovil.com/on-influence-without-authority/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2020 08:16:20 +0000 https://alokgovil.com/?p=114 Earning trust is like burning calories. An hour on a treadmill to dissipate 500, and about one cookie to get it all back! Trust is likewise hard to earn but easily lost. Think of trust like a currency; there’s only so much you would have. Avoid using your hard-earned trust to convince others — Use […]

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