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9 super specific HOW. 1. First of all, understand the sweet spot of every specialist you are working with - do not generalize anyone. A designer who is specialized in social media can't possibly do web UI for an internet product. 2. Giving too much broad scope won't help - tell them how the outcome can be like - by sharing benchmarks that are relatable / and mutually agree on it. Being super-specific can help in getting the job done sharply. In the age of specialists, generalists need to understand their language of working super-functionally. 3. Ask them to create a sample / the first draft with minimal efforts to see if it matches your vision. Getting the direction of their thought process needs to be done in the first instance and alignment needs to be brought instantly - waiting for most of the work to be done to give feedback may create frustration. 4. If you feel confident that with minor tweaks, they can arrive there, give them specific suggestions. Instead of being flippant or impatient, it is better to invest time to make them understand what you are trying to accomplish. Attention is the best thing specialists can give you to build quality output. They give attention to ‘worthy and futuristic' things that can help them to learn and grow. Share the vision, tell stories, make the project likeable. 5. Use tools like Loom, Figma, Google Meet Screen-sharing to share feedback clearly. Giving feedback visually can make a huge difference. 6. Always talk slowly, and less aggressively - as working remotely needs its own pleasantries and courtesy as how you meet in person - even if it is a war-time project. After all, we love working with courteous and professional people. 7. Once the project is progressing as per your vision, tell them that 'we are making progress'. Any professional loves the progress and meaning of their work. 8. Do not assume anything, clearly write / or give Loom video instructions to specify the 'corrections, changes, or new outlook' required in the project. 9. Give examples, specific examples - and help them align to what you want - making vague comments, sounding impatient, raising voice or sarcastic comments will not help the process at all.

Cohort based courses - the future of education.

We discuss tweets from Twitter's best people.

10 things about building a design thinking mindset.

About ClubHouse app, and how I'm enjoying the first week.

Insights I got from the book Deep Work by Cal Newport

How team based learning can help you thrive in a collaborative learning.

Restart good habits you left off. Today is International Podcast Day.

The episode is a cocktail of thoughts and tweets about Corona virus and its impact on humanity, I did starting from 2nd March 2020.

Last year, I worked mostly from home, hotel rooms, cafes -  with remote external teams on multiple projects in different domains.  And for the last two weeks too because of the Corona lockdown. I thought to share some hacks of making work from home a delightful thing. 

Dr. Marie Elisabeth Mueller is an expert for digital skills, interactive multimedia content creation, and integrated digital content product solutions. She's known as a futurist and educator with over 15 years of experience in public broadcast journalism as a senior editor, producer, writer and over 20 years of experience as an educator and journalist. Since 1992 she produced hundreds of long-form radio feature programs and podcasts and has widely published as an author and publicist for social, online, TV and print. Dr. Mueller who was born in Duesseldorf is a co-founder of NowAgeStorytelling.co and holds a PhD in Digital Storytelling, Media Science. She has been teaching interactive multimedia and cross-platform storytelling since 2014 at the Stuttgart Media University in Germany and a visiting professor at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, India, at the S.I. Newhouse School for Public Communications in Syracuse, US, and at the Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus, Denmark. From 2004 to 2008 she was a DAAD Lecturer at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. 2005 “Mietek Pemper, The road to rescue. Schindlers'lList - the true story” was published by Hoffmann Und Campe, since 2017 the book series “Now Media” is released by Nomos. 

Explaining why it is important to write hundred words a day.

Season #2 - Rediscovering yourself through Deep Personal Revolution.

#19 episode on hiring for internet product companies and the dynamics in it. The conversation is with Nisha JK, hiring leader and co-founder of GreenPepper, a leader in internet product hiring focussed on new technology skills.

#18 episode on Product Marketing Basics for Entrepreneurs.

LeadCasts Host, Krishna Kumar shares with you to build new productive habits and the importance of scheduling things. Read his blog www.krishnakumar.co.in and follow him at Twitter @kkaction

#16 episode on Insights from Marcus Aurelius' book Meditations.

#15 episode on Marshall Goldsmith's book 'What got you here won't get you there' - curated insights by James Clear, author of Atomic Habits.

#14 episode is about the Richard Feynman technique of learning complex topics. Step by step approach to learning anything new.

#13 episode is about an intro on Tribe of Mentors and its author Tim Ferris and his other works. He is an American entrepreneur, author and podcaster.

#12 episode of LeadCasts is about the book, Atomic Habits by James Clear. Visit www.atomichabits.com

#11 episode is about insights from the book Skin in the game - The Hidden Assymetries of Daily Life, a book released in 2018 by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. These are only some glimpses from the book and a complete read is always highly recommended for fully understanding and internalizing the idea behind the book.

#10 episode talks about why I love Farnam Street and the insights it give me. Shane Parrish is doing a great work by giving clarity in a cluttered world. Follow his fs.blog and subscribe to his email weekly newsletter.

#9 episode with Little Chef Kicha. Nihal Raj, also known as Kicha, is India’s youngest chef. A nine-year-old child prodigy from Kochi, Kerala, his YouTube channel, KichaTube HD has over 36 ,000 subscribers. He got worldwide media attention when he was invited by Ellen DeGeneres and Kicha becomes the youngest Indian to be in featured in The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 

#8 episode with Chandramouli Pandya, a leading tech expert and startup mentor based in Bangalore.

#7 Episode with Arabind Chandrasekhar, event management expert and CEO of Tamarind Events. A vetaran in events and social worker.

#6 Episode with Jyothis KS, Co-founder of ZappyHire - www.zappyhire.com - on artificial intelligence in hiring.

#5 episode - Nithin George Eapen is a crypto-evangelist, blockchain investor, TEDx speaker and Founder of Chance River. He is mentor at the Techstars blockchain accelerator program and educator.

#4 Episode Joe Alapatt, coming from the family of entrepreneurs, started well managed coworking space, Center A in Kochi, 5 years ago. He follows ideas and trends in coworking industry.

#3 Episode Nuthan Manohar, yoga specialist, behavioural scientist, brand consultant, TEDx speaker and now building a niche perfumery brand. Talking about mindfulness, stress management, breathing and human psychology - why we do what we do.

#2 Episode - M.P. Sriram Sriram enables organisations and individuals articulate and sustain changes to realise meaningful goals. For close to 25 years sriram has been pursing this purpose by designing interventions that address various organizational, business and people challenges. This included tenures as a professional Manager at Asian Paints and as a Consultant at Hewitt Associates and Ernst & Young for 13 years. He continues to pursue this purpose at Aventus Partners a firm that he co –founded in 2007. Sriram has a bachelor’s degree in law from Pune University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from XLRI Jamshedpur and secured gold medals in both these institutions. Sriram believes unmanaged conflicts are value destroyers and enables his clients proactively address potential conflicts at the ownership level and intervenes to resolve them when they escalate. sriram@aventus.in

#01 Episode - Nanjunda Pratap Palecanda (Nanju) is a Partner at Innoberator. He curates PitchTune at Iimb and Anchor 3sUm podcast. He enjoys writing, be it Analysis on business or policy or economy. He also writes stories, dramas, poetry and scripts.

Introduction to LeadCasts by the host, Krishna Kumar. Follow me on Twitter @kkaction.