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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · 1d

The world slows down on weekends for a reason …… to remind us that rest is also a kind of progress.

#DebsReflection #Progress #SaturdayMotivation
#WeekendWisdom #SlowLiving

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · 2d

The best teams don’t just know how to win….. they know how to adapt, recover, and grow stronger from every setback.

#DebsReflection #teams #success #failure #leadership

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · 18d

Bullies thrive on rattling you; composure makes them powerless.

#DebsReflection #workplace #bullies #geopolitics #StayComposed #PowerInCalm

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · 22d

Work First or Family First?

#WorkLifeBalance

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Work First or Family First?

A new model shows why women lag behind in leadership roles—and how two policies could help narrow the career gender gap.

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · 25d

How we can balance AI overcapacity and talent shortages

#AI #talent

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How we can balance AI overcapacity and talent shortages

AI is reshaping work, creating AI overcapacity and skills shortages. Leaders must reskill, redesign and plan strategically to stay competitive.

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Oct 3

Our perception of ourselves isn’t always as accurate as we imagine...

#DebsReflection #SelfAwareness #CognitiveBias #SelfPerception

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Sep 29

Speaking to healthcare leaders on leadership is always an inspiring experience …. especially when the conversation centers on empathy, resilience and the power of leading with heart….

#DebsReflection #Leadership #Empathy #Healthcare #futureofhealthcare

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Sep 22

A river is a reminder that life’s beauty lies not in rushing to the end, but in flowing gracefully along the way ..

#DebsReflection #river #flow #life

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Sep 16

If a new idea makes others uneasy or sparks resistance, take it as a positive sign: breakthrough ideas are rarely comfortable at the start...

#DebsReflection #idea #innovation #problemsolving #improvement

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Sep 8

Your first 90 days as a C-suite is your launchpad.

Boards, peers & teams ask: Did we make the right choice?

Prep before day one, signal strategy fast, find hidden power, deliver early wins & set your rhythm.

#Leadership #Csuite #Career

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How executives can fast-track their impact in the first 90 days

Leaders are often judged quickly on their ability to deliver. Here’s how to make the right choices—fast.

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 30

The path to superintelligence is hardly easy, especially when newly hired AI experts must find their footing within a $1.3 trillion giant under the close involvement of hands-on chief executive…

#AI #talent #Meta #SuperIntelligence

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Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave

Longtime acolytes are sidelined as Big Tech chief directs biggest leadership reorganisation in two decades

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 30

People aren’t only driven by how well they’re doing individually; what matters to them is also how they shine in comparison to others.

#DebsReflection #motivation #progress #performance #success #psychology

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 26

MIT’s Sendhil Mullainathan likens new ideas to a Levain cookie.

From curiosity to behavioral econ to AI, he shows how scarcity shapes minds & sparks breakthroughs.

#AI #BehavioralEconomics #Innovatio

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The sweet taste of a new idea

MIT professor and behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan brings a lifetime of unique perspectives to research in behavioral economics and machine learning.

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 25

Zoom Is Winning Contact Center Market Share Because Others Are Failing

#CX #ContactCenter

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Zoom Is Winning Contact Center Market Share Because Others Are Failing

CX Today covers Contact Center news including CCaaS, UCaaS, Virtual Assistant and more.

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 25

Bank of America’s new CTO set to tap a $13B tech budget ($4B for AI) to roll out job-specific AI tools + personalized insights.

With 1400 AI patents + chatbot Erica hitting 3B interactions, BofA aims to accelerate but stay prudent on AI.
#AI #Banking

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Exclusive | The Man Behind Bank of America’s $13 Billion Tech Agenda

With a new tech leader taking the reins, the bank is looking to double down on high-value AI use cases and iterate quickly when things aren’t working.

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 25

Conversations can reveal insights and perspectives you may not notice on your own...

#DebsReflection #Conversation #SharedWisdom #Perspective #Insights

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 23

A spark of creativity exists within us all; nurture it, give it the right culture, and it becomes a flame.

#DebsReflection #Creativity #Inspiration #Innovate #ProblemSolving

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 21

Meta is freezing hiring in its AI division after a massive talent acquisition push, with a new focus on "superintelligence" and a reorganization into four key teams.

#Meta #AI #HiringFreeze #TechNews

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Exclusive | Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree

The company reorganizes its sprawling artificial-intelligence operation, whose spiraling cost has drawn investor scrutiny.

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 20

OpenAI launches its cheapest plan yet, ChatGPT Go, in India at ₹399/month ($4.57).

Aimed at wider access, it offers 10x more messages & images than free.

India is already OpenAI’s 2nd-largest market and could soon be its biggest.

#DebsReflection #GenAI #OpenAI #chatgptgo #AI

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 19

Continuous Improvement is moving forward, even with incomplete information, trusting that clarity will emerge through action

#DebsReflection #Change #ContinuousImprovement #Leadership #GrowthMindset #ProcessExcellence #BusinessTransformation #Progress

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 15

Silicon Valley titans like Musk & Altman back Universal Basic Income .....AI does the work, humans get paid.

Once seen as socialist, now a hot AI-era idea.

#UBI #AI #Altman #Tech

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What Musk, Altman and Others Say About AI-Funded ‘Universal Basic Income’

Silicon Valley’s latest buzzword envisions a future in which AI generates a surge of new wealth shared among the masses.

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 14

An organisation improves fastest when customers and markets decide what matters most…

#DebsReflection #customer #priorities #improvement #markets #innovation

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Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 11

The more effort we put into something, the more we grow to appreciate its worth..

#DebsReflection #WorkEthic #Leadership #GrowthMindset #Perseverance #Value #Resilience #HardWorkPaysOff #Focus

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 9

One’s actions and outcomes…not their stated intentions…ultimately define their commitments.

#DebsReflection #Commitment #Leadership #Action #Results

Debashis Sarkar @debashissarkar.bsky.social · Aug 8

The future of AI is hybrid: combining LLM power with SLM precision for efficiency, sustainability & tailored workloads.

Success will be measured not just by capability, but by responsible, sustainable innovation

#AI #Sustainability #Innovation #Tech #LLM

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LLMs vs SLMs: How AI Models Impact Sustainability

Are SLMs the future of sustainable AI? We dive into new models by Microsoft and IBM and ask – can AI be sustainable?

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