He shares how your 'figure-it-out-ability' is a career asset!

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Jiten Rama builds AI and machine learning products. From being a systems engineer at Nokia to leading teams in Technical Program Management in Health-tech. He loves working cross functionally and providing technical leadership. As one of our earliest GW members, Jiten has been an incredible asset to the community. Listen in to learn of his squiggly career journey, with many golden nuggets of wisdom!

What you'll learn:

1. Why it’s such an advantage to be able to move between very high concepts and also dive into the weeds of an idea

2. How to find the ‘red thread’ of your career

3. Why being the person who puts their hand up for the difficult job pays dividends

4. Why a great manager changes everything

5. How to get better at taking complex ideas (like AI) and breaking it down into something everybody understands (like pizza)

Some takeaways:

1. Often the best way to look at something is with “worst case scenario thinking”. You can face it, demystify it, and pretty soon the fear looses power—so you can focus as a mental model for stressful situations.

2. Build a reputation as someone who knows ‘how to figure it out’

3. How to thrive in environments of extreme ambiguity and chaos

4. AI will become normal, just like a few years, unlocking your phone with your face was not a thing, AI will just be how things work

5. Generalist will become more sought after, new jobs likely to emerge, and you need to be able to adapt quick and learn fast. As complexity increases, need people who can see patterns.

6. Why solo travel can be an amazing career reset mechanism

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Links:

Where to find Jiten

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiten-rama/

Where to find Milly

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/

• Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Generalist World resources:

• Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMUMDCK5v3XbvRANmD?si=b1d7af51c24e43ee

• Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-generalist-world-pod/id1814092399

• The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/

• Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/

• Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events

• Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

🙏 Special thanks to our podcast producer James McKinven! (get in touch for all your podcast needs, he’s really great!)