2 hours ago
It might get worse before it gets better. But it always gets better. Maybe not back to where you were before, but better than where you are now. But only if you’re willing to work on the problem, only if you’re willing to dig deep. It can get better, but it’s on you to put in the effort to get it there.
2 days ago
My authenticator app is overflowing with sites – everyone wants a code for me to log in with now. Do they need the code? I don’t know. But now that one does it, they all do it. I am using different codes for different apps. We’re not solving the problem of authentication; we’re simply duplicating it across every piece of infrastructure we now touch.
3 days ago
Coaches provide direction, suggestions, mentoring, and guidance on how a problem can be solved. Leaders are the first to accept the words of the coach and work with the team, side by side, to implement what needs to be done. Sometimes one and the same, generally two, one sees things from outside of the team, one sees things from inside of the team. Both need each other to be successful. As soon as the coach and the leader understand that relationship, they are unstoppable.
1 week ago
One of the first leadership books I ever read was “Leading at the Edge” which centered around Shackleton’s journey to the Antarctic under horrific conditions while keeping his team together and alive. The copy I have is older than this one, but here it is if you haven’t read it. I stumbled across it, found it on a shelf at work one late night, and brought it home to read – one of the best leadership books I’ve ever read. So it was pretty cool to see this expedition to find his shipwreck here, after all those years, where his
2 weeks ago
Presentation and design have never, and will never, be my strong suit. I very much like doing all my research, gathering my notes and content, and handing it off to AI to “prettify”. Make some great infographics. Make that slide deck sing. Take my markerboard diagrams and point out the flaws. Use a consistent colour palette. All of it, yes, please. But the most annoying part is all the adjectives that get thrown around my work and other points that skew a decision, simply because I was asking a lot of questions on that one topic. Objective Analysis still holds
