Articles for category: Initiative

2 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

The Direction of AI

I heard a good quote a few weeks ago about AI, because LLMs need to learn, what they learn comes from historical models, which are then used to extrapolate behaviour moving forward with what they have learned. Case in point, to draw, AI had to look at pictures of drawings to define structure and learning in order to draw in a similar model. I pick up a pencil, stare at the piece of paper, and see what comes out. Now, I would love to have the benefit of a model of all these artists in my head to help me

2 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

Generating Meeting Value

Meetings exist to solve problems and move forward. Those two elements combine to create value. If your meetings are not generating value, then they are reducing it. And right now, you don’t have time to reduce value.

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

Take that Thinking Time

If you don’t take the time to think through a problem, to analyze what’s in front of you, to figure out your next steps. No one will. There is a time to do, and a time to think. When you know all the elements of the problem, that is definitely the time to do, but when you don’t – that’s the time to think. You can be quiet. You can be reserved. You can go into a cave. You can shut everything out. There is no harm in thinking through a problem and not responding immediately. That is where our

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

Two Approaches to Blisters

You can bandage them up and keep going; yes, they will irritate and eventually pop. You can wait for them to go away, however long that takes. One is pragmatic and pushes you back at the worry of further injury, one pushes the envelope, lets the skin heal over and harden. Whatever approach you take is up to you, but clearly, you need new shoes to prevent it from happening again.

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

The Fear of Growth

When we get our first whiff of responsibility from all the great work we do, we sometimes worry that this is going to become the new norm. And the answer is, yes, you’ve shown yourself to be great. People want to see more; they want to raise the bar. And then we wrestle with the inner choice as to whether we are going to take the leap and go for it. We’re afraid of the next step because of what responsibility it might bring. And only you can decide whether you’re willing to take that leap.

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