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Learning for the Team
1 day ago
The Flea Market
2 days ago
The Author’s Notes
4 days ago
AI RecursiveTechDebt
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The Complaint Department
6 days ago
Hitting your Pace
7 days ago
AI Rest
1 week ago
Trends on Trends
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The Bermuda Triangle
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Various Ideas
When leading a team, there are things you need to learn so your team can have someone to talk to and bounce ideas off of. You don’t need to have all the answers. You are not meant to be an expert. You are meant to be there for your team. You are meant to take that “new” thing you learned, apply everything that you know, and provide an opinion on how they could solve a problem. Sometimes, that’s why you might need to do some learning for your team, even if you’re not the one doing the actual work. Queue …
1 day ago
The Flea Market
Greg Thomas
There is a Flea Market near where I live. Growing up, it was huge, drawing big crowds every weekend, and it was a “thing” to go to it. It’s since shrunk down and gotten shuttled to the side, but it still survived for many years. And now word that it is shutting down completely. There are lots of videos about “amazing finds” at flea markets – I’ve always liked them for the oddities and all the memories you can find when going through old treasures of years gone by. It’s a hard thing to keep going when your climate is …
2 days ago
The Author’s Notes
Greg Thomas
I never used to read the author’s notes before getting into a book – “Who cared what the person thought when they were writing this masterpiece? Get me to good stuff and let me know how it ends… SHOW ME THAT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT”. But more and more, I’m fascinated by them in understanding what someone went through in creating this piece of art. Starting a new book today, from 1986, the author had about 10 pages of notes walking you through thought processes and how this book was their first idea but then they needed a prequel (and oddly enough …
1 week ago
Various Ideas
Take all your ideas. Write them down. Order them. Prioritize what matters to you. Put them front and center in your face. Pick one. And ship. (Don’t stop at putting them in your face, this is the last step before it becomes real, where many stop, pick and go). Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US). I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.
2 weeks ago
Too Much To Do
Overload today? Not a bad problem; tomorrow you might not be. What is your “too much,” and someone else’s “too much” might be completely different, and as a result, we have different levels of what being overloaded is. It’s not good to have “Too Much To Do” all the time; that’s a sign you need help, and the team needs to grow. But in the short term, it’s a sign people trust your opinion and thoughts and want to see more from you. Don’t let that opportunity slip away. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – …
2 weeks ago
AI Wash
I had to buy a new washer recently, and it has a feature on it called “AI Wash” alongside every other pre-existing feature on the washer. The “AI Wash” feature detects the load weight, soil level, and fabric softness and then determines how best to run. I can also connect it to my phone and remotely start a wash cycle (I’m guessing this is so I can use my washer during off-peak times in the electricity). I have tried either of these features yet and have so many more questions on how they run. But I did have the hose …