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A Continuous Learning Organization
Growth Mindset has brought the transformation from know-it-alls to learn-it-alls. This was an incredibly powerful shift for individuals. We should ask ourselves, “what is the corresponding evolution for an organization?” When software was a “shipped” product, it made sense to train people on how the shipped version worked. You could reasonably expect that knowledge to…
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Your reading game is too small!
Well, mine is too. But I am fighting the good fight and trying to get better every day. My goal for 2024 is to read at least 60 books. So far, I am on track. Reading is a key driver of my personal development and my leadership career. If you want to learn more, please…
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Reading Recap: March 2024
I was not as organized as I would have liked to be in planning my reading for Women’s History Month. Nonetheless, I ended up with four out of five women authors and some awesome books. 🧹In Defense of Witches – The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women are Still on Trial by Mona…
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Announce A Schedule
I was delighted to see one of my favorite productivity motivation techniques called out in Cal Newport’s latest book, Slow Productivity. Committing publicly to deliver results on a schedule creates accountability that forces you to focus. You now face consequences if you do not make good on your promise. Most of the time all you…
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Copilot, who am I?
I asked Copilot to tell me about myself based on my linked in profile and recent posts. Here is what it returned. The posts on this page are from Pete Dempsey, a senior manager at Microsoft. The common themes of his posts are:
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Hungry Dogs Run Faster
Jason Kelce quoted his offensive line coach towards the end of an emotional retirement speech. He talked about missing his time as the underdog. Life is often more straightforward when you have something to prove. When you achieve success, you have to keep motivated by finding new doubters to prove wrong. Fortunately, there is almost…
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Copilot, make me a better presenter
I can’t say the initial PowerPoint demo with Copilot building out a fifteen-slide deck to plan a child’s birthday party resonated with me personally. Perhaps there are people out there doing this, but even the thought of it is beyond anything that will ever happen in my life. That being said, I have found some…
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Do we need tech support anymore?
AI is increasingly going to answer more and more complex questions. The types of questions that technical support organizations field from customers. It is not clear exactly what percentage of questions AI will be able to answer and how soon, but there is no doubt that it is a non-zero number. Every manager who runs…
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Reading Recap: February 2024
Most of my February reading was dedicated to Black History Month. This was the first time I had done a themed reading month. It was a great opportunity to learn more and to read some books that I might not have gotten to otherwise. ♀️ Sister Outsider – Audre Lourde The writings of Audre Lourde…
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Revisiting FIRE
In 2015, I discovered and dove into the world of FIRE aka Financial Independence, Retire Early. This movement was my first exposure to intentional lifestyle design. Many of the themes from FIRE are present in current-day productivity advice. The Retire Early portion of FIRE wasn’t really about retirement in the traditional sense. It was a…