Category: Thoughts
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The Book Slide
What it is, Why is it 2008, I faced a life-changing event and asked my dad for advice. He suggested keeping myself busy and focused by reading, running, or getting a dog. So, I downloaded the Audible app and listened to audiobooks while running, which helped me get through tough times. During my job at…
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Takeaways
Reflecting on personal mistakes and lessons learned, the writer acknowledges their initial hubris, arrogance, and lack of humility. Admitting ignorance led to continuous learning, while dependence on team collaboration resulted in leadership growth. Emphasizing humility, they advocate for the power of asking “How can I help?” to foster successful outcomes and team responsibility. (ai generated…
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My five questions to understand and learn.
These five questions, designed to understand how humans think, behave, and operate in the world, can be utilized in interviews or other interactions. The sequencing and follow-ups of these questions provide valuable insights into fear, our perceptions of concepts, the best and worst parts of our jobs, alignment with roles, and essential actions for companies.…
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The Dichotomy of Leadership
“The Dichotomy of Leadership” by Jaco Willink explores the delicate balance that leaders must maintain to be effective. Willink, a former Navy SEAL officer, emphasizes that leadership is not about choosing one extreme over the other but finding the right balance between seemingly opposing qualities. Willink discusses various dichotomies that leaders face, such as the…
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Holding the Line
Inside the Nation’s Preeminent US Attorney’s Office and Its Battle with the Trump Justice Department By: Geoffrey Berman Narrated by: Geoffrey Berman Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins I don’t usually publish on books like this. However, I am fascinated by the behind the scenes machinations that happened and how much of what we see on TV…
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Digital Transformation vs Status Quo Bias
Recently I was participating in some content creation around digital transformation a recent renaming of a cycle of change some companies attempt to achieve some level of change aka transformation. Spoiler alert: many companies have no idea how hard it is and this is not a technology problem. It’s just plane old inertia. The dreaded…
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Of microns and masks
I found this article when looking up the what the deal is with microns and masks. The net net is that mask is better than no mask. How much for how long and what percentage etcetera is in the link below. So I bought in early March when all the lockdowns started the O2Canada Mask……
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Catalina 10.15.4 kernel panic on laptop, workaround working for me. Fingers crossed. WindowServer mystery.
Quick summary can be found on apple communities here. I read up on various workarounds, my setup is dual monitor using a Kensington dual monitor dock. So I was being frustrated by random reboots when finished work and leaving laptop open. I have two screens and a Kensington Dock. Kensington SD4700P Dual Video Dock The…
