Communication As a Leader, You Own Your Communications Bubble (via SWLW) It’s not what you say; it’s what you tolerate Battle the “10x bad news” tax Seek the truth, no matter how painful Blame yourself first Take fame last Be…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 28
Communication How to Write Less But Say More (via TED) Stop being so selfish (give your readers what they want, not what you want to give them) What’s the one thing you want them to remember? Keep it simple (length,…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 27
Behavior change Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change (via Amy Bucher) Amy is one of my colleagues at Lirio, and she graciously provided a copy of her book. It provides a fantastic overview (in an accessible and fun manner) about the…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 26
Business The 7 roles of a CTO (via SWLW) Granted, the CTO for any given company may look different; however, I liked his approach of talking to other CTOs. A CTO is an executive, a representative, (sometimes) a people manager,…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 25
Agile The Common Pitfalls on an Agile Journey and How to Avoid Them (via Leading Agile) Pitfalls: individuals spread across multiple teams, a lack of instantly available resources, too much WIP, limited access to SMEs, shared requirements between teams, technical…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 24
AI and machine learning Why AI Customer Journeys Need More Friction (via HBR) Sometimes making the optimal choice via computer system removes too much friction, which can lead to mistrust or codifying learned biases. The article suggests working in “acts…
Warhammer Light of Eltharion
This was an interesting table-top mini from the Warhammer 40K universe that was almost entirely hand-painted; the build took about 12 hours to complete. Here’s a gallery of the entire build (73 photos). Context All of my kits have been…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 23
Agile The age of Scrum is over (via Software Lead Weekly) The author lays out several points about the shortcomings of Scrum as a general approach to how to “do Agile.” Its simplicity is that it’s a one-sized approach to…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 22
Communication Stop Rambling in Meetings — and Start Getting Your Message Across (via HBR) Measure exactly how much you’re talking (and over-talking) Consider using other ways to share your ideas Practice compressing your thoughts Build in pauses Ask for help…
Professional Development – 2022 – Week 21
Change management Democratizing Transformation (via HBR) This post explains five phases of digital transformation maturity — ranging from silos to digital natives. It comes down to looking for bottlenecks and inefficiencies to help you learn where to focus your efforts….