This week we finished Chapter 5 (relationships — an approach to establishing trust with your direct reports), and started Chapter 6 (guidance). Chapter 5 (continued) Respect boundaries “…a real hug may be the world’s most effective way to show you…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 33
Agile Agile Project Management with Kanban (via Wade Chandler) Each vertical swim lane is split into active and done. I get that this creates buffers between states, but (1) why not have to-do/doing/done for each state? What not change the…
Radical Candor – Part 8
This week we continued to discuss Chapter 5 (relationships — an approach to establishing trust with your direct reports). Master the art of socializing at work “Sometimes, though, when these events are introduced by management, they can feel both obligatory…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 9
The ninth step in the build is painting. This step took 23 hrs 49 mins. My approach to this large step was a result of having watched many professional model makers on YouTube and looking at reference photos online. I…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 32
Agile Setting Up an Internal Coaching Office (via Agile Amped) Takeaways Understand the five levels of listening Understand what modality to use in the Cynefin framework Build new habits to create change When the whole is less than the sum…
Radical Candor – Part 7
This week we discussed the last part of Chapter 4 (driving results collaboratively — telling people what to do doesn’t work), focusing on the last two steps of the cycle. (The complete cycle is listen, clarify, debate, decide, persuade, execute,…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 31
Career What to Do If Your Boss Doesn’t Like You (via Harvard Business Review) Trust issues: clarify their expectations (e.g., “How could I add more value to this job?”), create an all-out campaign to enhance your boss’s perception, have frequent…
Radical Candor – Part 6
This week we discussed the second part of Chapter 4 (driving results collaboratively — telling people what to do doesn’t work). Specifically we discussed the third, fourth, and fifth steps of the cycle. (The complete cycle is listen, clarify, debate,…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 30
Business Learning from the Future (via Harvard Business Review) When we have not analogies to the past, it’s difficult to figure out how things will play out in the future. Where does “good judgment” come from? Business schools use case…
Radical Candor – Part 5
This week we discussed the first part of Chapter 4 (driving results collaboratively — telling people what to do doesn’t work). Telling people what to do didn’t work at Google We wondered whether Kim’s experience at Google and Facebook are…