lessons-learned
Way back when Netflix would mail you DVDs (I'm sure my children have no idea what a DVD is), there was a research study (Mixing Virtue and Vice: Combining the Immediacy Effect and the Diversication Heuristic) that illustrated procrastination well -- people had to select movies to watch,
leadership
I used to have a star employee, who I, and other senior leaders, kept adding more and more to his plate, but he was such a strong performer -- he ensured things were done well, and on time. I used to half-jokingly comment that he was a victim of his
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
ChatGPT, the Generative AI platform, recently (late February 2025) moved their Deep Research capability down from their $200/month plan to their $20/month a plan. While you should always be wary of what Large Language Models (LLMs) tell you, verifying what they say (to avoid looking bad for being
leadership
New leaders often struggle in holding people, especially when they were recently peers, accountable to perform at a certain level. This is especially hard in organizations that don't have clearly defined success criteria for a role or specific leader. As a new leader, it's important to
leadership
The idea that bad news doesn't age well is likely obvious to everyone -- if you're a parent, you want your kids to share the failed test ASAP, and not a month later. "Bad news isn't wine. It does not enhance with age&
life
I recently listened to a Tim Ferriss podcast, where he discussed the parenting approach/concepts of Sovereign Child with Naval Ravikant and Aaron Stupple. It was quite a provocative set of ideas -- the core of the approach is to treat children like little adults, giving them significant autonomy to
leadership
Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) is a great organization that teaches leadership, management, and Government Contracting best practices to Veteran-owned small business leaders. They are a great organization helping Veteran entrepeneurs, and I always enjoy supporting their great mission. I attended a VIP course way back in 2010 (on behalf
books
My kids are still young, so I have a few more years before I'll be recommending adult-level non-fiction, but I was thinking recently about what books will be at the top of my list to recommend to my kids. My current list of top recommendations for them are:
CIO
Trying to keep up with the fast-moving world of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) these days isn't easy -- here are a few news subscriptions I've found useful: * I find the TLDR email newsletters great surveys of news, including the AI one (and several others) * The AI
career
I teach a class to some of the Veteran entrepreneurs in the Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) programs, and I'm starting to review the structure I use to teach a class on scaling your business (see my How to Grow Business Value presentation slides from last year for
lessons-learned
After hearing Oliver Burkeman on a podcast last month, I listened to his Meditations for Mortals audiobook and was blown away -- it felt like he was talking directly to me through the book. As I listened to the book, I was struck with the (incredibly rare for me) desire
miscellaneous
A few months ago I saw Scott Galloway's impactful TED talk How the US is Destroying Young People's Future -- he makes some impactful points with some powerful graphs: I then ran into this podcast (see below) interview of him, where Scott talks about how American