books
I've recently been reading a great book (with a not so great title, as I think its value is much broader than just career reflection) called Finding a Job You Can Love, which was written way back in the stone age of 1999. It's written from
investing
I'm loving Ramit Sethi's new Netflix series How to Get Rich, where he helps people in very different financial situations better understand money, and develop a plan to mature. His style of irreverence and humor makes learning personal finance much more fun than usual, and I
agile
There are so many great systems out there on how to connect strategic planning to tactical operations, to ensure that strategic plans don't become shelfware (get put on a shelf and ignored). I'm a big fan of lots of thought leaders in this space, including Cal
lessons-learned
I got my Peloton Bike+ 18 months ago, and I've loved it. I've had a few friends recently get one, so I thought I'd share a few things I've learned/enjoyed, for anyone interested: * If you haven't ordered a Peloton
leadership
I recently found the Second City Works presents Getting to Yes, And podcast, which has great interviews and a great host (love their intro/outro music from Jukebox the Ghost) -- I really liked their Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai interview about their new book Hack Your Bureaucracy, as I
investing
For most people personal finance is boring and frustrating. I find the optimization aspect of it fascinating (though I'm not a financial expert), so I wanted to share some best practices/good ideas I've gathered from reading and trying various services -- I've prioritized
CIO
SIM (professional group for CIOs and their direct reports) hosted a webinar today about Enterprise Architecture (EA), in partnership with Info-Tech Research Group. Enterprise Architecture is a triggering, baggage-laden phrase for people who have had bad experiences with ivory-tower architects who want to throw TOGAF diagrams at people and tell
leadership
I recently listened to a great Second City Works podcast, where Kelly interviewed Annie Duke about her new book Quit. It was a fascinating discussion with so many great insights. A highlight for me was hearing about Alphabet (Google) X's Astro Teller's concept of Monkeys and
leadership
I was enjoying this Strong in Six - You Need Process So Quit Calling It Boring podcast this morning -- they made a great point that organizations need to continuously balance new actions/initiatives/goals, often coming from visionary leaders who are casting/updating where the organization is doing) with
agile
A few days ago, East City Book Shop hosted Cal Newport and David Sax for a book event to chat about David's new book The Future is Analog, which talks about the how when digital transformation happens, there's often an opposing trend, such as vinyl records
CISO
Last week's CyberWarCon was a great event (it was so nice to go to an in-person event and connect with people), all about Cyber War. John Hulquist started and runs the annual conference, which I found especially fun as I've been listening to the audiobook Sandworm,
investing
I enjoyed yesterday's Angel University 4-hour angel investing training, with great insights from Jason Calcanis, Mike Savino, and Monique Woodard. The entire cost goes to charities, and it was a great, Zoom-based 101-level introduction into angel investing best practices. There were some great discussions about questions to ask,