career
I've heard a few different ways to think about ways your career can progress that are valuable mental models. These models are helpful, whether you want to climb the ladder or if you want to be intentional at focusing on a certain stage. For example, when I was
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I was trying (and doing a poor job) to scrape ice off my driveway a few weeks ago using a snow shovel, when my wonderful neighbor came over to lend me his ice chopper. After thanking him, and using it a few times, I realized how ridiculous I must have
leadership
I was recently at a charity dinner (Wellspring Group was celebrating their 20th anniversary) and was chatting with someone about leadership models, and he mentioned the Predictable Success Leadership Styles, which I hadn't heard of before, but is such a powerful way to think about people's
lessons-learned
Here's a random, unsorted list of some useful things I've found/enjoyed in the last year or so: * Metal Book Darts (bookmarks that don't fall out) * Cal Newport's Time Block Planner is a great way to plan your day's priorities
career
When stepping into a new role, it's critical to understand critical is to understand the boundaries/priorities of your new role. It's ideal to determine this during the interview to find out if the focus of this role is something you're excited about. This
career
Some recommendations when you're searching for a new job: Phase 1: Determine What You Want To Do 1. Work through the Petal Exercise 2. Reach out to friends, neighbors, friends-of-friends, etc. to request short conversations to learn more about various career paths you could pursue (see
career
Several months ago, a great mentor and friend of mine recommended I read the book Finding a Job You Can Love by Ralph Mattson and Arthur Miller (here's a page on Arthur Miller's site about the book). As part of his recommendation, he acknowledged that the
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For your personal security and privacy, here's what I recommend people prioritize (among the many things you can do to reduce your risk): 1. Focus on the Big Stuff: Focus on protecting your most valuable technology instead of getting overwhelmed -- your primary email address (where password reset emails
fitness
PelTrend is a cool, free tool where you download your Peloton workout data and drop it in their app or website to visualize your data, which lets you see your personal records, visualize trends (the picture above shows cadence in yellow, power (watts) in green, and resistance in purple), as
lessons-learned
I love technology, and have switched back and forth between Windows and Mac computer operating systems over the last few decades. I recently enjoyed the new M2 Mac Mini for about a year, and was reminded of some of the things Macs do so well, and some areas that aren&
leadership
When you're interviewing a candidate for a job, it's good to focus on if they're aligned with the needs of the specific job, but it's easy to forget that a huge component isn't just relevant hard skills (e.g., Are
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I love podcasts. There are so many great podcasts out there, and I really enjoy the length, as sometimes you're not up for the mental engagement of listening to an audiobook while driving between errands and kid school drop-offs and pick-ups. I've been a