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So NotebookLM is pretty cool
I am still naive when it comes to AI – I know it is powerful, I know it is filled with Hype and I know I am just a beginner with the whole concept of it. I have been doing an online course to learn more about the whole idea. I started with “AI for…
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Is talking about work actually work?
I am reading a book called Slow Productivity, by Cal Newport so I guess I am reading about work. But I am not working while I read – this is a book that I am reading out of pure curiousity and I am extracting joy from doing so. In theory though, reading a book about…
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I have never been the President of a country
I have never been a president before (and never will be). Nor do I ever publish my political views because I think sharing views in a wide audience without context results in more misunderstanding than collaboration and learning. But I was pondering on the recent US Presidential debate and the comments I have seen since,…
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Lessons I relearn periodically
Its been a good week, but I noticed a pattern this week. I relearned some basic lessons that I would have said I knew already. So I guess I would say I knew them, but sometimes forgot to apply them. Confirm expectations when starting This is a simple one – if you agree to do…
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Should I listen or take action?
One of the first big challenges that I faced as a coach was to listen without moving to action. My natural instinct was to listen with the intention of working out what needed to be fixed. Working out what needed to be fixed allowed me to annoy people with suggestions and to decide what to…
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Leadership as setting the stage
As you do from time to time, I was thinking about what leadership looks like. After a full-on couple of weeks I was catching up on work this week. I had to pull a few things together and it was a lot easier because the direction I wanted to go in was clear and I…
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Agile is a team sport
I am a good team player, but … If you work in a team, you need to be a team player. Otherwise what is the point of a being in a team? Having said that, I have worked in two very different types of teams where, I think, being a team player means something different:…
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The retro I didn’t run – Predictability
One of the paradoxes of working in an agile way is that it should create a predictable rhythm (or cadence) but it is actually best suited to tackling rapid change and great uncertainty. Predictable work in the face of change and uncertainty sounds like an odd thing to aim for, which means that some agile…
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Being mindful of values
I just read a book on “Mindful Leadership”. I like to read books on mindfulness, leadership, presence, and similar topics because I usually have one of two reactions. Sometimes I feel a rush or Self-Affirming outrage. I almost want to yell at the pages of the book when I spot egregious errors or jingoistic regurgitation of motherhood…
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Quick comments on decision cycle time
Coming into the Christmas break, I am trying to close off as much work as possible. I want to leave the office with a feeling that I am done with the year. Hopefully, I can then come back ready to start a fresh year, without much “half-done” work to complete. But going through my outstanding work…
James King 