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Results & Relationships

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This show is devoted to helping you connect more deeply to those you work with, by providing actionable tips you can take, today, to get more accomplished in your professional life.

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Ready is not the point

February 25, 2024 20:15 - 9 minutes - 9.01 MB

You're Not Ready, you're Intentionally Small & Meaningfully Bold. Auto-summary for those who don't have time to listen. The importance of starting before feeling fully ready, arguing that waiting for readiness hinders learning and helping others.  It highlights the struggle with uncertainty and the human tendency to seek certainty, which can lead to inaction and missed opportunities for growth and assistance.  Suggests focusing on small, meaningful actions that can make a difference ...

False exactness appearing real

February 11, 2024 20:31 - 10 minutes - 9.17 MB

Choosing your Future - Choose what to become better at and for whom

February 04, 2024 19:34 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Barbara Oakley on Critical Thinking and Learning

January 28, 2024 14:07 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB

Barbara Oakley and I converse about Critical Thinking and Learning - recorded for those it might help. Barbara is the creator of Uncommon Sense Teaching, Learn Like a Pro, Learning How to Learn, and many other courses, books, talks, and business presentations. Want to learn more from Barbara? Here’s a great start https://coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn https://barbaraoakley.com Books mentioned in this conversation The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery ...

Probability & Your perspective

January 21, 2024 21:30 - 8 minutes - 8.15 MB

Explores the significance of understanding probability in decision-making, drawing on personal experiences with computer games like Stellaris, board games and roleplay games. Combining this with YOUR perspective. What did you remove? What do you add? What you choose and not.

Do it tired, do it early

January 07, 2024 16:59 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

IF you're doing work that is meaningful and worth it you will be tired. Don't wait until you're not. Embrace it as part of the work. Embrace doing it early. Put it into the hands of someone who cares about it EARLY; don't wait until you're fully done or have figured it out. Do the hard part early and then EARLY put it into the hands of those who care so they help you pull it forward, feedback early before you waste time and others effort and attention on things you will cut once you unders...

3 Breaths to see your perspective & share your light

December 31, 2023 21:21 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MB

Disengage, self-respect and result

December 24, 2023 09:23 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

This is the summary from the generos bot, in case you don't have time to listen in. explores the nuances and importance of disengagement in communication, especially over the phone. It emphasizes the need to recognize when the other person is not fully engaged and the significance of respecting oneself enough to disengage when necessary. The writer discusses the concept of active listening and creating space in conversations, not just filling it with one's own priorities. it touches on t...

Ambiguity and your perspective

December 17, 2023 20:24 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

if you prefer catching the summary from the generous bot instead of listening here it is: this audio clip highlights the significance of embracing ambiguity in relationships and decision-making, viewing it as an opportunity for leadership and action. Clarity is essential, but most meaningful progress often occurs in ambiguous situations. Clarity is better reached by ACTION than by waiting any day of the year. Surely Patience, caution and other things are also critical yet often that NOT wh...

Replaceable Parts

December 10, 2023 18:11 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Summarized by the generous bot. Think about your life, work and relationships in the terms "replaceable" and "irreplaceable parts". emphasizing the importance of recognizing which aspects of our lives and work are replaceable and which are not. Most material things and processes, including our roles at work, are replaceable, but certain aspects, particularly related to our perspective, time, and decisions, are not. The irreplaceable parts of our lives are largely defined by our perspec...

Doing the wrong experiment?

December 03, 2023 20:48 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

or doing experiments wrong? And some ABJ testing

Viable Viable Viable

November 26, 2023 21:22 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MB

Generously, a bot has summarised like this, so you can skip this episode if it's not what you want to listen to. The concept of "viable" in the context of product development and relationships emphasises its importance over "simply achieving the minimum" to get to green on the next iteration/shipping. Viability includes ensuring a product or solution is effective for the creator, the customer, and the environment and that it should be meaningful.  It's an easy trap to fall into focusing ...

Multiplayer ideas for humans and compute

November 19, 2023 18:46 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

The generous Autobot said this about today's episode it emphasises the importance of a collaborative, multiplayer mindset in adapting to the speed of technological advancements. It highlights the need to enhance processes across various aspects, not just individually. In the workplace, it urges reflection on how team members contribute to organisational success, considering their roles, learning speeds, and collaborative efforts. The piece also explores the difference between human and A...

Personal sounding board & other peoples software in today's arena

November 05, 2023 17:48 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Personal sounding board in today's arena Choose your HARD problem, and YOUR people who care about that problem don't just say it. In today's fast-evolving landscape, choosing "your meaningful specific hard problem" and "your people" affected by it is crucial. Soft skills like empathy, understanding, and re-learning have always been essential. They are the core of this 10-year-old podcast, yet today, it's more important than ever. It's also becoming more accessible and easier to have your...

What are you going to do with that? AI?

October 29, 2023 20:47 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Your Personal Best and leveling up

October 22, 2023 17:45 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

IT Maintenance and a third

October 15, 2023 19:19 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

There is likely a third more effort, cost, and risk than you perceive and accept. Are you holding space for this? If not, is it worth pursuing?

Peer Pressure and a mentors tension

September 24, 2023 18:11 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

Peer pressure during our school years often leads to groupthink, causing us to lose our identity in the quest to fit in. Growing up, for me, it rarely led to anyone's elevation. Instead, it taught me to hide and remain within the margins. However, the right kind of pressure, combined with a peer, cohort, any group of choice or a mentor's keen observation, can profoundly impact. When we and those we care about hold us accountable for our actions and words, helps us see what we said we wou...

Movable parts and your work - some assembly, re-assembly and position required

September 18, 2023 15:33 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

EVERYTHING you do in your work is, from other people's perspectives, a movable part. Are you designing with that in mind? Are you rearranging what others hold fixed?   It's a wonderfully powerful constraint if embraced, yet often we're surprised by it.

Thinking the unthinkable | Measuring the Unmeasurable & Discipline to keep taking actions

September 10, 2023 08:24 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

thinking out loud on how do you approach thinking about the unthinkable? Measuring the unmeasurable? if discipline is a journey of discomfort and joy, how do we improve? if doubt and a wavering mind are the opposite of discipline how could "that what if" help those you serve? is it thus a feeling? if we choose to be resolute in our behaviour it looks a lot like discipline When working its important we embrace data, metrics, and predictions AND what's hard to measure, quantify, and...

iterate iterate expect less and raise standards

September 03, 2023 17:09 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

Empathy, Effects and Mental Muscles

August 27, 2023 09:37 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

Collecting Trophies OR making change happen for people who care?

August 20, 2023 13:26 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MB

Dimensions, Dials and Dashboards

August 06, 2023 11:10 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Dimensions, Dials and Dashboards What actions and results are they intended to make likley outside of themselves and for whoms benefit?

Results come first yet its relationships that matters

July 30, 2023 08:43 - 16 minutes - 14.6 MB

Who matters to you and what do they care about? If you reflect on it you will quickly see results that matter to them. Results that open doors, eyes and opportunitites for them. What are you going to do now that you see it?

Hacking Hobbies and showing up for those you care about, yourself included

July 23, 2023 07:55 - 12 minutes - 11 MB

Are you making space for restorative hobbies? Someting just for you. It affects your professional behaviour more than you know. Also - are sometimes making your professional behaviour mixed up with your hobby, forgetting that as a professional its not about you. Its now about what you let OTHERS get from engaging with your work. Whenever I get into imposters syndrome I've mixed these two up. I've made it about me too much, whenever I remind myself of those I'm really doing this for (...

Future you and those that care

July 15, 2023 11:06 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

A small mental exercise to see who you want around you and what skills and behaviour you yourself want to bring to their table and thus yours.

Linchpin Vacation Time

July 09, 2023 19:23 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

owning your balance, projection and embracing others

July 02, 2023 19:56 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

if you dont have time to listen to this eposide the friendly autobot gave us this summary of whats within. the idea of center points in our lives, visualizing these as circles we create around us, which are indicative of our balance and direction. In any situation, it's important to take responsibility for your center point; if you lose sight of it, you lose balance. Owning your center point means owning your decisions and actions, as well as the resulting effects and emotions. always, w...

Actionability & Data - risks & rewards

June 25, 2023 17:14 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

  the audio from this episode is autosummarized to the below in case you want to skip listening to this episode     Actionability, or the ability to take concrete steps based on information or insights, is crucial in all communication, whether it's writing a text message, an email, or a report. When you write something, it's not just about sharing data, but also about providing actionable insights, steps that the reader can take based on that data. Also, it's essential to consider ...

timeless services, commodities and skillset creation

June 18, 2023 18:44 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MB

Reflect on timeless services, commodities, and respect solving hard relevant problems, improve skillsets, and reduce waste - easier said than done thinking out loud on timeless services and commodities and how we each play a role in both.  Please reflect on the importance of respect for others and self, a cornerstone of enduring and valuable services, and an element of the 'infinite game' we're all part of. Punctuality and consideration for other people's time are among the timeless trait...

Vacation Reading. Skills and habits

June 11, 2023 17:50 - 8 minutes - 8.14 MB

As you prepare for your upcoming vacation, reward yourself with the selection of a captivating book. Forget the "to-do" list books that's been gathering dust; instead, let your choice be something purely for your pleasure. Your capacity to read and absorb not only enhances your personal life but also seeps into every aspect of your professional growth. As our world accelerates, the need to adapt and evolve with increasing speed becomes vital, and reading provides the perfect avenue for thi...

Focus and Follow-Up in the age of the Hive Computer and dis-information

June 04, 2023 18:52 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

if you want to save time instead of listening. Here's a autosummary from the generous bot: Most of us have better agency than we embrace in working to position ourselves for our favorite game for people who care about what we care about.   The speaker discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by the information age, driven by computer technology and machine learning. They argue that despite potential distractions from the digital world, it's essential to recognize and take ...

Seth Godin & Ric talks about boardgame play and creating significance together

May 28, 2023 10:29 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

Join Seth Godin as we are talking about boardgames and how we can help kids, including that kid we all have inside us, by helping others level up in ways they want to repeat. I really recommend you check out his newest book The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams https://seths.blog/Song Transcription of our conversation to save you time if you don’t have time for a listen. Ric Thank you Seth for coming here. I'm humbled to have you with us. Seth Oh, you're a leade...

Distributed work: Some small thoughts on Benefits & Dangers

May 21, 2023 10:58 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

 its still about doing work that you and those you serve wants repeated * In healthy organizations, leaders take responsibility for the system and people take responsibility for their actions. * In unhealthy organizations, leaders blame the people, and the people blame the system above quote is helping me take ownership of making this better for those around me.  Helping give others pre-requirements they need to succeed on whats important for them AND those our we together serve. Belo...

Flow before Filter, inbetween worlds and the HiveComputer

May 14, 2023 19:47 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Flow before filter. Since out previous episode was on "flow and distractions and position yourself for your favorite game" It felt like a natural follow up with this and some notes on the importance of your "Inbetween worlds" and the Hive Computer. Those who see and those who dont. Right know you are living in so many paralell worlds you are unaware of. Do you see?

Flow, Distractions and doing what matters

May 07, 2023 20:26 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MB

Your Manifesto & Body of work as its recognizable by others

April 30, 2023 10:40 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

Take some time to reflect about the things you create, who you create them for, and the reasons behind your creations. Pay attention to your focus, effort, and recurring patterns. What kind of work would your coworker identify as having your touch on it? What improvements would they recognize as being made by you? On the other hand, what kind of work would your coworker instinctively know that you did not write or contribute to? Including what parts of their work, feelings and results woul...

Duration Decisions & Effects

April 16, 2023 07:54 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

Some thoughts on your Decisions and Experiments from a duration perspective. You decide what bus to get on, and not and for how long and when its no longer a time for waiting. You decide where to wait for the bus, and not.  

Where experiments go to die

April 09, 2023 06:36 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

Where experiments go to die or fly. When it should no longer be an experiement, instead honored as should be in production. where its helping your people regularly. Some thoughts on AB+J testing and especially duration... Dont run to many at one time then you dont know which can claim credit. Dont run to few at any one time either though.

Now and Tomorrow

March 19, 2023 11:33 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MB

You dont get time back, neither do they. Help those who give anyway at the edge of their skillset learning while giving it to others.   You dont get to do "now" or "tomorrow" all over again. So where and with whom do you want to invest your time and effort? Where do you want to be position yourself and others skillswise for the benefit of whom in a future Now?

Whats Next? Intention & Experiments with Inside out Career Design

March 12, 2023 14:11 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Whats Next? An Intention and its Experiment of course with Inside out Career Design I just had a great conversation with Nicola and Peter at Inside Out Career Design its never to early or to late to start an experiment Inside Out Career Design can be found here http://whatsnext.com/17 Passphrase Manager https://bitwarden.com Multifactor App Authenticators https://www.microsoft.com/security/mobile-authenticator-app https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447 

Understand what game you are playing and what step matters now versus later

March 05, 2023 12:05 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Understand what game you are playing and dont go for fancy tactical moves sacrificing effort and learning serving people here and now. Here and now is the better way to learn what works and what doesnt for the people who care. Often the fancy tactics is just a form of hiding, and often you loose time to the alternatice cost of showing up today, in the precent for those who already care. And some business and chess talk just to illustrate the point in how little can give so much for someo...

Seth Godin, Boardgames, Showing up on the regular & leading together

February 26, 2023 20:35 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MB

Seth Godin, Boardgames, Showing up on the regular & leading together Are you showing up on the regular for those you serve? Choose a game that you are not often distracted from.

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