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Improve Your Learning Agility with “after-action reviews”
Sometimes we make a decision and things go well… other times, not so well. This is a good reminder to take a breather and figure out what you've learned. Center for Creative Leadership: Tips for Improving Your Learning Agility, 2020-Dec-2 Learning occurs when you take the time to reflect, to shift your thinking beyond merely…
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Good Review of the book TALENT by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross
While reviewing the book Talent (Cowen/Gross), Rohit Krishnan suggests adding in a McKinsey interviewing technique, asking the candidate to tell a story that demonstrates how they've handled a challenge. Rohit was UK, European Market Lead for McKinsey’s 'Growth Tech' Practice. Strange Loop Canon: Divining Talent by Rohit Krishnan, 2022-Oct-12 Here the McKinsey technique, which I stress…
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Let her speak.
What to do when they won't let you get a word in edgewise… The Last Word on Nothing: What I Learned About Interruption from Talk Radio, 2017-Jun-12, by Rose Eveleth: I have been called rude, brash, prickly, harsh, abrasive and the whole rest of the words that are synonyms for “assertive woman.” But I do…
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Hire for integrity first, experience last
From Chip Conley's Wisdom Well Quoting Dee Hock, founder and CEO of VISA International: “Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, motivation; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous. Without motivation, capacity is impotent. Without capacity, understanding is limited. Without understanding, knowledge is…
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Networking done well
From the blog of Customer Experience expert Austin Govella… AGUX.co: Professional introductions for networking at conferences, 2022-Apr-26 by Austin Govella I learned this introduction format from design leader, Christina Wodtke (@cwodtke), who I think learned it from executive coach, Harry Max (@harrymax). Answer three questions: Your name Your role and company The most interesting thing…
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Surprisingly fresh resume recommendations
I don't enjoy learning from videos, so it took a lot of fortitude for me to sit through this, but I got a bunch of fresh and friendly suggestions. It's not about second guessing your audience. It's about expressing genuine interest in the job that was described. And trying to be helpful. via www.youtube.com
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I’ve got to memorize this list for “talking to people you barely know.” (from Lilsa MacLellan on Quartz)
People greatly overestimate how awkward it will be to hold a “deep” conversation with someone they don’t know well, and routinely underestimate how much other people care about us and what’s on our minds via qz.com How to have better conversations with people you barely know — Quartz at Work Lila MacLellan December 26, 2021…
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Camera now decisive in phone, computer selections
Quoting Om Malick: Video is the ultimate projection of self, and the camera is the way to get it done. More than the screens, storage, or speeds, the camera emotionally personalizes our devices. A camera is our tool to project our reality and our image to the world, but more importantly, to ourselves. via om.co
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Why are they here?
"…despite all the public focus on Californication, there are intriguing signs that many of the newest arrivals share key characteristics with lifelong Texans. Many are coming for abundant jobs, lower taxes, fewer regulations, and a more reasonable cost of living (which may be hard to believe for Texan buyers and renters fretting over the housing…
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