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Check out our new episode with Brian Ardinger discussing the strength of the Midwest and the importance of encouraging entrepreneurship and connecting ecosystems!
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In a world where information is abundant and easy to access, the real advantage is knowing where to focus.
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Praise others. It will bring them peace of mind.
Do not expect others to praise you. It will bring you peace of mind.
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"...the purpose of abstracting is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise." - Edsger W. Dijkstra
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I'm really liking the writing on this slide. I hadn't thought of it that way, good to see.
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Newbie #agile teams need training in how to work small. Following that, the last thing they need is a two week sprint cadence. Limit the time window for completing small batches to 1-3 days. Retrospect a lot & by all means have longer horizons too: storymaps / release plans.
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Each day is a new battle to say yes to what matters and say no to what doesn’t. Focus is a practice.
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Optimize for tomorrow—as in, literally, one day from now.
Save to be a little richer tomorrow. Exercise to be a little fitter tomorrow. Read to be a little smarter tomorrow.
1% better every day.
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Needless commitments are more wasteful than needless possessions.
Possessions can be ignored, but commitments are a recurring debt that must be paid for with your time and attention.
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
—Henry David Thoreau
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Enemies of innovation:
1 culture of blame
2 no safe space to experiment
3 desire to please all
4 big egos
5 self-doubt
6 micro-management of talent
7 fear of failure
8 too much process rigor
9 impatience
10 abundance of resources
11 need for immediate KPIs
12 HIPPOs #GartnerSYM
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"A computer is like a mischievous genie. It will give you exactly what you ask for, but not always what you want." - Joe Sondow
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This deserves to be seen again and again.
Care about people and ask how they are doing.
Ask what they need instead of guessing.
And if they need it, be with them as they are instead of trying to fix them.
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Interviewer: Tell me about your qualifications.
Candidate: I'm very quick at math.
Interviewer: What's the square root of 700?
Candidate: 4.
Interviewer: That's not even close.
Candidate: Yeah, but it was quick.
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"We build our computer (systems) the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins." - Ellen Ullman
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"I don't #empower people to please them, I empower them to make better decisions than me" @jurgenappelo for @Forbes onforb.es/1KotHBj
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I’m crying, you’re crying #love
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“Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.” — C. S. Lewis
