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luni, 12 mai 2014
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Seth's Blog : "Don't do what I said, do what I meant."
"Don't do what I said, do what I meant."
That's what most leaders and owners and bosses and customers want, isn't it?
We want employees who know the why, not just the details of the how. We want customer service people and partners and vendors who understand.
Which is what we get, at least until we encounter the first time that we're unpleasantly surprised. It's in that moment, when we demand a refund, or fire someone, or insist on rules being followed to the letter—that's when it all falls apart and stops being a relationship based on understanding and turns into one that's built on compliance to the rules.
If you want the people you work with to act with understanding, then you must trust them to use their best judgment, even when that means you didn't get exactly what you said you wanted. The failure is yours, because you didn't help people understand the reasoning. When you accept responsibility for that failure, when you educate instead of demand, you can gain the benefits of working with people who understand, instead of merely comply.
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duminică, 11 mai 2014
Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
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Posted: 11 May 2014 10:16 AM PDT Advances in 3D medical printing are quite amazing. Here are some recent articles on 3Ders.Org. 3d Printed Hand Comparing: $50 3D printed hand vs. $42,000 prosthetic limb Jose Delgado Jr. Jose, 53 year old, was born without most of his left hand and in the past year, he had been using a prosthetic hand that costs $42,000, which he paid about half out of pocket. This myoelectric version uses the muscle signals in his forearm to trigger the closing or opening of the fingers, like a real hand would.3D Printed Arm Students 3D Print Pink Robotic Prosthetic Arm for 13-Year-Old Girl Students at the Washington University in St. Louis has built a robotic prosthetic arm for thirteen-year-old Sydney Kendall who lost her right arm in a boating accident when she was six years old.There are lots of fascinating 3-D printing articles on 3Ders.Org. Recent topics include 3d-printed handguns, mouthpieces, masks to avoid surveillance, car parts, better bike wheels, and dura matter (a thick and dense inelastic membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, serving for the protection of the brain.) Inquiring minds may wish to investigate further. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. |
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Seth's Blog : Set a date
Set a date
If you haven't announced a date, you're not serious.
Pick a date. It can be far in the future. Too far, and we'll all know that you're merely stalling. A real date, a date we can live with and a date you can deliver on.
If your project can't pass this incredibly simple test, it's not a project.
Deliver whatever it is you say you're working on on the date you said you would, regardless of what external factors interfere. Deliver it even if you don't think it's perfect. You picked the date.
And as a professional, the career-making habit is this: once you set a date, never miss a date.
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
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Numerous High-Level French Government Officials Pressure ECB to Weaken Euro Posted: 10 May 2014 05:11 PM PDT Various high-level bureaucrats in the French government including prime minister Manuel Valls, finance minister Michel Sapin, and industry minister Arnaud Montebourg, are all singing the benefits of a weaker euro. Please consider France Steps Up Campaign to Weaken Euro. France's socialist government, struggling to reverse a 15-year decline in French competitiveness, is growing increasingly vocal in its calls for action to weaken the euro.Two Obvious Problems Nearly every country in the world wants to increase competitiveness by devaluing its currency. Mathematically, it's impossible for every country to do that simultaneously. A bigger problem for France is that it is not competitive with Germany in nearly every industry, and Spain and other European countries in other industries. Devaluing the Euro will do absolutely nothing to improve French competitiveness within the eurozone and that is precisely where France most needs to improve competitiveness. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. |
Posted: 10 May 2014 08:52 AM PDT I still believe there will be some sort of diplomatic end to this crisis, before war breaks out between Russia and Ukraine (see Negotiating a Diplomatic Solution in Ukraine: How and Why That Will Happen). In the meantime, sanctions are extremely counterproductive and the west demands Russia rein in the separatists, even though Russia is clearly not in control. ZeroHedge has an interesting story this morning Ukraine Scrambles Fighter Jets, Intercepts Airplane Carrying Russian Deputy Premier. We were one foolish shot away from starting a war, something supposedly no one wants. This is pure idiocy but Obama no doubt views the result as a success. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. |
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sâmbătă, 10 mai 2014
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Seth's Blog : Cognitive load
Cognitive load
While reading this sentence, hum your favorite pop tune while writing down the first 15 prime numbers, in order.
Those are three tasks, easy to do separately, basically impossible to do at the same time. If you try, you'll just end up slicing each one into little bits and alternating, almost certainly decreasing the speed and quality of work of each.
Cognitive load slows us down, distracts us and diminishes the quality of the work we do.
We can certainly handle some distraction, in fact, in many cases, a little distraction actually makes things better. Going for a walk, for example, can prompt better ideation than sitting in a dark, silent room might.
The key question for anyone designing software, highways or educational settings is whether or not they are choosing to add productive distraction to our cognitive load.
And for those that seek to be productive, realize that you have a choice about what tools and inputs you're willing to adopt or be distracted by. It's up to you.
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