Category: Thinking Out Loud
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What We Stop Caring About
We tend to believe that ethical failures are caused by bad people making bad choices. But what if the real issue is simpler—and more uncomfortable? This reflection explores how good people can make questionable decisions when one priority takes over and others quietly fade from view.
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Professional Judgement Is Not a Hat
A good friend of mine used to get very annoyed with the phrase “professional judgement”. He argued that you either had judgement or not – it was not a hat you put on when you’re being professional. And in a way, he was right – but incomplete. Judgement isn’t a hat you put on, but…
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Stop Fixing Your Weaknesses. Start Building the Career You Actually Want.
We’re told to chase promotions, polish our flaws, and compare ourselves to everyone in sight. It’s nonsense. Real success comes from knowing what you’re good at—and having the courage to stop apologizing for it.
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Promoting From Within: Why Technical Excellence Doesn’t Equal Leadership Potential
Organizations love to “promote from within.” It feels fair. It rewards loyalty. And it seems efficient—why look outside when you have excellent people inside? There’s only one problem: being an outstanding performer in a technical role does not automatically mean someone is ready to lead people. Yet many organizations act as if management is simply…
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Fear, Faith, and the AI Box We Can’t See Into
Inspired by Tim Higgins’ October 18, 2025 WSJ article👉 The Fight Over Whose AI Monster Is Scariest – WSJ I’ll be the first to admit: I am not an AI expert.I use it. I’m curious about how it will evolve.But I couldn’t look into the box and explain how it works—and that doesn’t worry me…
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Fun And Games
Maybe it’s the weather. But, this morning, when I should have been mindlessly drinking my coffee and doing a puzzle – I found myself thinking. I’m a gamer. I have always liked games. And puzzles. I like card games, crossword puzzles and to a lesser extent, jigsaw puzzles. I like sudoku, Wordle, logic games and…
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Enough Already!
I’ve been crafting ten-minute instructional and training videos on a variety of topics. I’ve been doing that for a few years now and every time – I run face to face with the question: how much information is enough? I love the challenge of eliminating extraneous information, the challenge of the minimal time frame. Constraint.…
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Choice and Consequence
I’ve been quiet lately. Mostly because there has been too much going on and I didn’t want to add to the noise. A recent conversation with a friend at a picnic table, in the new, intoxicating freedom of stage 3 – made me think that maybe some more noise is necessary. This perfectly nice person…
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It doesn’t matter
It doesn’t matter whether anyone listens. It matters that you say it.
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Brief History of a Geek
I wasn’t always the Excel loving geek you have come to know and love. At some point, I discovered that being a hippy wasn’t a career choice. And while rock and roll was “here to stay”, it wasn’t going to pay the bills. After a brief stint in banking I decided that bookkeeping might not…
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