The Fifth Discipline
Peter Senge
Real Change Leaders
Jon Katzenbach
State Leadership
What I know is that the aim of the state is not the welfare of its people. Its centralized accumulation and redistribution of resources under the leadership of elites who hold power in a way acceptable to society. From a LinkedIn Post by Anastasiia Mladinska
Role Models
Did you ever ask someone how they do something? You know, something they're very good at. Something you want to be able to do well yourself. And did you try to copy that approach, only to find it didn't work for you? Welcome to the club.
The em dash
Large Language Models (AI) use the em dash―3 times more often than humans in standard essays. [1]
Impute
Steve Jobs didn’t invent the computer, he mastered the psychology of perception. His 1977 mentor, Mike Markkula, taught him a concept called "Impute." It means people judge the book by the cover. If the packaging is shoddy, the brain assumes the product inside is shoddy. Apple engineered
A tale of two cafes
#1. No welcome. No warmth. #2. Warm welcome. Friendly service. It's obvious which gets the business. #1 = dead. #2 = busy.
Talking too much
I was in a meeting once where I said a lot. Frankly… I just talked too much. Good points. Clear insights. People nodding (off). Afterwards, my boss pulled me to one side and said, “You didn’t hear half of what the client said, did you?” She was right. I’
Fast value
Reminded how quick a fire pre-sale session adds huge value for the client while establishing credibility for the expert. The true value though comes from application not answers.