The 8am Standup

Last week I talked about ABC traits and how the "A" traits are different when you take on a leadership role. A friend of mine called me after the podcast and asked me if I was holding back one that I ...

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The number of women in technology remains shockingly low, diversity in organizations is a work in progress but we can leverage transformations to accelerate increasing the number of women in technolog...

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Behind my desk on the wall is a sign that says "Meetings aren't work."  It isn't to remind me but to be a reminder, perhaps a warning to everyone else.  The time spent in meetings has tripled since 20...

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"In these uncertain times, out of an abundance of caution", - you can imagine the rest.  This is the phrase we hear often as the prelude to a decision to pause, delay or sometimes, quit.  It is an ex...

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The Podcast introduces an upcoming Book, "The 8am Standup: A Transformation Tale" and tells the story of two hikers and the bear. The story of the two hikers and the bear should remind us that In chal...

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Gen Ai has blown away all concepts of adoption.  What was done in years with other new technologies, Ai has done in weeks and months.  Today,  Nearly every  technology company is raising banners to ca...

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Part of the McLaughlin Moore framework for achieving results faster is heavily invested in people. Part of the framework that we teach is about qualities and abilities, condensed into an ABC model. Fo...

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You can learn a lot about how to succeed in learning to Juggle. Yep, I said Juggling. That crazy skill that focuses you on how to keep things in the air without dropping them. But Juggling also can te...

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