Category: Personal
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The Agile Manifesto in the Age of Gen AI
Is the Agile Manifesto Ready for an Upgrade? It has been quite a break. Regularly posting on LinkedIn provided me an opportunity to find a theme that would resonate in the rapidly changing world of product development. While my efforts to archive those posts were lackluster, a calculated choice I own, I now have a…
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AI as Your Judgment‑Free Sounding Board: A Life Lesson from Submarines, Special Operations, and Product Development
Stop the AI Slop Generating AI slop is easy; I know because I’ve done it by mistake more than once. What’s harder—and far more valuable—is using generative AI as a genuine thinking partner, a sounding board that helps you navigate frustration, find clarity, and move toward better decisions in a fast‑changing world. For well over…
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GenAI Slowdown: Perfect Timing for Product Pros to Refocus and Innovate
Many things change quickly in technology. One day, your product leads the market. Then the next day, you are playing catch up. This has been the case with generative artificial intelligence. For a time, it felt like a new model, capability, framework, or some such dropped 3 out of 5 days per week. Now, we…
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LinkedIn Posts on Product Development
Last updated 9/1/2024 What do you think about this quote? “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.” – Brian Tracy In product development, we’re focused on building solutions to problems. People solve problems for people. The effort and energy involved in solution development is HUGE! Complex problems are…
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LinkedIn Posts on Conscious Capitalism
Last updated on 8/3/2024 Yesterday’s conversation on conscious culture at The Meeting Place with the members of Conscious Capitalism Dallas was delightful. Rob’s team did an outstanding job preparing for our event, and our CCD team as well. I want to thank Kim Bentson and Christopher Carrion for the work behind the scenes to bring…
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LinkedIn posts on Work – #LifeatImproving
Last updated on 8/30/2024 I was pleasantly surprised this morning. When I arrived at the office, I found the HUGE “Thank You” card shown below. As part of our continued effort to demonstrate how Conscious Capitalism work, we host technology-centric meetups in our Dallas Improving office. During the evenings, our classrooms become meeting space for…
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A Short Trip Led To A Consulting Win
In May 2024, I was able to assist with Improving’s Houston office, winning a 36-month, $6 million client. The posts below reflect some of my experiences in the process of being a part of the deal. This week, I travelled differently to and from Houston for client work. Based on some conversational research, riding the…
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#WeekendWisdom posts from LinkedIn
Last updated on 8/3/2024 More “weekend wisdom”. A thought to lead off a new week, which should generate some insightful, possibly controversial, conversation. My challenge with the quote below is with the emotional appeal involved in the statement. “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” – John Maxwell I write this…
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Parting Is Such Bitter Sorrow
There is something to be said about not being attached to things in life. One of the disappointing realities I’ve been wrestling with is the loss of the car below. It’s not the value of the car. Nor is it the prestige of the car. A car is still a car. It was a gift,…