Insights on leadership, technology, and human-centered strategy, originally shared on LinkedIn and expanded for deeper exploration.
As a coder, my gift wasn’t craft it was a proven ability to ship working code that delivered the behavior people needed. To do that consistently I became collaborative and thanks to that I kept a student mindset and thanks to that I learned the XP practices that built my craft.
And thank you Nathaly for challenging me to include different levels of experience in our strategic comversations.
Just recorded one hour of information for our Striders on our 2022 financial performance, 2023 budget and objectives and key results, how that supports sustainability in our strategy, and our 10-15 year ambitions. I’ll edit and release internally in video, audio and transcript.
Feedback is to cut it into sections and provide some kind of cliff notes. Because, well, it’s an hour long.
Um. The CHOOSECOLS and CHOOSEROWS functions in Google Sheets appears to have become undefined in my sheets and CHOOSECOLS has disappeared from the docs but not the index. I need a cookie.
My writeup of one of our projects in support of Sustainable Energy.
I believe that living with a vision shapes how we express ourselves and grow. Our mission is to unlock human potential by creating positive impacts in our communities and on our planet through the software we build. This journey challenges me to balance technical craft with emotional intelligence, ensuring we engage with underrepresented groups and foster a brighter future together.
Love the thought that went into this program.
Built a sandbox copy of our growth model that exposes all the relevant assumptions so members of leadership team can create scenarios with different incomes and expenses, hiring and sales, and see the impact on our profitability.
That way we can game out client risk, down turns, etc. If nothing else it stresses the assumptions in ways that will help me refine our model as the year plays out .
We all do email outreach but, “I hope this email finds you well. I came across your profile and was impressed by your background in [relevant field/position]. I wanted to reach out personally…” oof
Here’s the writeup by our sustainability consultant Matthew Mullens and Anna Polo about how we’re approaching our sustainable strategy at Stride Consulting
From Leading without Blame, by BY Diana Larsen - Leadership Agility Advisor and Tricia Broderick https://lnkd.in/eJEnSeVS
A quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln: “Give me six hours to cut down a tree and I will spend the first four hours sharpening my saw.” It speaks to the need to take time to prepare, especially before attempting a rigorous task in a rapidly changing landscape. Trying to work with outdated information or skills is like chopping with a blunted blade.
When Diana Larsen and Lincoln converge on a thought, I take note!
I took my first job writing code about 27 years ago. That’s enough time to have led many failed projects. I’ve learned through painful experience not to commit to an ambiguous scope on someone else’s timeline but rather to engage in the tough conversations that acknowledge risk, challenge assumptions, protect the integrity of the team, and trade scope for time. I acknowledge it’s a privilege to challenge bosses. But no one thanks you for failing on their terms. And when it works, you earn trust, foster a healthier space for coworkers, and stand a chance at delivering a meaningful outcome.