Quick Reads (Under 5 Minutes)

Completed a third draft of the research paper I’m authoring with Michael Wytock and Caroline Miller on using dual track agile to accelerate the timeline for when aggregations of sustainable distributed energy resources can compete with fossil fuel plants to provide power under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 2222.

Would love informal peer review from any power sector or agile domain experts out there before we submit. Reply if interested.

#energyindustry #sustainability #agile

Opening unopened email. Subjects attempting to “close the loop” put my mind in a loop. So, I asked midjourney to draw “closing the loop in the style of a single line drawing” for me…

Except for generative ai hand weirdness it’s quite a good evocation of the moment.

In my new role as senior partner, I’m sharing my progress on goals on a monthly basis with my entire company. “I appreciate this role is an experiment and I feel accountable to all of you to report my progress.

I’m embracing the joy of selective participation. Reducing the time I spend doing things I “should” do. Focusing my time helping co-workers with permission on their terms and advancing my own learning and growth.

Scrolling the LinkedIn feed in a down mood is like walking a canyon of mirrors in bright sunlight. I have to shade my eyes from the reflected glare of my own professional insecurities. https://lnkd.in/ejxfqNPz #professionaljourney #careertransition #personalgrowth

Building a company mission that really represents who you are and what you intend to accomplish so that you can not only justify decisions using the language of values and mission but describe how you’ve altered decisions based on them. https://khj.me/4436dQe #BusinessStrategy #Leadership #CompanyCulture #MissionStatement

Career transition, social media comparison theory, and self-doubt. Oh, my! #professionaljourney #careertransition #personalgrowth

This quote reminds us that it’s in the specific words we use and detailed actions we take that we make a positive impact in people’s lives.

Understanding the true mission of your company is more than crafting a clever statement. It’s about connecting deeply with why your organization exists and what it aspires to achieve. As a former CEO, I’ve seen firsthand how an authentic mission can energize a team, drive strategy, and influence decisions in challenging times. #BusinessStrategy #Leadership #CompanyCulture #MissionStatement

The most effective emails and posts are the ones we write and choose not to send.

Listening to the “If Books Could Kill” podcast on the worst abuses of the “how to” pattern: find interesting correlations, assert they are causal connections, illustrate with anecdotes, and use that as proof for blanket recommendations. https://lnkd.in/eH4_RJuf

A truth about change is things to try can be obvious. Owning the problem and trying are hard. Power won’t allow it, circumstances change, or people won’t stick long enough to have an effect. But the consequences for failure can be no worse than not trying. Incremental success can be so much better.