Pareto & AI

By / February 23, 2023

Pareto and AI

AI is going to change the world. It already has. Its also going to force us to look at what we are willing to pay someone for. 

 

The beauty in AI is that is possesses this ability to take our ingredients (the prompt) and usually make a pretty decent dish (response). But this dish is not plated. It doesn’t have the garnish. If you were to serve it to someone they would likely be less than impressed. 

But, if you can take the time that was spent doing all the prepping and cooking and just focus on the plating and delivery of the dish you might just find that you’re pushing your boundaries and creating an exceptional culinary experience. 

 

This is how AI can help us. Take us 80%of the way there so we can hone in on the final 20%.

Seth Godin & Chat GPT – Creating Accountability

By / February 20, 2023

Seth Godin & Chat GPT - Creating Accountability

Prompt: In the voice and style of Seth Godin, discuss how project managers can create accountability in within their stakeholder group

 

 

Response: Project managers need to create a culture of accountability within their stakeholder groups. This starts with setting clear expectations and outlining the roles and responsibilities of each individual in the group. When expectations are established, project managers need to be proactive in holding stakeholders accountable. This can be done through regular check-ins, project reviews, and transparent communication. Additionally, project managers can create incentives and rewards to motivate stakeholders to meet their goals. Finally, project managers need to be prepared to address any issues that may arise and provide solutions in a timely manner. By doing so, project managers can foster a culture of accountability within their stakeholder groups and ensure successful project outcomes.

 

Grammarly Score: 86

 

 

Reaction: We’ve seen better. Outside of the first and last sentences, this was a rather cookie-cutter response. Seth Godin speaks often about fostering culture and setting the example so AI performed well on that front. Would have liked to see more of Seth’s tone. He has a cadence that is unmatched and with so much published content I would have expected a more “Seth” response. 

 

 

For more on Chat GPT click here (the response)

For more on Grammarly click here (the score)

For more on Seth Going click here (the thought leader)

Success Might Follow

By / February 20, 2023

Success Might Follow

“Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the live of others, and success might follow as a by-product.”

 

– Adam Grant

Go Through It

By / February 20, 2023

Go Through It

We have to go through it to get to it. 

Because if it were easy then everyone would do it. 

And if everyone did it there wouldn’t be as much unique value. 

 

The friction, the dip, the resistance…those are all signs you’re growing to the next level. 

Normal ≠ Optimal

By / February 17, 2023

Normal ≠ Optimal

Normal is overrated. Just because it is normal does not mean we should accept it as our reality.

 

Normal does not equal optimal. 

 

Normal is easy. Normal is falling in line. Normal is not challenging the way it has always been done. Normal is being a factory worker, as Seth Godin would say. 

 

To no fault of the worker, that is just the product of our industrial and education system. 

 

But normal can be a set of handcuffs. It can, and is, be a barrier to progress and innovation. Normal can be a starting point for improvement, but it cannot be the end goal. 

 

As change makers and leaders, we are not called for normal. Identify normal and action for optimal.

 

 

Inspiration

By / February 17, 2023

Inspiration

Inspiration can come from all sorts of places. 

 

I have two sources that I constantly turn to. 

 

First, nature. The beautiful creation that continues to give when all we do is take. 

 

Second, inspired people. It is hard to not feel inspired when interacting with inspired people. 

Choose The Weather

By / February 17, 2023

Choose The Weather

It’s a crummy, grey rainy day. You say “we need to stay inside and avoid that.”

 

Or you can choose the weather. 

 

“It’s a beautiful rainy day. Think of all the life this rain will give nature. Let’s go out and jump in puddles and feel the rain hit our faces.”

 

I know the option I’m choosing. 

Ego In The Way

By / February 14, 2023

Ego In The Way

You get feedback that confirms everything you hoped to be true. You’ve worked hard, others noticed, and things look optimistic.

 

But the label isn’t “exceeds expectations”, instead it’s “meets expectations”.

 

This is a difficult pill to swallow for the one who identifies as someone who strives to always “exceed expectations”. Expectations are merely what quality is. And quality is meeting the spec. And that isn’t radically special. That is what we are trained to do. Exceeding is going beyond the spec. Delivering value that is greater than spec.

 

The feedback remains the same but the label is what stains its delivery. This staining comes from the ego.

 

Don’t allow your identity to be fragile enough that a label on performance impacts your vision, clarity, and purpose. Don’t permit your ego to get in the way. Use it as fuel and a reminder that there is always something more you can do. There is always someone going beyond what you do. And the goal shouldn’t be #1 overall, it should be #1 of self.

 

Problem Reframing

By / February 15, 2023

Problem Reframing

We are constantly faced with problems. They can be personal, professional, minor, or major. Often we jump to conclusions. Or to what we’ve always done. Potentially worse, we jump to solutions. 

 

 

When reviewing our problems, also read as challenges or opportunities, we have the ability to reframe them. We can re-write the script and turn the situation into something that can yield far superior results or an enhanced experience. 

 

 

Let’s find that balance of seeing things for what they could be rather than what they are. 

Never Stop Growing

By / February 13, 2023

Never Stop Growing

It is a commonly held belief that as we age we should dial it back. Or even, as we approach retirement (at any age) we should kick our feet up and relax. Coast into the sunset. 

 

I strongly disagree.

 

However, I could not agree more with the fact that there is a time and a place for relaxation. A place for recreation. And periods of time where it is just you, your loved ones, and doing all of those entertaining, adventurous, bucket list items. 

 

But I do believe that if that state was a constant it would erode your understanding of “enough” and leave you either seeking more or feeling empty. Unfortunately, I feel like this is common among those either in retirement (and even some not even close). They work for decades to just stop doing what they’ve done forever and now they need to fill the time. If they didn’t invest in themselves, or in their systems, they end up with all this availability and either no one or nothing to occupy it. 

 

As we age, it incrementally gets more and more difficult to make friends, develop hobbies, or find new interests. While it’s not impossible, we’ve created these patterns that we are all of a sudden supposed to stop. 

 

This is something within our control. It just takes time. Work on your skills, systems, and relationships now so that as you evolve you can rely on your foundation of never-ending growth.