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Lots of little things in the works entering a series of three 30 day personal sprints.
See you on the other side.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Global Warming and Sosa
Described in my favorite terms baseball:
Do you think Sammy Sosa took steroids? Yes
Do you think Steroids enhanced his performance? Yes
Do you think he was more likely to hit a home run at each plate appearance taking steroids then without? Yes
Do you think if he struck out six times in a row that would be proof he wasn’t on steroids? No
Can you prove that a specific home run, he hit in a specific inning on a specific day was directly due to steroids? No
Can you predict if he will hit a home run in his next at bat after taking steroids? No
See there are two concepts at work a general one and a specific one. Global warming like steroids is a general rule. An event is more likely to occur because of stimulators then without it. Just like the average number of home runs will increase, the average temperature will increase over time.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Bus Driver Diss
We call people who steer boats captains, people who steer planes captains and we tend to look down at bus drivers,. What’s up with that? Seems kind of arbitrary.
Bet there is a lot more risk driving the 5 down Chicago Ave than a flight from New York to LA
Friday, April 20, 2012
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Autism on the Rise?
Autism on the Rise?
In putting these two thoughts together I can’t help but wonder if part of rise in cases of diagnosed autism comes from increased sexual selection for employable intelligence?
No doubt better screening is a factor but I wonder…
Friday, March 30, 2012
Meh Ball
I love baseball. I love
math. I enjoy stories by Michael Lewis. Money ball should have been a slam dunk
and yet it was kind of a bore. I take consolation in the fact that it was the
Twins who ended the infamous win streak. Only wish that would have happened in 30 minutes into the movie and it would have ended there.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Turning Over Your Social Media Passwords for a Job Interview?
There has been a lot talk about companies asking job interview candidates for their social media passwords. I don’t quite buy into this though. This seems extremely risky from a business point of view. The candidate could easily say you looked at my personal pictures and writing and didn’t hire me because of my orientation on this matter.
In fact prior to a job interview where this was a possibility I would almost encourage people to take a lot of pictures of them kissing someone of the same sex, join some obscure religious sects fan page and sue the company for discrimination if you didn’t get the job.
I can’t think of one reason why a company would want to absorb this type of risk, why their auditors or insurance coverage would want to allow it either.
But if it is a possibility for you I would turn the invasion of privacy into sure hire or pay day with a little reverse play.
In fact prior to a job interview where this was a possibility I would almost encourage people to take a lot of pictures of them kissing someone of the same sex, join some obscure religious sects fan page and sue the company for discrimination if you didn’t get the job.
I can’t think of one reason why a company would want to absorb this type of risk, why their auditors or insurance coverage would want to allow it either.
But if it is a possibility for you I would turn the invasion of privacy into sure hire or pay day with a little reverse play.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Lovable Fool
It took me a long time to realize a few simple truths that I will share in case anyone else is finding they are in a similar spot. There is a big difference between liking someone and promoting someone. To put it in other words you can be the most liked person in the office and stay at the bottom of the org structure for as long as you let your attitude and behavior keep you there.
There was an article I read approximately 5 years ago as part of a class course study that probably changed my professional life more than anything else. Here is the article by Tiziana Casciaro and Miguel Sousa Lobo. I realized on an honest assessment from myself and the feedback of a trusted colleague that I was in the wrong box in this matrix and needed to make a few changes
If you are a lovable fool here are three things you can do to help yourself and your career.
1.) Get some training, a degree a certification something that will get some letters behind your name. It helps build competency and confidence in your abilities. It also helps others have some confidence in your abilities
2.) Shut your mouth a little more. Keep the fact that you are hung over to yourself. Weekend plans that involve binge drinking, blow-up dolls should be kept to yourself. While everybody tends to love the party guy, most people aren’t chomping at the bit to put them in P\L management positions. – Keep personal drama
3.) In this day and age of interconnectedness remember there is a difference between co-workers and friends. Kept them separate. Separate circles and sharing properties in social media apps. Even if you are friends with them in real life – still restrict them to the co-worker circles. The last thing you want is them to pull up a site in your office that has compromising pictures or access to different things that a person a cube over doesn’t – if they are a co-worker – restricted period.
You can be likable and reserved especially if you tend to have a foul mouth and a heavy hand on the vise. Just keep it separate.
It sounds simple, be professional, but sometimes the need to fit in or be liked tends to make us compromise our future enterprise prospects.
A lesson I am happy I learned when I did.
There was an article I read approximately 5 years ago as part of a class course study that probably changed my professional life more than anything else. Here is the article by Tiziana Casciaro and Miguel Sousa Lobo. I realized on an honest assessment from myself and the feedback of a trusted colleague that I was in the wrong box in this matrix and needed to make a few changes
If you are a lovable fool here are three things you can do to help yourself and your career.
1.) Get some training, a degree a certification something that will get some letters behind your name. It helps build competency and confidence in your abilities. It also helps others have some confidence in your abilities
2.) Shut your mouth a little more. Keep the fact that you are hung over to yourself. Weekend plans that involve binge drinking, blow-up dolls should be kept to yourself. While everybody tends to love the party guy, most people aren’t chomping at the bit to put them in P\L management positions. – Keep personal drama
3.) In this day and age of interconnectedness remember there is a difference between co-workers and friends. Kept them separate. Separate circles and sharing properties in social media apps. Even if you are friends with them in real life – still restrict them to the co-worker circles. The last thing you want is them to pull up a site in your office that has compromising pictures or access to different things that a person a cube over doesn’t – if they are a co-worker – restricted period.
You can be likable and reserved especially if you tend to have a foul mouth and a heavy hand on the vise. Just keep it separate.
It sounds simple, be professional, but sometimes the need to fit in or be liked tends to make us compromise our future enterprise prospects.
A lesson I am happy I learned when I did.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Meanwhile in the Background of my Brain
Wondering….
What is the difference
between a drug and a vitamin?
What if he had been wearing
a ski mask instead of a hood?
What other factors are
going on in this neighborhood that they have armed block watch?
Would Trayvon have felt
threatened if he saw someone in a hood approaching him?
For some reason those seem like important questions to me today.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Reward Program
Dear Pet Co\Roundy’s etc why can’t you just give me a good deal when I take the time to come into your store?
You want to combine my demographic information with my purchasing habits to be able to better market to people?
This is the primary reason when ever I sign-up for a rewards program I fill out all the information as wrong as possible. I am a 90 year old woman on most of them or better yet I just go to stores that don’t require me to carry around little plastic cards on my key chain to get a good deal.
You want to combine my demographic information with my purchasing habits to be able to better market to people?
This is the primary reason when ever I sign-up for a rewards program I fill out all the information as wrong as possible. I am a 90 year old woman on most of them or better yet I just go to stores that don’t require me to carry around little plastic cards on my key chain to get a good deal.
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