July 2025 – Accidentally in Code
Month: July 2025| Accidentally in Code
I feel like the whole AI conversation is dominated by two extremes. Those who believe in AGI, and AI skeptics. I’m trying to approach it as a tool that may or may not be useful. Here are some things I’ve found so far. Useful as an editing partner. For things where I have a clear […]| Accidentally in Code
I like the idea of doing a quarterly review of my annual theme, as a way to reset, re-evaluate, figure out what I want to change and celebrate what I did actually accomplish. I set my intention for the year as “health”,and after a rough start in Q1, Q2 was when I tried to come […]| Accidentally in Code
The overall thesis of Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath is that you make better decisions when you use a process called “WRAP”. Widen your options Reality test your assumptions Attain distance before …| Accidentally in Code
I was recently interviewed for an article about remote work, you can read the full thing here. Some of my suggestions: I try to give myself a clear goal for each week, something that I think should…| Accidentally in Code
Facebook tried to shut it down, so obviously like so many others I had to read it! Careless People covers the period of 2011-2017, the author pitches a job to Facebook working in policy, and was th…| Accidentally in Code
Having set my intention for the year as “health”, Q1 2025 felt a bit like whatever the atheist, gender neutral equivalent is of the saying “Man plans, and God laughs”. I had a good start to January…| Accidentally in Code
Recently, someone asked me for my “Leadership philosophy”. My initial reaction was to panic, but after taking a deep breath and a bit of time to think, I came up with this answer: “My job is to make it easier for people to make good decisions.” What does that mean? Firstly – that my job […]| Accidentally in Code
Backlash (Susan Faludi) is a long and not particularly easy read. Written in response to the Reagan administration’s assault on women’s rights (originally published in 1991), it was reissued in 202…| Accidentally in Code
I have a set of questions I ask in some variation at the end of my 1:1s. What are you taking away?What was most useful to you? These two I got from my coach and I use them both at work and in my own coaching. The concrete questions are useful, but it can also […]| Accidentally in Code
I really believe in the power of a good novel as an escape from Real Life. Some of my recent(ish) favorites I’ve been recommending. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston – an absolutely beautif…| Accidentally in Code
As the year wraps up I spent some time thinking about how it went, and what I’m hoping for in 2025. Personal My word for 2024 was connection – a correction from a multi year pandemic that flo…| Accidentally in Code
I just ran a thorough feedback cycle for the managers (leads) in my team. This is what it looked like. Motivation: It’s hard to get feedback as a manager, the hope was that people wou…| Accidentally in Code
