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I'm making decisions about November and December soon so if you want to invite me to your conference or to deliver training to your team please let me know soon.
I was reading #AI output because people can’t help themselves I guess, and I suddenly thought Jesus fuck, this sounds like a man. And then, it hit me. Every large language model I’ve encountered sounded like a white cis hetero man on the internet.
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My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2025.28 Offer Value to the Audience
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-28-offer-value-to-the-audience/
video: https://youtu.be/uAmFFmLJdMA
#Speaking #Writing
A Project Minute: Effective Project Managers Create the Environment for Team Success
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/a-project-minute-effective-project-managers-create-the-environment-for-team-success/
#Agile #ProjectManagement
.I feel a bit vindicated to find an article like this one , from much better-known thinkers than I that essentially includes the same observation.
https://werd.io/evaluating-ai/
Notably, this paragraph:
"The “fear of being left behind” argument is particularly dangerous: it suggests that you should pick a technology first and then find problems for it to solve. That’s always backwards. You should always start with the human problems you need to solve in order to serve
How Can We See Where More Resilience Can Help Us Be More Effective?
https://createadaptablelife.com/2025/08/how-can-we-see-where-more-resilience-can-help-us-be-more-effective.html
#QuestionOfTheWeek #Practice
Five Practical Tips for Any Team to Reduce Risks, Increase Agility, and Deliver Value
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/five-practical-tips-for-any-team-to-reduce-risks-increase-agility-and-deliver-value/
#AgilePrinciples #Collaboration
I really wish all the talented writers would get off of Substack.
"If generative AI could REALLY make the next GTA in 6 months with 10 staff, or write the next bestseller, or produce 10 blockbusters a day? They wouldn't be trying to sell it to YOU. They would keep it for themselves and guard it from you ferociously."
I've seen this quote without attribution a couple of times. Whoever said it, they're spot on.
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
This law captures the fundamental difficulty of software estimation. Even when we know we're bad at estimating, we're still bad at estimating.
- The discovered work emerges because...well, you "discovered" it
- Scope creep happens gradually
- Integration takes longer than expected
The solution isn't better estimation; it's shorter feedback loops.
My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2025.27 Speaking Clarifies the Value and Quality of Your Ideas
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-27-speaking-clarifies-the-value-and-quality-of-your-ideas/
video: https://youtu.be/5-cbkP7uOvI
#Speaking #Writing
@roundcrisis I wish I knew why. I see it on the post. When I expand your post, it's there.
I wonder if I hit "publish" too fast, before it had a chance to load.
I'm open to ideas. Thanks.
How Many Contact Methods Do You Allow, Check, and Use?
https://createadaptablelife.com/2025/07/how-many-contact-methods-do-you-allow-check-and-use.html
#Interruptions #Creativity
How to Think in Flow to Create the Three Necessary Culture Changes for Enterprise Agility
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/how-to-think-in-flow-to-create-the-three-necessary-culture-changes-for-enterprise-agility/
#EnterpriseAgility #FlowEfficiency #ModernManagement
@hugoestr Thank you so much! (I did not realize how much you enjoyed it. If it fits for you, please write a review somewhere. Thanks.)
Here's another secret of book writing: When I wrote the book, I thought it was just about writing. It turns out, it's about life. At least, for me. 😆)
So happy you told me. Thank you.
My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2025.26 If In Doubt, Mic Up
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-26-if-in-doubt-mic-up/
video: https://youtu.be/eiipxZCxwr0
#Speaking
How Can More Type 2 Fun Offer You More Resilience?
https://createadaptablelife.com/2025/07/how-can-more-type-2-fun-offer-you-more-resilience.html
#QuestionOfTheWeek #Adaptability
My July Pragmatic Manager: Want More Predictability? Ask About Investment and Value, Not Cost
https://www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2025/07/want-more-predictability-ask-about-investment-and-value-not-cost/
video: https://youtu.be/XI5dciPuCNI
#ContinualPlanning #Value #Portfolio
My Weekly #WritingWIP: 2025.25 Identify Your Subject Matter Expertise
https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-25-identify-your-subject-matter-expertise/
video: https://youtu.be/O4qkoCkCy0Q
#Writing #Speaking