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What Do You Tend to Value: Same or Change?

By Johanna December 11, 2020 question of the week 3 Comments

For years, I’ve used the word “guys” as a generic term when I talk about people on teams. One of my reviewers for the Modern Management books offered me this…

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How Can We Build Our Critical Thinking Skills?

By Johanna October 21, 2020 question of the week No Comments

I’ve noticed something about this pandemic. The data we get doesn’t help me make good decisions. My reaction when I view the data? Dismay, sadness, and some horror around the…

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Can You Hold Two Opposing Views in Your Head at the Same Time?

By Johanna October 14, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

I’m holding two opposing views of my work. I see and speak with people all over the world, every week. And, I only see the people in my house in…

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How Much Imperfection Can We Live With?

By Johanna September 16, 2020 question of the week 5 Comments

I’ve been thinking about perfection these days. As a society, we seem to want it all. We want everything open. We don’t discriminate between schools and airplanes. And, several people…

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Does Your Truth Depend on Meaning?

By Johanna September 10, 2020 question of the week No Comments

As I write this, the US is in the midst of the race for the 2020 election. Yes, we call it the time leading up to the election a race.…

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What’s the Problem: the Decision or the Outcome?

By Johanna July 8, 2020 question of the week 1 Comment

I listened to Marcus Blankenship’s podcast Finding Career Opportunities Through Experimentation with Josh Doody. During the podcast, Marcus said something like this (I’m paraphrasing): “I wonder which was the problem:…

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What Do You Need to be Ready?

By Johanna May 13, 2020 question of the week No Comments

We all practice being ready for our plans. For shopping, I make a list and decide in advance how I’ll pay. For travel, I plan when to make all the…

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How Often Do You Reflect?

By Johanna December 18, 2019 question of the week 2 Comments

I’m gathering my data from this past year to prepare for my strategy for next year. I gather quantitative data about books, workshops, talks, and more. I assess my feelings…

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What Do We Choose to Reward and Punish?

By Johanna November 20, 2019 question of the week 5 Comments

I’ve been following the issues and the punishments in the college admissions scandal. If you’re not based in the US, you might have missed this. The idea is that wealthy…

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When Do You Choose the Safe Path?

By Johanna August 29, 2019 question of the week No Comments

Early in my career, IBM dominated the computer landscape. They had the big mainframes. There were some alternatives, such as Xerox. I used a Xerox Sigma 6 in school. (I…

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johannarothmanJohanna Rothman@johannarothman·
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Had a blast with @mscottford, discussing alternatives and remote work (among other things!)

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Behind on the #legacycode rocks podcast but I really enjoyed this episode with @johannarothman https://open.spotify.com/episode/4esNStB0qR8LozIDKS0VEw?si=kdY6l8jWTISQaupq4bIoVg

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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

Hani Simo@hanisimo

3 Ways to Create Resilience in Your Agile Project, by Johanna Rothman @johannarothman https://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/679646/3-Ways-to-Create-Resilience-in-Your-Agile-Project

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21 Jan

Sticking with the truth also reduces the cognitive load—there is no need to remember what you told whom:

"Leadership Tip #1: Always Tell the Truth, Even When You're Embarrassed" https://bit.ly/3c6GEGn @johannarothman

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