https://www.jstor.org/stable/29759724?seq=1
Judge Learned Hand
Inspiring as he was –
Had law clerks be his critics.
Sounding boards
for sharper analytics.
Atul Gawande, a surgeon, author…
on procedure, checklists – he
Paid coaches to simply watch
Correct sloppy motions, find any missing piece
The art of feedback, checklists –
Gives us a starting point as well as
Time to reflect
For growth, progress –
Discomfort on purpose – What not to respect!
Paying attention? Or Getting attention?
What exactly is causing discussion and tension?
What sort of dilemma of mind-anatomy
Resides inside this dichotomy.
Both definitely should be mentioned!
Without giving attention – gathering meaning
Nothing could be given!
In reverse, gathering spotlight is a risky dimension!
Not everyone will be happy with your way of creation.
Should you care or not? Just trust
What must will stand out as more than dust!
Focus, perform but stayed informed –
Expressions of many forms.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?441850-2/the-tyranny-metrics
Interesting viewpoint to consider – Professor Jerry Muller
On fixation with metrics –
The tyranny of numeric ups and downs
Should not replace contextual grounds.
The cost of measuring should not be causing doubts.
Some value can be measured – of course!
Yes, techniques augment, yet need
The Experience to be treasured.
Take care with Glorification of automation, AI,
Not Contribute to Human judgment stagnation,
Win over computerized matrix in all rounds.
When do metrics help, in this view? To reward,
not have the final word. Better for diagnosis
than any kind of prognosis.
Check out Magnus Carlsen’s chess game
Tapping into knoweldge beyond software brain.
What is your freedom?
It is different in each person’s wisdom!
Perhaps working, saving to retire
Perhaps coloring hair orange like fire
Perhaps collecting bottles of wine
Perhaps it is friends, garden, books …
Perhaps watching time go by
With no consequence to question why.
While the rest of the world is like
Unpacked baggage on a conveyor belt
Going nowhere fast
You step aside to rebel
To question what–what if we are all going to …?
Let’s plant some seeds
Why so much garbage, waste, imagined needs?
Has mincing words replaced genuine thoughts.
If feeling better is our goal –
really?
Should the answer be medicine, chemistry –
problem solved.
Aldous Huxley’s soma in Brave New World!
One guru said:
“You can encourage only –
Not influence,
Standby patiently
Simply witness this!
Whatever this is–
Even if it is amiss of depth, integrity
Who are you to question the authority?”
The other guru got upset:
“A true leader is never bitter.
A true leader does not talk about passion for people.
Alas action for gold, what glitters.
Digs deeper to protect granted power,
Before it is yielded to the highest bidder
Do so, at the risk of being devoured.”
The third guru listened to all nonsense–
Simply pronounced this:
Swimming upstream – energy lost – stuck in the same epic scene.
Swim with the flow – yes it feels slow,
but there is chance of finding common goal,
opportunity to change the direction
of where we all go.
Is there no right or wrong? Or, the two intertwined to help grow, the dance of life’s flow?
Adam Grant on takers, matchers, givers
Nice insights to analyze our many styles
Some seem throwing monkey wrenches
Rough on the edges, yet building bridges
Some leading from the back, some by example
Most are laser-focused on helping mission work
Shy, diligent, fast, succinct with thoughtful answers
Mostly just doing what’s right even when odds are ample
Always certain they could have done more
Too busy to see glory in their own story
Value those contributors – blessed to know a good few
Perhaps it is you
Inspiring – when so, oh… noticing those best ever miracles!
Aaron Dignan on
Brave New Work
Repair Spirit that Broke
Poking at complex systems
Questioning practices forced
Existing just because
Rat’s nests inherited
Need not be married to it
Try standing on one leg
Who is to say that
won’t close production lag
Vision of colleagues re-engaged
To accomplish life’s best work
As their true gauge
No parsing words to sabotage with intricacy
Disenfranchised no more – what a travesty
Start giving space
To trust autonomy transparency.
Recipe to Sabotage any Business:
