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DISCERN NOT CONSUME6/3/2024 I have just subscribed to a news agency that purportedly says that it's just pure news, no slanted opinions or twists on a news story. If you really think about it, the social media and traditional media are feeding us with a constant barrage of one-sided opinions based on their political inclinations and predispositions. Confirmation bias and more polarization based on entrenched positions are already creating enough havoc on our democracy. There is too much consumption and very less on discernment. A few of my students used AI for an essay assignment. Some took the whole paragraph and pasted into their essays without understanding what they actually copied. I traced one paragraph to a Chat-GPT issued statement about "American Indians." They didn't know that a lot of ChatGPT-produced content is unusable. It wasn't coherent, accurate, and specific enough for many inquiries. Discernment is extra-rare these days. I would champion that everyone be more discerning, to critically analyze what they're getting from ChatGPT, do fact-checking, and use it with a grain of salt. Any human with a thinking brain should not only question the sources of any information but ensure that it is based on unassailable facts. If you care enough about your impact and the legacy that you're creating, it's better to be silent than to spread more misinformation around, unknowingly. Instead of being auto-pilot on consumption, have an auto-pilot on discernment.
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DEFINITIVE STEPS5/21/2024 ![]() I don't care about what others are doing but I'm simply driven to take the next definitive steps. In any meeting or conversation, you are leaving so much opportunities on the table by not following-through. I've heard many times for colleagues and those who walked in this shoes many years ago that, working as a consultant or advisor means taking the time o figure out what's the next reasonable steps to take to advance the work. I had last time in my consulting project declined to meet several staff in the department who loves to talk but doesn't in anyway impact the project am working with them. I told the manager and the supervisor of the project that I don't need to meet these people, let alone talk about it in-person when they can just send me the right project documents. You set the parameters of engagement and you also steer towards the next. If you don't follow-up, you'll never know. Your email could have been lodged in the spam folder. Your email did not reach the intended receiver because the address is no longer used/valid. Your email is not attended to because of workload or just ignored because it wasn't seen as a priority. Your email or conversation is parked in a parking lot when there's no date attached to it. That so far is the worst of all, being put off for 'later use' until the idea becomes obsolete or redundant or events surpassed the need. If you don't follow-up, you'll never know. Your job is to get your stuff front-and-centre. Get to the next step, and the next, and the next, until you reach a mutual agreement. That's the part you can control. #getthingsdone!
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AGAINST OBSCURITY1/15/2024 ![]() Purpose-driven organization executives are not supposed to be selling and being overtly demonstrative about what they do, their organizations' achievements, and ambitious goals. Wrong. You cannot generate the funding and resources base that you need to grow your organization by being obscure and being rated second-class. You cannot grow unless you have good strategies and the discipline to focus your energies on the right tools, techniques, and approaches. You cannot maintain your successes without seriously creating more opportunities for your organization by being bold enough to put a definite mark on what you do best. In other words, being top-of-mind is the antidote for obscurity and being obsolete. Learn to ride with the waves and avoid getting entangled with the thorns floating along the way. |