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Data Leaders: Its time for more ambition

Datent • 39 implied HN points • 04 May 23
🕹 Technology Data Leaders
  1. Data leaders should take on all legacy issues and drive enterprise transformations.
  2. CDOs should lead efforts to migrate Excel work to cloud-based environments, like the precedent of Jeff Bezos' 'API mandate' at Amazon.
  3. Data transformation programs should be broken down into bold phases to convince boards of the vision and drive successful change.

You ARE the Combatant in this War

Dr. Pippa's Pen & Podcast • 22 implied HN points • 09 Mar 23
🌍 World Politics War Leaders Nuclear Weapons Military technology
  1. Leaders around the world are escalating tensions and tests of military power, increasing the risk of conflict.
  2. The distinction between civilian and military roles is blurring, with civilians in high-tech fields potentially becoming military threats.
  3. The shift towards dual-use technologies means that modern tech innovations can have both civilian and military applications, impacting global security.
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Cyrus the Great

Of All Trades • 4 implied HN points • 03 May 23
💾 History Leaders Empires Warfare Legacy
  1. Cyrus the Great stood out among brutal leaders of his time by showing wisdom and compassion in his rule.
  2. Cyrus' enlightened approach to leadership included religious tolerance, respecting customs of conquered peoples, and using unique levels of clemency.
  3. Cyrus' model of delegation, strategic vision, and legacy of just rule can inspire modern leaders in areas like empowering subordinates and balancing centralization with decentralization.

Facilitation Q&A

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 20 Oct 20
🚌 Education Facilitation Meetings Leaders Communication Development
  1. Facilitation Week is a time for facilitators to celebrate and promote their craft worldwide.
  2. When dealing with quiet individuals in meetings, it's important to consider their value in listening, the source of their fear, and if there are tools to help them feel safer.
  3. Changing old school meeting cultures of large meetings and decisions by committee requires resetting the culture to one of clear accountability, having well-paced meetings with accountable facilitators, and clearly assigning decision accountability before discussions.

What Even Is Self-Governance?

the best of a great lot • 0 implied HN points • 05 Jun 23
📖 Philosophy Governance Democracy Leaders Meritocracy
  1. Self-governance is not just about voting, but about how decisions are made and who they benefit.
  2. In a meritocracy, only the most capable individuals are chosen to lead, creating a class divide and potential conflict of interest.
  3. Self-governance is a spectrum, ranging from weak governance with selected leaders to strong governance where everyone can participate and decisions aim to benefit all.

Trump likes to ‘win.’ Accept that and perhaps he can be neutralised

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 07 May 16
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government Elections Leaders Decision-making Conflict resolution
  1. Trump's main goal is to 'win' at all costs, viewing the world as zero-sum where there are winners and losers.
  2. Trump is willing to accept defeat when faced with inevitable losses, as seen in examples from 'The Apprentice.'
  3. It is important to understand Trump's response to defeat in order to strategize and possibly neutralize his actions in the short-term.