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621Robo-CheeseAutomation first reaches the mundane201005/01/202405/01/2024IFRCStoryNoMaleAI1
571The Amazon InterviewIn an ambiguous situation, making sense of it starts with a conversation.201809/27/202211/29/2023UMSIStoryNoFemaleAmbiguity,Failure,Improv,ConversationHere are the discussion questions: 1. Have you encountered ambigu2
310Here's the pageAnticipate the questions198512/15/201107/22/2012LotusStoryNoAnalysis3
484DreamThe focus on all the moving parts can lose sight of the whole201710/07/201705/03/2022UMSIStoryNoFemaleAnalysis4
236Plug compatibleFor architecture, you need to understand the plugs200802/04/200806/19/2011STCStoryNoArchitecture,Systems5
185Five ways to create budgetYou can stretch what you have200610/21/200602/13/2023STCStoryYesFemaleBudget Mgmt1) Can you use these six methods in your organization? What other6
53Creating an Internal Capital Budget1) See "Five ways to create budget," Letter #185185Investment funds created out of operations are the easiest to get approved200202/27/200606/15/2023STCStoryYesMaleBudget Mgmt,Finance1) Do you have a capital budget? If so, what percent of your tota7
578DownsizingSee "Rallying the Team to Die," Letter #2424A downsizing is more than a budget and staff cut201511/10/202201/18/2024IFRCStoryYesMaleBudget Mgmt,Finance,Downsizing1. Have you or someone you know been through a downsizing before?8
622The '57 ChevyOld, spiffy systems need maintenance like classic cars200705/02/202405/02/2024STCStoryNoFemaleBudget Mgmt,Metaphor9
89One more time: What is Bureaucracy?Discussion paralysis is as insidious as analysis paralysis200502/27/200612/15/2021STCStoryNoFemaleBureaucracy10
144BureaucracyBureaucracy demotivates200605/09/200612/15/2021STCStoryNoFemaleBureaucracy11
391The CIA ManualBureaucracy can be sabotage in the guise of order201510/08/201612/15/2021IFRCStoryNoFemaleBureaucracy12
367The Chain of CommandThe chain of command chokes creativity and free flow of ideas201607/23/201612/15/2021IFRCStoryNoMaleBureaucracy13
428Orbiting the HairballAlso see "Dancing outside the Box," Story #186186Orbit, don't fly off or get sucked in201611/03/201601/18/2024LisbonStoryYesMaleBureaucracy,Innovation1) How can you get distance in your organization? 
2) What's your		14
472What do I need to do to get a job?1) See "The Weighted Matrix," Letter #141
2) For an enlightening exercise, see the StrengthFinders 2.0 book: https://www.amazon.com/StrengthsFinder-2-0-Tom-Rath/dp/159562015X/
plus the StrengthFinders test web site: https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/ 
Note the "Redeem Access Code" button; you can get the code from the book. The strengths-finders test is useful to find your top strengths versus their database of 20M people. (It costs $20 or you can buy the book on Amazon and get the code free) : https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/home/en-us/strengthsfinder
3) The Keirsey profile test that clarifies your problem-solving/learning styles (it's free): https://profile.keirsey.com/#/b2c/assessment/start
4) For another comparison, see Tony Robbin's DISC assessment: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc/		141Build your story a credential at a time201708/01/201706/15/2023UMSIStoryYesFemaleCareers1. Were the exercises useful or not? Why or why not? 2. What expe15
507Defaulting to ManagerThe economic reality will push top performers to management201809/08/202201/03/2023UMSIStoryNoMaleCareers16
555How do you pick your areaSee "Becoming Italian," Letter #349349First ask what makes you come alive201809/08/202211/14/2023RossStoryNoMaleCareers17
554The Next Salary IncreaseSalary stops being the yardstick when your basic needs are met198909/08/202201/03/2023SharkStoryNoMaleCareers18
473Drinking from the fire-hoseBeing overwhelmed is a sign you won't be bored in three months199508/01/201706/24/2021HPMDStoryNoMaleCareers,People Mgmt19
195Don't hit the ball in the drinkPsych in, not out199512/27/200606/19/2011HPMDStoryNoChange Mgmt20
392Change DenialChanging is a bit like dying (dying to the past)201410/08/201603/02/2021NetHopeStoryNoMaleChange Mgmt21
286The PebbleSmall things can cause large disruptions200912/21/200906/19/2011STCStoryNoChange Mgmt22
246The Gas StationSometimes everyone and everything comes all at once197006/02/200801/08/2023SmithtownStoryNoMaleChange Mgmt23
487If the Horse is DeadSometimes, change is not an option201310/07/201710/13/2017IFRCStoryNoMaleChange Mgmt24
553The work of change managementThe strength in asking for help201609/08/202201/03/2023IFRCStoryNoMaleChange Mgmt25
582The WIIFM PrincipleChange means being able to answer WIIFM201802/08/202302/08/2023UMSIStoryNoFemaleChange Mgmt26
595Servers and ResiliencySee "Are you on the bus or off the bus?", LTYM #165165Pick your metaphors carefully201310/27/202301/25/2024IFRCStoryNoMaleChange Mgmt,Communication,Resilience27
591The Truck IIA paradigm shift is looking at the problem in a new way, from a new frame of reference.199510/02/202301/25/2024StamfordStoryNoMaleChange Mgmt,Paradigms28
190Standing StillThose who stand still are the ones who get hit by the train200612/01/200606/19/2011STCStoryNoChange Mgmt,People Mgmt29
175Hitting a tree in the desertA mistake repeated is not a lesson learned200608/30/200606/19/2011STCStoryNoChange Mgmt,People Mgmt30

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