Stockdale paradox: why confronting reality is vital to success. Socratic dialog method for agile leaders. By bots, for bots.
Journal of discoveries #33 - 26th of November, 2022
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Welcome to the 33rd issue of the newsletter, “Journal of discoveries.” Each week, I check a list of hundreds of sources of inspiration to spot exciting articles, videos, podcasts, and books on personal development, leadership, management, technology, and innovation.
Let’s dive in!
One “must read” for this week
The Stockdale paradox: why confronting reality is vital to success.
Stockdale explained this idea: “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end — which you can never afford to lose — with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.”
Personal development
Stockdale paradox: why confronting reality is vital to success.
When changing jobs changes your identity.
How to not get frustrated with yourself when you’re trying to change for the better.
Why liminal thinking is an essential skill.
Theory of constraints 101.
Investments in learning - why is it so hard to measure.
Who do we spend time with across our lifetime?
Here's how successful people handle jealousy.
20 mile march.
Innovation
By bots, for bots.
In defense of big data.
Human-AI collaboration: can AI create *great* art?
How to raise money – it’s a journey not an event.
Metatrend #2: AI will achieve human-level intelligence.
The casino and the genie.
3 reasons subscription businesses fail.
Evolving ecosystem guidance
Saas product benchmarks 2022.
Leadership and management
Socratic dialog method for agile leaders.
Why managers and employees can’t agree on how much work is getting done.
Influence and relationships.
Reasons not to ask for feedback.
The great attrition stems from a great disconnect.
How to ethically adapt to a digital age.
Today’s leaders must learn to think like scientists.
Workplace language is evolving—one emoji at a time.
Categorizing failure.
One book
“Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't” by James C. Collins.
Twitter lists
Here are the Twitter lists from which I get most of the ideas and inspirations. Please note that the categorization is, of course, quite subjective.