This seems like a timely topic ahead of Labor Day weekend! I had some thoughts on Geoffrey Moore’s as always insightful piece on Making Peace with Generative AI. So I am posting them here instead of leaving a lengthy comment. I am in general agreement, like many of us, that GPT/AI is a blessing than a curse. If you haven’t read Geoff’s article, I highly suggest doing that first.
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Andy Bechtolsheim on Innovation
Andy Bechtolsheim, one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems and a Stanford Engineering Hero gave a talk today at Stanford on The Process of Innovation. It was streamed online. This time around, while listening to the lecture and watching the slides that were webcast, I tried something new. I started to create a mind map of his talk as it was going on and below is what I ended up with. I will go into some of the key points that were brought up as I feel they are pretty important.
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Moneyball is one of my favorite movies. It is the story of Oakland A’s GM, Billy Beane’s, innovative approach to baseball. Following the loss to the Yankees in the 2001 post-season, the A’s lost marquee players, and did not have the deep pockets to compete with other teams in Major League Baseball. Sports is a business after all, and Billy Beane, as the General Manager has to run it to win, regardless of the competition, uneven playing field, dissonance in the company, or anything else. I thought it would be interesting to summarize some key moments from the movie that highlight the courage, conviction and other qualities that leaders possess. Continue reading “Leadership Lessons from Moneyball”
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