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April Showers (in the northern hemisphere) bring May Flowers

For the first time, in a long time, the California reservoirs are full.

Are year/year changes the right measure?

Living in California for more than 4 decades, are there better cycle measures than 365 days to better understand where we are relative to historic trends, for something like rainfall?

According to ChatGPT... Historically, severe droughts in California tend to recur approximately every 10 to 20 years. However, this can vary widely:...

Longer-term thinking means, when one of your best people leaves to pursue something else, thank them, wish them well, and stay in touch. You never know when paths will cross again.

The number one nerve-touching topic in this week's Friday Five, five posts that touched a nerve this week.

The Friday Five

A team member resigned

Thank you for all your hard work. I don’t want you to leave, but I’m excited about what you’re doing and would like to congratulate you on this new chapter. - Tom Hunt

Everyone at the company is watching how you treat a high performer on exit. How will you treat them when they leave? Even if they're high-performing. Most people are NOT working at the LAST job they'll ever have.Be proud of your 'coaching tree,' when people you've helped develop move onto new and bigger roles. Brag on a strong alumni network. And you never know when paths will cross again.

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Nothing original happens when we think the same way

Hula Hoop Challenge

Men - 32:30, Women - 17:03

The ladies completed the task in less than half the time. Diversity in perspectives lived experiences, etc, results in better outcomes than 8 of the same people.I'm not on TikTok, but this certainly illustrated the point.

via the TheGonzalezFamilyy_ on TikTok

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Meetings and Friction

Meetings should not be the default way to move a piece of work forward. There should be some friction, some thought involved, a flowchart, if you will, on does this really need to be a synchronous meeting or can it be achieved via some other means? - Darren Murph

Stop talking about days of the week. Start talking about better meeting etiquette as Tracy Hawkins might say.Hours of productivity waiting to be grabbed back from inefficient, often unnecessary, flow-disturbing, status, update, and inform meetings. Easy money, take it. Cancel a recurring meeting today.

Full-Length Interview Darren Murph: Remote-First, Asynch Communications, Operating Manual | Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick- YouTube - https://lnkd.in/gyUQ5kZF - Spotify - https://lnkd.in/gmmEqGqp - transcript and show notes - https://lnkd.in/dCpepTRU - or wherever you podcast

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Coaching Trees

I've learned to spend more time walking them through 'How' I think about a particular challenge or an opportunity versus 'What' I think they should do - Jay Parikh

Coaching trees - Does the boss nurture feed and support their coaching tree, taking great pride as their charges develop, usually taking on more responsibility and senior positions, regardless of the employer? You end up with an amazing network, and a team excited to follow the path of those who came before.

Coaching Trees.

Thanks for sharing Jay, Great interview Saleem

Full-length conversation: Speed is a Catalyst for Innovation: Lacework Co-CEO Jay Parikh on the never-ending quest to accelerate scale impact through learning | The Possibilities with Saleem Janmohamed - https://lnkd.in/gHWip2wi

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Calculator

Here's why you're going to increase productivity. Here's the ten research studies that prove it. And here's the ten companies that have done it. And so for each of those things, I had that background to show.?- Kate Lister

The pandemic illustrated the broad applicability and benefits of distributed work, with a more flexible, hybrid schedule, starting by trading commute time for work time.

Want to do the math? The calculator is still up, free, and awaits.

Standard Telework Savings Calculator? by Global Workplace Analytics https://lnkd.in/gifknVKf

Thanks for sharing Kate, Great interview Rick and Kaleem

Full-Length Interview: Quantifying Remote Work Impact: Kate Lister's Calculator and the Tech Behind Remote Work Savings | Remotely One Podcast with Rick Haney and Kaleem Clarkson, Ep071 2024-Jan-24 - YouTube - https://lnkd.in/gywT6rFx - - Spotify - https://lnkd.in/gnqXhXe4 - - Transcript and Show Notes - https://lnkd.in/gYxRACRu - or wherever you podcast

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