Ten 2022 Storylines that touched a nerve with my LinkedIn community

There were some stories, not necessarily the ones you might expect, that really resonated with my community

1 - Internet Traffic Bottlenecks

It has been estimated that 17% of the world's internet traffic travels through Egypt. Estimated at 178 terabits / 178,000,000 Mbps capacity -?Alan Mauldin

The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet, by Matt Burgess , WIRED Nov 2022 & Image via TeleGeography https://lnkd.in/g2U4vwYq

Interesting that the same strategic Geological features that impact countries' historical position in trade and geopolitics are played out in the world's internet traffic. Even the cloud can't escape strategic geographic choke points. Internet traffic moves around the world in many of the same historic trade routes. Chokepoints and single points of failure, not so good.

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2 - Quiet people power

Nuance, listen, be subtle.

There is too much screaming, banging, yelling, noise. If you want to get someone's attention........ whisper.

Quiet People in Meetings are Incredible, by Tim Denning , Medium , Jul 2020 - Image via fwo3.com/AMC

Interested to learn more on the topic, dig into Susan Cain 's 'Quiet' work.

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3) Arbitrage - outsourcing your job

As Jeff Bezos might say, your margin is my opportunity, or as Adam Smith might say the invisible hand, or as Pascal proved, water finds its own level...

Scamming the boss: Some employees are outsourcing their jobs to other people. Here's how companies are spotting the fraudsters by Rebecca M. Knight , Insider, Inc. , Aug 2022 - Image via Rachel M. ,

Powerful economic forces in play

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4) The Cubicle - Office

It's called a cubicle. Can you say confined space? Can you say lifeless environment? -?Conan O'Brien

Conan Visits Intel's Headquarters | Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Conan O'Brien YouTube, Aired May, 2007

I worked in this building, at the intersection of A6 and B9. Compare this to the more modern approach highlighted by the The Wall Street Journal story on the new LinkedIn Headquarters, Building One, with over 75 different types of seating configurations, Inside LinkedIn's New Hybrid Office.

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5) Employee Surveillance

“Leaders think their employees are not productive, whereas employees think they are being productive and in many cases even feel burnt out,” -?Satya Nadella

Don’t spy on employees to ensure they’re working, Microsoft’s Nadella says, via Dina Bass & Emily Chang , 彭博资讯 via The Seattle Times

Stop Spying, Start Inspiring as my friend Nick Mehta from Gainsight reminds us in this cube classic.

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6 - Exciting cancer news

The cancer vanished in every single patient, undetectable by physical exam, endoscopy, PET scans or M.R.I. scans. ... Dr. Luis A. Diaz Jr. of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, said he knew of no other study in which a treatment completely obliterated cancer in every patient -?Gina Kolata,?The New York Times

A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient by Gina Kolata , 纽约时报 , June 2022

I don't post often on medical news, but this headline was everywhere, deserved a closer look ... 'checkpoint inhibitors, unmask cancer cells, allowing the immune system to identify and destroy them' - good news.

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7 - Remote work earthquake on real estate

I've wondered about the viability of smaller, less expensive towns for information workers. Prior requirement was good coffee, a fat pipe, & airport proximity for frequent business trips. Do we still need that airport close by?

Famed Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen says the rise of remote work will create an 'earthquake' in how and where people live, by Katie Canales , Insider, Inc. Jul 2022

Almost 3 years of WfX experience post March 2020. And entirely different world, and the impact waves are just beginning to work their way through the layers of real estate markets. No escaping the change.

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8 - Raising CEOs

TRICK - Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, Kindness

I raised 2 successful CEOs and a doctor—here’s the parenting style I never used on my kids, Esther Wojcicki , CNBC , Sept 2022

This get's reposted frequently, and that's a good thing, ad we can all learn from Esther Wojcicki , a fantastic teacher too.

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9 - Hybrid / Remote Work - Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask?

7 topic areas, 22 presentations,

dozens of the brightest minds in academia, and data, data, data

Remote Work Conference, Stanford University, Oct 12, 2022

Quite the line-up, research, and best practices are being studied, defined, and shared in real time as we all learn together via Nick Bloom , 美国斯坦福大学

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10 The News Business

In the news business, we spend too much time trying to make what's interesting seem important vs trying to make what's important more interesting -?Jon Fortt

Tony’s right. So many people conflate the two. In the news business, we spend too much time trying to make what’s interesting seem important vs trying to make what’s important more interesting - Jon Fortt , Tweet, Twitter , July 2022

Interesting, this was a quote from one of Jon Fortt 's Tweets. Touched a nerve. Very important topic. Success is not defined as results, it's results vs expectations, the framing, the story, the broader context, defining the levels and layers of importance, and why.

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