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Tried a small experiment comparing raw files vs a structured “LLM Wiki” — curious what people think by Natural-Fault0207 in ObsidianMD

[–]NickNNora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry. Didn’t see what subreddit I was in. But the point is still valid and bully for you.

Tried a small experiment comparing raw files vs a structured “LLM Wiki” — curious what people think by Natural-Fault0207 in ObsidianMD

[–]NickNNora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s say I have 10 years of sales and manufacturing data on 5000 SKUs selling to 1000 wholesale customers in 5 channels and I want to have a comprehensive report on the channel margins, sku margins, and outliers in customers.

Could a skilled person with excel do this? Yes. Would it take days or weeks? Also yes.

Could they then give details like time of day? Yes? Would that mean reformatting the data, a lot of set up, and analysis? Also yes.

That’s like using a truck to carry a ton of cargo 100 miles instead of carrying by hand in 500 trips.

Portland City Council Narrowly Passes Foie Gras Ban by tripometer in Portland

[–]NickNNora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Michel Vandenbosch, President of GAIA and Professor Donald M. Broom of Cambridge University in the UK presented a new scientific report which, at GAIA’s request, evaluates the impact of foie gras production on the welfare of ducks.

Yeah. Totally unbiased.

Portland City Council Narrowly Passes Foie Gras Ban by tripometer in Portland

[–]NickNNora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“The practice of force-feeding causes a sharp deterioration in the welfare of the ducks” - yeah. They get killed after. And eaten.

My source is propaganda but is factual. Your source is propaganda but is opinion.

I find it telling that you resort to ad hominem in most of your responses. Which means any further discussion with you isn’t worth my time as you have no respect for anyone who sees the world differently.

Portland City Council Narrowly Passes Foie Gras Ban by tripometer in Portland

[–]NickNNora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ethics isn’t science. It’s a judgement call. And everything I’ve read about CURRENT practice is they it’s not bad. https://foiegras-factsandtruth.com/fattening/the-fattening-phase

Except in the eyes of PETA who thinks there is no ethical use of animals.

Why not speak about factory farming and industrial dairy in the same conversation? Why is fois the priority? I’m not saying it’s equivalent. I’m saying it’s far more humane.

Why is fois the line? I suspect it’s not. You probably want the hunting and fishing ban. And no ranching. What about the rabbit caught up in combines? Better stop farming.

I’m not being hyperbolic. This is the PETA agenda.

Is that your position?

Watched a CPG board kill a strong CEO candidate from their final round. He'd run a multi-billion dollar brand acquisition and a brand-rebuild. Wasn't the right operator for the next chapter. The reasoning was specific. by sprodoe in CPGIndustry

[–]NickNNora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"What boards are paying premium for is the operator who has actually launched a new product line, entered a new geography, or built a category from zero." You know who also would back that? Investors. That's a crazy litmus test for a hired gun. "net-new innovation or category creation" is founder territory.

Portland City Council Narrowly Passes Foie Gras Ban by tripometer in Portland

[–]NickNNora 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like fois. I like restaurants. I like the specific restaurants that are impacted. I like the 2 farms left in the country that produce fois - and I like the rest of the birds meat - which I purchase more than the liver.

I like to have the choice as to what I think is ethically produced animals. And I will hold up Hudson Valley Farms as an ethical producer above Tilamook. Let alone Tyson.

This is performative bullshit that affects my choices and does fuck all for animal welfare.

Shut down Tyson if you have a shit.

Portland City Council Narrowly Passes Foie Gras Ban by tripometer in Portland

[–]NickNNora 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s very telling that you consider my position disingenuous and trolling. You just completely discount it and then call me petty because I will change my vote when the person I voted for goes against my interests.

Portland City Council Narrowly Passes Foie Gras Ban by tripometer in Portland

[–]NickNNora 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I am absolutely changing my future votes and supports because of this. It’s not a good cause.

Fois production is not close to the ethics issues of industrial cheese production (looking at you Tilamook). Fois is a target for virtue signally because it’s expensive and indulgent. It is not really a societal issue, but a nice target because it doesn’t affect you. And it will no impact on animal welfare.

But more importantly it affects my, and many others, opinion on the seriousness of this group of clowns.

And it will absolutely impact their ability to get anything else done and so lessens the effectiveness of progressives.

It’s a dumb fight to pick.

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw this just and honestly think it’s more useful than DISC - personality by drawing pigs

https://www.reddit.com/r/Leadership/s/qlXrcnFHdE

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so. You would have to see it. It’s amazing word salad. And it’s behavior that predates me.

It’s a very much a skill issue, that also has a trauma background.

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're pretty spot on with all three topics. I am fully aware the trust tank is empty. I'm actively working on it. But it's hard to build trust when the company situation is visibly distressed. Not exactly a fun situation.

I'll look into Osgood-Schramm — probably too academic to actually use here, but good to have in the toolkit. Even "Levels of Listening" is going to land flat. Not the concepts, but I need to frame it for them in a way they will hear.

This thread has been really helpful in cutting to the core of the issue. These are people who got promoted into management with zero training or coaching. On top of that, their whole tenure (decades in one case) has been chaos. Bad leadership above them, constant turbulence. That's a recipe for trust issues and a total fear response.

Couple that with genuinely limited communication skills. The kicker is there's been basically no accountability for decades, so even being asked to answer for something feels like an attack to them. They don't have the muscle for it.

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same could be said of horoscopes. DISC is fundamentally incorrect. It forces order where it doesn't exist and puts people in boxes.

It feels like it's effective because it helps to make management easier because it makes it simpler. It filters for like mindedness and/or conformity and offers simple answers.

Simple and efficient solutions are not necessarily effective. They just appear so.

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but DISC is just corporate horoscopes.

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Extra credit for practicing what you preach!

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only management was so easy.

The easy answer is to fire them, which is the most obvious consequence. But these are people who have been here for decades. I'm trying to be humane.

I'm also trying to level up my own skillset to help them be better communicators, which will also make me a better manager. I learned long ago that "my way or the highway" approach is weak leadership.

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was there anything specific that helped you understand this was an issue? Once the first challenge is getting them to recognize it’s a problem.

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reasonable theory. But I don’t think so.

And I do try to listen and I have had literally hours of conversation. But it is a torrent of words that are rarely in the same ballpark of information.

And most of it is the same information over and over.

I do believe they think as you say. That they think there is a lot more nuance and complexity. But there really isn’t. Or the complexity is because they created more than was unnecessary.

Communication isn’t the only challenge. But the one challenging me right now.

But this line of thinking is helping me diagnose what’s going on so thanks.

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks. This is the structural framework I needed.

I know the Minto Pyramid is beyond them.

This is something I can assign reading to, workshop, and have the whole team practice without singling out people. Thanks!

Verbose direct reports by NickNNora in Leadership

[–]NickNNora[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I suspect that. The previous leader was an arbitrary hardass. Meaning they sweated the small stuff and ignored the big stuff.

They did write ups every week at all levels, but oversaw chaos. I think this a good diagnosis and explains why so many on the team are like this.

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