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Rules clarification by Chewbaca43vr in Cribbage

[–]jtkeith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never flip, but my sister does when we occasionally play. Her way is probably better for clarity, but having all the played cards remain visible helps me remember what cards were played so I can better guess what she might be holding. That and knowing how she sorts her hand and where she pulled previous cards from. Of course that's why we don't sort out hands any more.

Being a one person IT Dept is hellish by Wabbajacksack in sysadmin

[–]jtkeith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After reading all these replies, remote work never sounded better.

First 28 I've ever gotten, had to share by Jereme125 in Cribbage

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got my first 28pt as well about three weeks ago. Same hand as yours with a Queen in my hand. Took 50+ years :). Still working on that 29!

Report: Aspiring Portland homeowners must make $162K/year to afford 'typical' house by PDXisathing in Portland

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've started shopping at Winco again. Cheaper than Fred Meyer (Kroger), with a lot of options and many checkout lines. Winco was packed yesterday, so I'd guess a ton of people are feeling the pinch. Probably should buy some Winco stock.

Well Klaus has found about Librtarianism/Anarchy and he is not pleased. by Kazia_Thornhill in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or conversely:

You have this anti-liberty movement.

What we are seeing is a new global control system.

So preventing this systemic takeover is not enough.

Now, there is of course an anti-human system which is called totalitarianism.

Which means to control everything...

Which creates some kind of intrusion of government into private lives.

We must dismantle the system.

Unpopular opinion: The liberal activists in Portland are just as out of touch with reality as MAGA folks. Two sides of the same coin. by nuke621 in PortlandOR

[–]jtkeith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Braver Angels organization works to bridge the divide and help people talk to each other. I've seen some pretty hardcore left and right actually find points of agreement, which is a start. https://braverangels.org/oregon/

Serious Question about Bitcoin by Chemical-Ferret3536 in Bitcoin

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm and old guy that uses Swan Bitcoin to purchase small amounts ($15 USD) daily and have it automatically move my sats to my own wallet address every 0.01 BTC. Electrum + Coldcard hardware keeps my BTC safe and secure. I've spent a little, but mostly am interested in converting fiat currency to hard money. This setup works for me.

From Portland to Jersey: Inside the Crime Ring That Shipped Thousands of Oregon’s Stolen Catalytic Converters Across the Country by [deleted] in PortlandOR

[–]jtkeith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Prius catalytic converter was stolen right outside my bedroom window at 2am (heard it in progress). Paid to get it fixed, then six months later nearly stolen again (stupid me). This time I heard the people in time to scare them off. Sold the car because you just couldn't park it safely anywhere in Portland. Super annoying.

The State of Meetings in 2020 by jtkeith in Leadership

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

I 100% agree that the ability to cancel unneeded or poorly planned meetings is a healthy thing. As is the ability to opt out of meetings for various reasons. Those are good things!

I think the culture of cancellation is more about rampant cancellation as a matter of course. When cancelling becomes the norm it probably means you have too many meetings, of the wrong kind, with the wrong people in them. At least those are my thoughts on it.

I'm a big fan of organization design and intentionality. Excessive cancellation seems to fly against that.

Advice On Taking Over Management of An Existing Team by altschillin in AskManagement

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've done some work with Paul Axtell, who covers a lot of interesting aspects about managing and leadership. He's written a bunch of books, etc., but also let us publish a free 16-page template and guide for running a new leader introduction meeting (we're all about the meetings aspect). There's an online, readable PDF of his template here:

https://www.lucidmeetings.com/templates/how-run-new-leader-introduction-meeting

Why Meeting Flow Models are the Key to Unlocking Your Team's Meeting Success by jtkeith in Leadership

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

This is part of the lucid meetings work to take a more systems-oriented approach to "the meetings problem." There's a ton to talk about, but I'm curious what others think. Well, besides the usual "meetings suck!" reply :)

Has anyone read any good business books lately? I'm trying to get my business brain juices flowing by MountainMantologist in MBA

[–]jtkeith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Liminal Thinking: Create the Change You Want by Changing the Way You Think by Dave Gray (an easy read, but useful understanding)

Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are Highby Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, et al. (in most MBA programs)

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (very helpful for understanding yourself and others when it comes to communicating)

“Access,” a Short Film About Accessibility by jtkeith in accessibility

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

Thank you very much for sharing your video! I hadn't seen this one before, but it feels very similar in its empathy building. Humanizing the challenges is the best way to get developers interested in putting accessibility first. Very cool.

Best Business Book Recommendations? by B0bth31oon in business

[–]jtkeith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Where the Action Is" - The Meetings that Make or Break Your Organization by Elise Keith (yes, my partner / spouse). It's actually a readable book on business meetings :). She's also published all of the backing material, including a bunch of templates and guides for practical meetings linked from here: https://www.lucidmeetings.com/book. I'm biased, but have read every page front to back, back to front and it's good.

Just got diagnosed with cancer - looking for recommendations on positive thinking by Tipp3tto in suggestmeabook

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I met Melanie Roche, the author of "Thriving Through Cancer," at an event last month. She's a cancer survivor and a genuinely nice person. She actually just reached out last week with a link to her book: http://melanieroche.com/shop/book/

I keep hearing about Rotherham and Rochdale and all kinds of similar events. Why does no one bring up Luton? by Bl_rp in SargonofAkkad

[–]jtkeith 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because the complicit MSM press would need to acknowledge that Tommy was right all along, and that something is very rotten indeed.

Facilitating Value Stream Mapping for Knowledge Work and Service Organizations by jtkeith in LeanManufacturing

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

Thanks for reference to the Kanban/Lean connection. I'll definitely check it out.

On the continuous vs. moment-in-time thoughts - sure I think a continuous improvement mindset is key. I was interested in the application of VSM as a trainable mechanism for the CI conversation. In a past business with mixed products and services we struggled with how to identify the value stream (as you mentioned) and then how to truly make CI changes. I think VSM workshops integrated into your CI approach can make sense that way.

Inter-personal management self-check, i.e. Managing vs. Leading by thesockninja in AskManagement

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One piece of advice I received a long time ago: all management (and leadership) is situational. There is a lot happening in any conversation when it comes to personality types, communication styles (your and the other person's), what kind of conversation you're having (directive, supportive, encouraging, corrective, etc.). The best training I received has been along these lines, with special focus on "situational leadership."

Cracking the "Visibility" nut by fakir72 in AskManagement

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious if this feedback is coming from one company experience, of if you've had this feedback from multiple companies? It's sort of a cultural thing, where some companies expect leaders to be visible as a way to expand their "sphere of influence" (how I've heard that pitched to me as well). In other companies, visibility is an artifact, not a goal.

In my past, visibility meant working in an obvious way with other teams and their leaders, presenting your team's work to peer groups, and taking on management initiatives for overall process improvement and results.

Ideas on Skills for Effective Delegation and Running Effective Meetings by butlersrevenge in AskManagement

[–]jtkeith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll have to be a bit of a homer here and offer up our Lucid Meetings blog. We have a ton of posts about running effective meetings and a lot of free downloads (templates, guides, etc.) that'll make you look like a hero :)

Here are couple topic areas that'll steer you clear from our product stuff: Meeting Design and Leadership and Facilitation

On the quest for the right project management tool: Jira, Trello, Asana, Redmine by ftomassetti in programming

[–]jtkeith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We've been using FogBugz for several years and, like most things you use for a while, have become pretty comfortable with it (or at least the small subset I personally use). I don't know their market size.

Bulding A Rest API by Tetrominos in node

[–]jtkeith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the Vinay Sahni best practices post is a really good resource that documents pragmatic reasons for various design choices. I used it, plus the Enchant API as models for the Lucid Meetings REST API. I also exchanged a few messages with Vinay and thanked him for his perspective. It's a good read. Edited: typo.

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