by Dwayne Phillips Despite the celebrity appearances of celebrities, the vase majority of folks just do their jobs (for better or worse). As I write, the months-long antitrust trial of Google may draw to a close. As this article reports, the vast majority of Google employees aren’t giving that thing the slightest bit of attention. […]
Entries from May 2024
Just Doing Their Jobs (For Better or Worse)
May 30th, 2024 · No Comments
Tags: Appearances · Fable · Fashion · Google · Humility · Justice · Work
That Won’t Work or It Shouldn’t Work
May 27th, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips There are techniques, tools, methodologies, etc. that won’t work—until they do. They shouldn’t work—until they do. What is happening here? Many years ago, we were sitting in a conference room watching a presentation video on a television. The television has a cathode ray tube with a curved glass cover (I wrote that […]
Tags: Alternatives · Practice · Process · Reality · Success · Tools · Work
Believe Reality
May 23rd, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips No matter what is in a document, believe what you observe in the here and now. Believe reality. While writing this, we are in the middle of having the carpet replaced at work. The big room where I work is filled with cubicles (one of the great torture chambers invented by man). […]
Tags: Adapting · Observation · Planning · Reality · Work
Evidence of Work
May 20th, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips In our brave new world of remote working and such, one thing remains: evidence of work. A: What are you doing? B: Working. A: What have you done? B: I read three books and six papers as assigned. A: Uh, why should I believe that? There is no evidence of work. All […]
Tags: Adapting · Appearances · Remote Work · Review · Work
Time to Write
May 16th, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Many people struggle to find that elusive “time to write.” Others struggle to find to do anything else but write. Some people try in vain to find that elusive “time to write.” Something else is always in the way. This happens; that happens, and the time to write is not there. Fatigue […]
Tags: Choose · Communication · Concepts · Reading · Time · Writing
Where I Come From, We…
May 13th, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips It is easy to use my past as a reason for my behavior. It’s just an excuse. Put it and all other excuses behind and be here and now and better. “You have to understand” (when we hear those words, run and hide quickly) I could keep this list going for a […]
Tags: Accountability · Choose · Excuses · Expectations · Growth · History · Improvement · Influence · Learning
Oh, You Do Things Well Here
May 9th, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Excellence is an exception. It is also a pleasant surprise. Enjoy it. Sometimes I am surprised in that I walk into a new situation with a new group of persons and, WOW, they are doing things well. Best practices, best tools, high expectations, high satisfaction. It is all here. They are well […]
Tags: Chaos · Competence · Expectations · Expertise · People
An Important Question
May 6th, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips There are many important questions that relate to one situation or another. I find that there is one question that is more important than most in any situation What did I learn? That is the more-important question. I try to accomplish things that I want to accomplish. I have a goal. I […]
Tags: Education · Learning · Problems · Questions · Teaching · Work
Which Part Do I Write Now?
May 2nd, 2024 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips I have to write all the parts to have a whole. But the parts that comprise the whole will probably change. I am facing a big writing project (“big” of course is subjective). I have divided the whole big project into parts. Now, write each part, check off the parts in the […]