The Value in Your Work

There is value in everything you do. The problem is that not everyone can see it. So you need to show them. That’s the hard part about value – it’s hard to measure, can be hard to show, and doesn’t fall into our traditional boxes of measurement. But when we see it, that’s when we do everything in the world to protect it and nurture it. Find your Value.

2 months ago

Greg Thomas

If Speed is your only Metric, You’ll Fail

Right now, most LinkedIn and Instagram posts focus on how you can get to 10x learning technology Y or how you can deliver 15x using AI this. No one is talking about the customer reception or how much they enjoy using the product. If all your customers can talk about is that you’re fast to get the next release out there and not speak to any of your features, they don’t care about what you’re doing – maybe they’re along for the ride. Speed will get you so far – knowing what you do, understanding your product, creating a customer

2 months ago

Greg Thomas

Making a Difference

Take your work. Take the tasks on your plate. Hand them in the old way, do the base necessary work, do the minimum, do the current trend of “job hugging” or maybe you’re “quiet quitting” and go back to what it is you were doing before. Or do something different. Put your all into it. Be relentless. Be tenacious. Don’t take no for an answer. Dig and dig and dig until you get to the bottom of it. There is a feeling when you complete a task, hand in an assignment, finish a job that you know you have knocked

2 months ago

Greg Thomas

Time Changes

I don’t know if this “Time Change” stuff will ever disappear. We just sprung forward this first week and so far, it’s watching my dog readjust his eating patterns, identifying clocks that don’t change automatically, and wishing for it to be lighter in the morning again, but I know that will come soon. I wonder what would happen if we did something crazy one year and sprang forward 2 years. Why not, if you can do 1, why not do 2 and see where it takes you? It’s just time.

A Blogger’s Value

I couldn’t resolve an issue with AI this week. I went online and found a guy’s blog that walked through the issue on the first click. I’m not saying one is better than the other. I’m saying there is still a space for learning through people and we should not forget that.