Mark MacPherson
@markmacpherson
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Technical Advisor - Cloud Enablement at National Defence. Views are my own.
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined April 2009
Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that “free speech” is actually a $8/mo subscription plan
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In output-first planning, present is clearer than future: we only know roughly what features we will build in Q4 but here are our Q1 user stories In outcome-first planning, future is clearer than present: our Q4 goals are set, in Q1 we will look for the right paths to reach them
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When I brought up that the ideas of "desirability, viability, and feasibility" should be maintained into delivery, people said they were too high-level concepts - but I disagree. These ideas *must* cascade down to delivery, or teams won't be working towards valuable outcomes. 🧵
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Crossing things off your to-do list? Rayer des choses de votre liste de choses à faire ? Don't forget to cross off "fill out the user questionnaire!" N'oubliez pas de cocher "remplir le questionnaire utilisateur!" Link/lien:
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Nice thread. Applies at any age.
I talked to a super smart 20 year old this week. All the potential in the world, but had a major major flaw in his thinking. This flaw is becoming the most common mistake I am seeing young people make early in their career. Let's break it down:
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The world's most valuable skill: Communicating effectively. Messing this up could ruin your career. Here are 7 communication frameworks to help you sail through those difficult conversations:
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New book arrived today. Really looking forward to this one.
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@spamaps The best definition of burnout I’ve come across: “Being in a job you deeply care about but had no autonomy to bring about change.”
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I have become uncomfortable with the simple view that to deal with a situation that is urgent, complex and dynamic the correct response is top-down autocratic command + control. (Or perhaps more accurately with how the top-down autocrats apply “command and control”?) 1/n
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More adventures than a universe could handle. Legends of the Multiverse debuts on April 25 at 5PM PT (8PM ET) on the #DnD YouTube and Twitch channels with new episodes every Wednesday.
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11 Promises from a Manager: a 🧵 1. We’ll have a weekly 1:1. I’ll never cancel this meeting, but you can cancel it whenever you like. It’s your time.
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Today the Government announced its intention to reform leadership and management training for civil and public servants, establishing a new Leadership College for Government. We will be sharing more details here over the coming months as the new college launches.
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This log4shell vulnerability in log4j shows how critical it is to have modern software development practices in place even in "legacy" systems. The trivialness of the exploit and the potential impact on our orgs really highlights how going slow is a huge risk.
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This article covers so much good work that needs to be done. It also makes me reflect on how much better I need to do for the people around me. Thanks for sharing @ScipioCk #inclusion #leadership
Be Intentional. Don’t ignore the obvious (more data collection isn’t always needed). Walk the talk. Stop doing things the way they have always been done 👉🏾 How the Best Bosses Interrupt #Bias on Their Teams @HarvardBiz #inclusiveleadership #GC
https://t.co/GwIKzPNdRq
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Think of the impact of applying the straightforward advice in this book to the myriads of forms in government #gcdigital
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Remote work (outside of a pandemic) is great if your team understands how to work this way. I am curious what combinations of personalities and subordinates might work best? Myers-Briggs. I am an #ENFP. You?
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