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10 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - Working Smarter and Fo... · 0 replies · +1 points

I generally agree, but I think there's a balance. On my teams, we have the principle (stolen from restaurant kitchens) of, "Everyone works the line." It means that everybody understands all the roles in the "kitchen" and is capable of filling them if necessary. This isn't just useful from a versatility standpoint, it's also important from a "mindmeld" standpoint. In other words, I can better complement if I understand your role deeply and if I can get into your head a bit.

The challenge, as always, is striking the right balance. This article suggests that Tom Brady strikes a better balance than Peyton Manning does in this regard, but if we're using those two as case studies to decide this, we're truly grasping at straws. Both approaches are great if either of those two is your quarterback.

10 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - Make Something. Don't ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks, Ari. Hearing that this resonates with others makes me feel much better about sharing it. :-)

11 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - 365 Photos Project: On... · 0 replies · +1 points

I am super excited that you're doing this, Alex! I always love your pictures of the outdoor beauty in Switzerland and your gaming adventures. Now, I'm looking forward to getting more of a window into your work life. :-)

11 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - 365 Photos Project: On... · 2 replies · +1 points

Excellent! Looking forward. :-)

11 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - The Power of Constrain... · 0 replies · +1 points

No need to ever direct strangers! I love following your Flickr stream and getting tidbits of your and Claudia's life. I've also enjoyed watching your photography evolve!

11 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - Seasons · 0 replies · +1 points

Yeah, I didn't want to mention the age thing, but that might be the best explanation. ;-)

12 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - Lessons from the NBA o... · 0 replies · +1 points

Damn, you caught me. Notice how all of the "greatest evers" happen to be part of the team I grew up rooting for as a kid?! ;-)

This was definitely my excuse to write about the latest sports happenings, but I do have lots of other stories about balancing egos and avoiding the too-many-chefs syndrome, including several personal ones. How about you?

12 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - Gender Breakdown of my... · 0 replies · +1 points

You're getting into the stuff I decided not to get into in my post. :-) I agree, you can't just make wholesale conclusions based on these numbers. You have to consider context, etc.

I tweet about a lot of things, including tech, which is predominantly male. I feel like I know and follow a lot of great women in tech, and so my numbers might actually reflect favorably toward me.

However, I also have a disproportionate percentage of female colleagues due to my work in the collaboration space. (Of the seven people at my previous company, I was the only man.) Not as many of them are as vocal online as I would like, but many of them are on Twitter at least.

Again, you can't read too much into a simplified metric. If you did a content analysis of my blog, for example, I think you would find that I cite female colleagues far more often than male.

I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but I'm certain I'm guilty of implicit biases, and — even accounting for all kinds of rationalization — I was still surprised by that 75% male retweet number. I'd love to play with an experiment in countering those biases, similar to what Anil did.

12 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - Outsourcing Tasks with... · 0 replies · +2 points

Excellent! Let me know how it goes, good or bad.

12 years ago @ Eugene Eric Kim - Outsourcing Tasks with... · 0 replies · +2 points

I definitely miss my old assistant, but I'm just going to have to settle for hiring her for associate, design and facilitation, and leadership development work. ;-)

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