en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1015539 Comments by eekim http://eekim.com/blog/2016/01/working-smarter-and-focusing-on-fundamentals-lessons-from-tom-brady/#IDComment1011023666 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. Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:08:50 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2016/01/working-smarter-and-focusing-on-fundamentals-lessons-from-tom-brady/#IDComment1011023666 http://eekim.com/blog/2015/10/make-something-dont-be-nice/#IDComment998765510 Thanks, Ari. Hearing that this resonates with others makes me feel much better about sharing it. :-) Sat, 10 Oct 2015 23:13:03 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2015/10/make-something-dont-be-nice/#IDComment998765510 http://eekim.com/blog/2015/02/365-photos-project-one-month-update/#IDComment948416148 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. :-) Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:41:57 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2015/02/365-photos-project-one-month-update/#IDComment948416148 http://eekim.com/blog/2015/02/365-photos-project-one-month-update/#IDComment948014099 Excellent! Looking forward. :-) Thu, 5 Feb 2015 07:24:53 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2015/02/365-photos-project-one-month-update/#IDComment948014099 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/11/the-power-of-constraints-and-practice/#IDComment935995030 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! Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:31:46 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/11/the-power-of-constraints-and-practice/#IDComment935995030 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/09/seasons/#IDComment876087127 Yeah, I didn't want to mention the age thing, but that might be the best explanation. ;-) Sat, 13 Sep 2014 04:53:02 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/09/seasons/#IDComment876087127 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/lessons-from-the-nba-on-life-learning-and-navigating-power/#IDComment810812019 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? Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:49:30 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/lessons-from-the-nba-on-life-learning-and-navigating-power/#IDComment810812019 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/gender-breakdown-of-my-twitter-stats/#IDComment806277272 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. Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:54:49 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/gender-breakdown-of-my-twitter-stats/#IDComment806277272 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment806038579 Excellent! Let me know how it goes, good or bad. Sun, 16 Mar 2014 01:12:11 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment806038579 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment805294956 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. ;-) Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:03:07 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment805294956 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment805294588 I don't about really, but I continue to experiment for sure. Hope this helps your friend! Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:01:51 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment805294588 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment805294442 I was referring to my general notes about scheduling, not my specific requests. They're generally pretty good about meeting the latter. I felt stuck at first as well, but once I let go of trying to come up with the perfect, prioritized task, it started making sense pretty quickly. Now I just make the requests as they come to me, and it works out pretty well. Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:01:22 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment805294442 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment805293785 In the task, you note that it's time-sensitive and state the deadline. They usually respond quickly to confirm that they're on it. Fri, 14 Mar 2014 04:59:05 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/03/outsourcing-tasks-with-fancy-hands/#IDComment805293785 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/01/my-open-licensing-journey/#IDComment785423403 Thank you, Anna! Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:03:44 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/01/my-open-licensing-journey/#IDComment785423403 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/01/my-open-licensing-journey/#IDComment784013044 That's awesome! Believe it or not, these are my first special privileges on a Wikimedia project besides strategy, so I'm very honored! And it will make it very easy for me to contribute, which is fantastic. I'm also looking forward to the discussion around personality rights. I agree, it's not the same as copyright, but copyright at least allows me to retain a measure of control so that I can take personality rights into consideration. If I gave up copyright, that wouldn't be the case. Tue, 14 Jan 2014 03:26:00 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/01/my-open-licensing-journey/#IDComment784013044 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/01/todays-notes-from-the-world-of-sports/#IDComment782036070 The city of Chicago should be hanging its head for trading him. Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:52:52 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2014/01/todays-notes-from-the-world-of-sports/#IDComment782036070 http://eekim.com/blog/2013/12/2013-progress-report-on-balance-and-impact/#IDComment777621421 Stephanie and Odin, you are both very kind. Looking forward to seeing both of you in the New Year! Wed, 1 Jan 2014 22:23:33 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2013/12/2013-progress-report-on-balance-and-impact/#IDComment777621421 http://eekim.com/blog/2013/12/2013-progress-report-on-balance-and-impact/#IDComment777234217 Thanks, Dana! You participated in both ends of my transition — from supporting me and Rebecca at the ImpactRising workshop in March to participating in Changemaker Bootcamp (which I designed for people like you) and facilitating the Code for America workshop. That was special to me. Thank you for being part of my world this past year. Looking forward to next! Wed, 1 Jan 2014 02:52:14 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2013/12/2013-progress-report-on-balance-and-impact/#IDComment777234217 http://eekim.com/blog/2013/12/2013-progress-report-on-balance-and-impact/#IDComment777191225 Thanks, Gail. You're one of those people to whom I alluded. Thank you so much for everything! Talk to you in the New Year! Wed, 1 Jan 2014 00:45:06 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2013/12/2013-progress-report-on-balance-and-impact/#IDComment777191225 http://eekim.com/blog/2013/12/2013-self-care-review/#IDComment777091879 I've been trying to track stuff like this for ages, and this is one of the first things that has actually stuck. Let me know if you decide to try something similar and if you want to kick around some ideas! Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:01:31 +0000 http://eekim.com/blog/2013/12/2013-self-care-review/#IDComment777091879