Thinking About What Others Think About I am a holistic problem solver and change analyst interested in practical, ethical, and sustainable solutions to intractable strategic challenges. I think of everything as a system of systems. People are systems within the system of a business, and the business a system within…

LI, like all other social media, is just a form of ad copy full of unidimensional personalization and gimmicks. The glut of polls on so many sites now only underscores how shallow, easy to game engagement metrics drive behaviors to gain attention. Everyone is doing the same thing as everyone else trying to stand out. 🙄

Law enforcement is now looking at your social media posts — News is coming out now that Homeland Security is beginning to actively scan social media for patterns that may warn of another January 6th-like event. Although scanning publicly available social media information is not a new pursuit of the agency, the latest initiative seems to elicit two reactions. Some see…

Qualified immunity isn’t what you, or most cops, think it is — Note: This article extends some thoughts on the structure of policing introduced in a previous article. Check it out for some additional context. -- Philip Qualified immunity is a legal concept that has made news in recent months because of its association with police performing poorly. Like so many legal…

How Parkinson’s Law Gives Us a Tool to Make Progress Through Productive Postponement I have discovered a great efficiency strategy! When used properly, it can be a leadership miracle that brings nearly all work in on schedule. Used poorly, it will squash an inattentive practitioner like a bug caught in…

How a system of 18,000 different districts contributes to policing inequities — Another day, another police shooting or civil asset forfeiture or assault on the elderly or fraud or — something. It seems every day brings new stories of problems in policing and justice in America. In a nation that is increasingly divided and rapidly becoming both deaf and blind to nuance…

One Simple Linguistic Trick to Improve Your Communication For The Better One of the biggest challenges in communication arises when we reflexively try to shield ourselves from the consequences of an opinion. We say something that we believe but passively transfer the responsibility for the thought over to our listener…

Rethinking the Iceberg of Effort — I think we all want to improve and be better in some way, whether in a job or a sport or just as human beings. To that end, it certainly makes sense to look for clues and inspiration in those who are closer to our goals than ourselves. After all…

Let Your Reading Be Your Guide — A recent article by Ayodeji Awosika made some very relevant points that can come about from many of the books one finds in any self-help library, including his own. I don’t have any arguments about the specific points within the selection of books; the article just made me consider the…