🎥 The Two Popes, 2019 - ★★★★½ 🖇️
I’ve clearly got something about Popes‼️
To be real clear - I am NOT an Airline Analyst. I haven’t even played one on TV. But I do tend to look around and question claims that seem spurious. (And in my time down in New Zealand, I do hear a large number of claims made that do not seem to add up).
(I wrote this in response to a newsletter on Substack suggesting that despite being one of those CEO types, he’s not doing a great job as PM. My point is that despite the press, I’m not sure he was what good as a CEO!)
(Another old post that didn’t make it into the ether until now)
🔗 Om on content, it’s as if I wrote it - not with the natural flow of Om - but definitely 🖇️🔎 the subject matter.
Not my words - but I did 🖇️ call it nearly 5 years ago - and 🖇️ 🔎 a few times since.
A few of today’s reads all came together this morning …
First up (which I am not even going to bother linking to) lead with something like … “how corporations can create emotional connections to their …
“So are Sapiens and Neanderthals the same species or different species? And is “species” an objective reality that biologists discover, or is it an intersubjective reality that biologists impose?”
💬 Yuval Noah Harari
🔗🖇️ Coincidentally, have been exploring this idea as applied to Mathematics.
Over on Substack I published 🔗🖇️ this …
At first blush, it might seem to be about maths and it certainly connects, but it’s really about those who challenge the status quo, see something different, push boundaries, which, not coincidentally is exactly what great startups do.
Love to know what you all think?
🖇️🔎 The Business Equation involves a number of dimensions starting with ‘The Quadrants’ - the top quadrant is market facing, bottom is organisation facing.
The Organisation Facing quadrant is supported by ‘Systems of Record’ - increasingly transitioning to ’Systems of Compliance’
The Market Facing quadrant is supported by ‘Systems of Engagement’.
Businesses spend an inordinate amount of time focussed on ‘systems of compliance’ - to the detriment of ‘systems of engagement’.
Despite Business Growth emerging from ‘Systems of Engagement’.
🔗 🎙️You Must Answer The Questions About Feet
I might have posted this link before, but I keep sending it to people. It ties back to 🖇️🎙️my own podcast about Agents - nearly two years ago now. Still an issue - and will be for a long time yet.