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Yesterday marked a pivotal moment in my journey to becoming an accredited Executive Coach through Meyler Campbell‘s Mastered Programme as we entered the second half of our program. It’s amazing how much the depth of our discussions has changed, allowing us to delve deeper into our learning experiences. I can scarcely believe that next year we too will be graduating as the 2024 cohort did last night. What I am particularly enjoying about coaching is the focus on supporting others in finding their own paths to success. It’s not about giving advice or sharing knowledge; it’s about providing leaders with a structured way of thinking that can help break down problems and accelerate development. That said, much of what I am learning relates to my personal journey towards becoming the leader that I aspire to be. I am convinced that in a world of rapid and disruptive change, a manager’s role can no longer be to direct and decide alone—we cannot have all the right answers. Leaders will succeed by drawing out the best in their teams, who will, in turn, learn to adapt and generate fresh, innovative ideas more quickly. So, a few observations from my journey so far: - Listening is the ultimate superpower 🦸. It allows others to feel fully seen and heard while also providing us with valuable insights. It’s also incredibly difficult. - Words, 📖 even chosen in haste, often uncover underlying truths. Clarifying and exploring these phrases can help us find new paths forward. - Learning is a lifelong journey. Changing behavior is challenging, but even small steps can lead to a more significant transformation. I’m grateful to my wonderful group (my fellow Vikings) for their support and shared wisdom on this adventure: Mark Carnegie-Brown, Tim Wakefield, Dominic Ely, Eva Sarma, Sophie Kent and our leaders Keith Krasny and Catherine Devitt For more on coaching as a leader, I recommend the HBR article—see the link below in the comments. #meylercampbell #leadership #vikings

🎉 In honor of Pine's 10th anniversary, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Alfonse Muto and Alfonse J. Muto, Pharm.D., and asked them ten questions about their decade-long ownership journey and Pine's remarkable evolution. Check out the full interview on our blog: https://lnkd.in/e_CJZfEq

Interested in the Director of Institutional Giving role at Merit? Join us for this webinar next week to learn more! I will also post the job link in the comments.

I’m finishing my 4th week at CodeSignal and it’s been a whirlwind of new people, ideas, and culture. I’m traveling home from my first onsite with them and I’d like to reflect a bit on what brought me here. Back in 2013, web development was seeing a bit of a revolution as we moved from static, back-end, technologies to heavy front-end focused “Single Page Applications” (SPAs).  My good friend Dennis Burton and I were doing a lot with these budding technologies and trying to figure out a fun and exciting way to teach the concept to others. We came up with a full-day CodeMash Conference workshop (hundreds of learners) with an accompanying application called Choose Your Own Application.  It took inspiration from the well-loved childhood book series to let the learner make choices as they built a full-blown application.  The learner was given the opportunity to choose their frontend framework (Backbone or Knockout… it was 2013), their language (JavaScript or CoffeeScript… see 2013), their backend framework (Node.js, Rails, or ASP.NET), and their deployment platform (Heroku or Azure).  There were dozens of permutations.  It was a LOT of content.  A LOT to test. The experience was VERY well received.  I was so honored and humbled by the number of people who learned that day.  After it was done, we asked: can we scale this to other content paths?  We laughed it off and said “nah, that was fun but it would be too much work”. If you know me, I get my energy from helping other people learn things.  That’s why I joined Khan Academy and stayed with them for 8 years.  Ultimately, it’s what led me to take the Director of Content and Content Platform at CodeSignal.  Although it’s not _exactly_ the same thing, I’m a part of a team now that is scaling the ideas behind Choose Your Own Application.  CodeSignal Learn (https://lnkd.in/gXHuMEKQ) is the most innovative technical learning platform I’ve seen yet.  We’re developing content at a VERY fast pace and we will for a very long time. Unlike static video or blog-base learning, we have a PRACTICE-based platform with an AI teacher/tutor named Cosmo (a space corgi!).  It’s all about mastery-based learning inside the browser IDE and Cosmo guiding you the entire way.  The entire experience is in a single place. I have only been here 4 weeks and I’m already extremely proud of what we’re building.  Watch this space.  We have some amazing content coming your way.

There’s nothing like seeing a company's vision come to life and knowing we played a small part in that journey. Here’s a sneak peek at some of our recent work 🚀

Low-hanging fruits are the tastiest of all fruits. I know I've been guilty of overcomplicating forms by using multiple call-to-actions or multi-step opt-ins in the past... decision paralysis is a real conversion killer. I love this simple example of how Bev and her team tweaked their call to action, application steps and follow-up process to dramatically improve the conversion rate of their website. Bev Bury and I recently caught up for a great chat about her role as the CMO at Flinders University. I love the clever things Bev and the team have done to grow their brand over the past couple of years. I especially enjoyed Bev's insights into how her team has lent into the challenger brand aspect of Flinders University. Check out some great examples of how this approach impacts their content and how they communicate with prospects and students in the full interview below 👇

What financial wellness tools does your workforce have on their wishlist? Yesterday, our VP of Sales and Partnerships visited Schwarz Partners in Indiana, and got an inside look at their thoughtfully designed workforce solutions. It’s inspiring to see companies like Schwarz evaluating innovative ways to support their employees’ financial wellness. #HR #FinancialWellness #EmergencySavings

Summer has really been flying by working alongside as wonderful colleagues like Tiffany Moore, M.S., Cole Kocurek, Alexa Koerth, and Rachel Davis. This cohort here in Houston really have been a highlight of my time here at Reed Smith. - Jon Griffith #IntellectualProperty #IP #SummerAssociateTakeover 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘉𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩!

Legacy CAD softwares desperately need ai-agents, prompt-enabled editable parametric model generation platforms like Adam (YC W25) are the future of rapid prototyping and 3d printing.