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Last round win
Entering the last round of the Douglas chess championships, I was a point back after getting dusted in round 2 in an opening I didn't know well enough. 2 straight wins had put me back in contention, and the last round saw me on board 1 vs the only master in the IOM, Keith Allen sitting in clear first at 3.5. He took up a passive position but one I ( Read more... ) -
Leadership, Part 6 of 100
In my last post, I ended with a promise to discuss the difference between crisis management and problem solving. Many people who come up from the front lines, or relatively low and short term supervisory roles often confuse these two. In fact, one recent discussion I had with such a person saw them explain to me that (paraphrasing) “I’m really good ( Read more... ) -
Leadership, Part 5 of 100
After some delay due to (shockingly!) work pressures, it’s time to carry on. In my last post, I talked about how signature moments can truly start to help you be seen as a leader, and promised to talk about how to create these signature moments ( Read more... ) -
Leadership, Part 4 of 100..
So far, I’ve done nothing but talk about how basically you should sit in a dark room and think about yourself and how you can be a better leader. But what exactly do you do our in the real world, and what do you do to overcome existing biases and prejudices about you and your personality ( Read more... ) -
Leadership, Part 3 of...100?
Sure, why not 100? So far, I've had a pretty easy time cranking 1000 words per day (actually I'm having to edit hard to get it down to 1000 - today for example is 999 not including this preface), so I figure 100 days leading to 100,000 words is a cool goal to target ( Read more... ) -
Leadership, Part 2 of ... ?
Doing an honest self assessment is about the hardest thing for most people to do, and this is magnified when you put someone into a new role where they have direct authority over others. While a promotion of this nature is generally meant to lead to personal growth, and a wider range of knowledge, what it tends to do is magnify your existing ( Read more... ) -
Leadership, Part 1 of ...?
A lot has been written about how to be a leader, so why don’t I write some more? In the past year, I’ve spent a lot of time doing development with my staff, and it’s helped me a lot to spend a great deal of time thinking about leadership and the nature thereof. So, in an attempt to make my nightly internet surfing slightly more productive, I’m ( Read more... ) -
Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, seriously?
The guy is even attacking the moon!
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WSOP Main event trip report
So, the WSOP Main event. This is my third year in the main event, and fifth year at the WSOP, which has seen the preceding four years have me cash-less in the tournaments I've played. I spent a good deal of time thinking about the game leading up to this event, specifically how to adjust to the much much deeper structure (we started with 30,000 ( Read more... ) -
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Today, I took part in an exhibition match against the world's top rated chess player, Viswanathan Anand, having paid a pretty penny on eBay as a charitable donation in exchange for the privilege ( Read more... )