Back in the New Hampshire Groove!
RWL #409
Greetings from … The University of New Hampshire! We’re back, back in the New Hampshire Groove! (check this link in case you missed the reference) I took the Lavender Lady out for a pre-dawn paddle Monday morning to get my mind right for the first day of classes. When things are totally peaceful on the outside, it’s hard not to let it seep into your soul a bit. If you can imagine something more peaceful than the image above, respect, my friend. It was a great way to greet the new year.
On to the links! As usual, willing good for all of you!
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What: Comstock's magazine, Dilemma of the Month: How Do I Deal With a Micromanager?
https://www.comstocksmag.com/article/dilemma-month-how-do-i-deal-micromanager
Why: I’ve listened to many colleagues, friends, and even family members complain about their bosses. In this article, the Evil HR Lady discusses a number of reasons why a manager might become a micromanager, and I particularly like her recommendation to do a little self-reflection. Maybe it’s not them - maybe it’s you. That’s always a good place to start, in my experience.
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What: Goodfellows, Generally Speaking: McMaster On Trump Foreign Policy And Technology Warfare (43 min)
Why: In case you don’t remember, Lieutenant General McMaster was Donald Trump’s national security advisor. This interview presents his views on what he thinks a second Trump administration’s foreign policy would be (not good, in my mind), but also perhaps equally important, what the state of technology is in our military vs. the evolving threat (also not good). An unpleasant but important listen.
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What: The Journal, Lending Elon Musk Money Was A Very Bad Bet (17 min)
Why: Musk bought Twitter for $44B, borrowing $13B of the cash. That means bankers are on the hook for that $13B. This pod gets at some of the interesting realities of modern lending - such as, the banks never meant to still be holding the debt at this point - they were expecting to just do the deal, originating the loan, and then securitizing it to secondary investors. But the sudden spike in inflation that drove rates up from historical lows to middling-normal resulted in the banks taking a massive hit.