At the end of last year, I faced a new professional challenge: working with a fresh team and management in a fast-paced service delivery project. It felt like déjà vu from my first large-scale engagement, over 7 years ago, where I also “inherited” a new team.
Despite the rapid pace and unexpected challenges, I stayed focused and handled one situation at a time.
Andrei Kashcha’s City Roads tool draws a simplified map of just the roads in any city around the globe.
The website will use OpenStreetMap data to draw all of its streets.
Simple and gorgeous monochromatic design, almost art.
Credits :
How it’s made : https://github.com/anvaka/city-roads
“In life, you don’t get what’s fair, you get what you negotiate.” – Chris Voss
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go as a team.” – https://www.blackswanltd.com
9 Ways To Tell if People Like You As Their Boss – https://medium.com/the-mightier-pen/9-ways-to-tell-if-people-like-you-as-their-boss-b7d5a44f7fa9
If you watch on podcast this year, make it this one regarding investments, compound effect mindset, life from The Diary of a CEO.
Also, 2nd runner up, a great “debate” between Simon Sinek and Scott Galloway.
In these complicated global times, many talented and hardworking individuals are facing the uncertainty of layoffs.
It’s a situation that brings stress, doubt, and questions about the future. It’s easy to get stuck in paralysis by analysis.
However, it’s also a moment to remind ourselves of the resilience and adaptability that lies within us.
The Romanians have a saying : “orice șut în fund, un pas înainte” and there is some truth in that old saying.
2023 was a crazy year, 2024 is announced to be a difficult year also.
More geopolitical conflicts, more economical distress, more pressure on the earth and climate stability and last but not least a great deal of pressure on our mental and physical health.
We will face new challenges and unforeseen consequences of our financial greed.
We are cursed to make the same mistakes over and over and have a short term memory, we already forgot the lessons learned in 2020 during the COVID pandemic.
Here are a couple of health and financial resources I recommend to get you started in 2024.
https://www.betterup.com/blog/how-to-stay-positive
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/health/habits-live-longer-wellness/index.html
https://wellbeing-project.org/9-tested-tips-to-improve-your-wellbeing-and-quality-of-life-post/
Leadership
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, it’s a time for reflection and focusing on the future.
The start of a new year is a chance for a fresh beginning, a time to set new goals and make new plans.
Here are five goals / resolutions you should consider :