Upgrayyed_U

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by Upgrayyed_U 3y ago
Not software, but cyber. Currently working in a director of sales role in the federal space. I mainly switched because I kept hitting the salary cap for cyber roles as a government contractor and got tired of being asked to move on to new c
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
I agree with your overall sentiment, though this definitely isn't limited to large businesses. Plenty of small businesses are plagued with hero culture as well. What's really needed are leaders who recognize hero culture for what
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
Not sure if it helps, but this is exactly how I read your earlier comment. I still don't quite understand the defensiveness coming from some of the responses.
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
This mirrors my experience as well. In the small and medium-sized business area, the "sociopaths" are the large businesses and private equity firms looking to acquire the smaller businesses. Or often it's the business owner w
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
You can easily search for one online or LinkedIn. But generally, once you start running in certain circles (think executive networking and chamber of commerce type events), you'll usually find a bunch of coaches and mentors waiting for
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
I searched for coaches in my area, did a handful of interviews, then went with the one I related best with. The only unique insight I can offer here is to take any recommendations with a heavy grain of salt. Counseling/coaching is high
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
If you're seriously considering it already, I say just do it. I'm a "normal" by your definition and have a both an individual counselor and an executive coach, both paid for on my own dime. I've committed over $10k
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
This is where the entire libertarian ideology starts to fall apart for me. Who does "contract enforcement" in a libertarian society? Who enforces "truth in labeling and advertising"? How do you scale those things without
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
Sure, it is now, but was that the case 20+ years ago when The Wire first aired?
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
This Porsche hot-take is about 20 years past due. Porsche practically invented the sports SUV in the early 2000s with the Cayenne. At the time, many Porsche enthusiasts were against the idea of a Porsche SUV, but many in the market point to
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
The problem with night mode is that it compresses the dynamic range of the audio which undermines one of the main benefits of having a home theater system. It's a poor compromise for bad audio mixing.
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
The referenced article is five years old, so of course it's going to miss some of the biggest trends of the last decade. They Are Billions and Northgard were both released on Steam sometime after this article was written. The author al
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
Counterpoint: I've actually made some of my best work friends during the COVID working from home era. A lot of that was due to good leadership. My PM and tech lead setup a Discord for non-work-related discussions and encouraged its use
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
100%. I regularly point people to his video "Why Gifted Children are Special Needs." It and Randy Pausch's Last Lecture may be the only legitimately lifechanging videos I've ever watched. One of his core messages is that
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
Any sales process large enough to require an RFP will attract low-cost bidders who write good proposals but consistently fail to deliver quality work. Writing an RFP that's specific to a single company is one way to avoid dealing with
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by Upgrayyed_U 4y ago
Thank you for posting this. I'm a USAF vet and former reservist and guardsmen. Most of the rest of the comments here are FUD, but this one actually captures one of the biggest challenges of balancing military service with a developing
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
Already there: https://www.zoomgov.com Zoom for Government
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
Commuting. It was crazy to see how quickly we "solved" this problem during COVID, if only temporarily. I just wish to see more collective action to solve this on a more permanent basis. I'm partial to WFH plus moving away fro
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
Believe it or not, we use the same PPP format common in agile dev shops. However, instead of "Progress, Plans, and Problems," we use "Victories, Goals, and Help Needed" to give it a slightly more optimistic and personal
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
I think 1-on-1s can be "unreasonably effective." In one group I managed, I implemented 1-on-1s and watched year-over-year attrition drop by ~80%. I thought they were so effective that I implemented them in my marriage and saw grea
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
Thank you for this. This is the first post I've read on this thread that acknowledges the reality of what it's like for career-minded infosec folks. I'm a 15-year infosec vet. I'm not nearly as technical as some of the H
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
Fair enough. Hard to argue with that.
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
You should check out this video: Why Gifted Kids Are Actually Special Needs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUjYy4Ksy1E . It is a truly excellent video for helping to understand some of the psychological/emotional chal
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
I wish I would have partied more in high school and studied more in college. I didn't learn until too late that getting into a good school (at least back in the late 90s) came mostly down to raw intelligence and a bit of luck. The comp
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg
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by Upgrayyed_U 5y ago
Search for audiophile forums on the net. Most will have a dedicated area for DIYers.