Accountability vs. Responsibility Debate, Essays and Conversations w Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 809

SPaMCAST 809 features our essay discussing whether accountability and responsibility are ever separated in real life. In a corporate setting, if you are interested in instigating a no-holds-barred debate bring up the topic of the relationship between accountability and responsibility. Get your popcorn ready BEFORE you start the discussion. 

We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley who brings his Alpha and Omega of Product Development to the podcast. Jon and I discuss a nefarious form of micromanagement. 

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Re-read Saturday News

We have just completed our re-read of  Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. Newport concludes with a reminder that working deeply is a skill for getting important stuff done. We can learn and hone the skills needed for deep work by putting in the effort. The author suggests that deep work is not a moral or philosophical statement, I am not sure. Aristotle stated the most important virtue is wisdom. Deep work is required to develop wisdom.                                                                                                      

Remember to buy a copy of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World and read along.

Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - https://bit.ly/43fGAMX 

Week 2: Deep Work Is Valuable - https://bit.ly/3TznAVd 

Week 3: Deep Work Is Rare - https://bit.ly/4afglsG 

Week 4: Deep Work Is Meaningful - https://bit.ly/3vRso09 

Week 5: Work Deeply - https://bit.ly/4aQ5Uvq 

Week 6: Embrace Boredom - https://bit.ly/3JoBDIB 

Week 7: Quit Social Media - https://bit.ly/3Wk1dWK 

Week 8: Drain the Shallows - https://bit.ly/4drJ7YX 

Week 9: Conclusion - https://bit.ly/3WAGLRw 

 

Next week we begin Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Buy a copy and read along - https://amzn.to/4b5kPmb). I have read parts of this book, not the whole therefore I am going into this read with imperfect information. My biggest worry, however, is learning to pronounce the Author’s name. I am wise enough to have already started practicing!

Next SPaMCAST 

SPaMCAST 810 features our interview with D.J. Eshelman, author of Just Do This. One of the topics we will discuss is how badly implemented methodologies like Agile and DevOps are causing burnout in IT Services. Fighting words?