Today, I did one of my usual fun pattern recognition exercises on auditors that I have worked with.
The nitpicking auditors were always the ones with no skin in the game. And most times, when they are put in the arena, they just could not pull their weight.
The supportive auditors had skin in the game. They understood the many priorities faced daily, and the tradeoffs in choices.
Both groups can deliver the same final assessment, but while one drains energy out of the team, causing blame-game and self-preservation; the other re-energizes the team to explore new growth opportunities.
I am thankful for supportive auditors. Those that do not just point the way, but walk the path.
Day: March 13, 2021
Books
As a personal preference to enjoying books I buy, I listen to the author speak about the book before I read it.
My preferred platform has been Google Talks, but many other platforms work too.
I use the words of the author to decide if there is a novel idea or heterodoxy I would like to explore further.
In most cases, I find that authors under-sell their books. A 1-hour talk was just too short to summarise the message.
In some cases, I find that there was no reason to even read the book. All was shared in the talk.
Interestingly,…
…the more articulate the speaker is, the less “aha” moments I find in the book.
…the more laboured the speaker is, the more “aha” moments I find in the book.
Maybe it is linked to the bar I set from the speech.
After being primed by their speech, reading becomes a recitation in their own words. The voice in my head as I read is theirs. I connect the dots and see patterns faster.
If you have difficulties deciding on books to read, find videos of authors from book recommendations, and watch to them. It can be a good nudge to committing.
– Osasu Oviawe