James McDuffie: Perspectives James McDuffie

Climate change is a serious topic with a lot of data over a very broad set of fields. Covering scientific fields such as Astronomy, Climatology, Biology and Oceanology just to name a few. Instead of looking at the political persuasions, let's take a look at the actual data, how scientists went from theory to verifiable science, as well as separating fact from alarmism to get a good perspective on the entire topic. Join me as we dive into the data to understand the fields of study that may have the biggest implications to our future on this planet.

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Climate change is a serious topic with a lot of data over a very broad set of fields. Covering scientific fields such as Astronomy, Climatology, Biology and Oceanology just to name a few. Instead of looking at the political persuasions, let's take a look at the actual data, how scientists went from theory to verifiable science, as well as separating fact from alarmism to get a good perspective on the entire topic. Join me as we dive into the data to understand the fields of study that may have the biggest implications to our future on this planet.

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Looking for that edge to succeed at your professional career? Excelling technically, but just never seem to get noticed? This weeks discussion the topic in depth and cover important issues like how many hours should you be working, how do you get noticed for your next promotion, and the importance of finding a mentor.  Join me as we dive into this exciting topic that holds so much possibility for changing your career trajectory, this week on Perspective.

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Summary:
How many hours do you have to work?
What do you want out of your career?
At least 40+
Comparing yourself to other people
Dress for the role you want, not the role you have
Understand the role you want, and dress more like that role
Even CEO’s that dress comfortably – dress nicely
Never an excuse for bad hygiene
Stay healthy and fit
Visibility matters
Leaders need to know about your successes
Your manager should care about your yearly accomplishments
Your yearly report out matters, keep track of your successes
Perception matters
Language Matters
Negative Visibility
Being a team player
You are only as successful as your team
You want to be the most trustworthy person on your team (in or out of the office)
You want people to come to you for help, you want to make yourself available
Use the terms us and we instead of me or I, the perception that everyone is in it together makes people feel invested in your joint success
Point out other people’s successes
Try to be kind when pointing out people’s mistakes (do it in a positive way if possible)
Owning your failures
You make a mistake, immediately take responsibility for it
Never blame someone else when you are even partially to blame. It’s better to take full responsibility, than no responsibility
Finding the gaps and improving them
Things that people say are problems – working a few extra hours to find solutions
Listen to people’s complaints
Influencing positive change in culture
Listen to the problems that your weakest team members are having and solve them
Always find the root problem, ignore the symptoms
Don’t be afraid to step into other disciplines or help across the isles in a different department
Becoming an expert
Improving your skills, make you a valuable source of information
Expertise isn’t being a leader
Listen to what other people have to say first before sharing your opinion
Acknowledge what their saying has merit before pointing out what they missed
Helping others learn
Teach classes
Mentoring is important
Documenting your success / failures so others can learn
Finding your own mentor
Try to find someone is a role that you want to be in
Don’t be afraid of firing mentors and finding new ones
Advancing with a family
Family comes first / career second
Finding a schedule that allows you to success that doesn’t impact your family
Don’t neglect self-happiness
The happier you are the better you perform in your role
The more sleep you have the better you perform in your role
The less stress you have the better you perform in your role

This is a walk through of Matt Walkers book on why we sleep. I cover his 12 steps to better sleep, as well as the benefits of sleep and the dangers of not getting enough. I also cover some of his research on the dangers of sleeping pill and why no one should be taking them.

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Just wanted to say a quick thank you, as well as share my list of episode topics that I'm working on over the next few months. Hitting 8 episodes feels like a milestone to me, with two solid months of delivering content.

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Taking a look at whats going on in the global health crisis around the Coranavirus. Is this a hoax? How bad is it really? Where did the virus come from? Why are there different names being used? Why are the death rates so high? How long will this last? Examining answers to these and many more questions!

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