rands
@rands.bsky.social
Writer of leadership things. Keynote enthusiast. I don’t tweet about my current gig. https://randsinrepose.com
Unexpected meetings with deliberately vague titles (“Sync”, “Chat”, “Check-in”) are almost always bad news.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Unexpected meetings with deliberately vague titles (“Sync”, “Chat”, “Check-in”) are almost always bad news.
Empathy is exhausting because you have to feel in both directions.
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Empathy is exhausting because you have to feel in both directions.
Rands Social Update. Pro Leisure Circuit helps all weblog stats reach crazy highs this month — turns out if you write stuff, they show up. Socially, BlueSky leads the charge, then Threads, then Mastodon. Rands Leadership Slack and Leadership Newsletter… just grow.
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Rands Social Update. Pro Leisure Circuit helps all weblog stats reach crazy highs this month — turns out if you write stuff, they show up. Socially, BlueSky leads the charge, then Threads, then Mastodon. Rands Leadership Slack and Leadership Newsletter… just grow.
Think of every meeting as an opportunity to figure out how to NOT have that meeting again.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Think of every meeting as an opportunity to figure out how to NOT have that meeting again.
You learn more from those who disagree with you: randsinrepose.com/archives/bec...
Become the Consequence
I am of the opinion that when you start a new role, not a new job, a new role that you have not done before, it requires a minimum of three years to become good or competent at that role.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
You learn more from those who disagree with you: randsinrepose.com/archives/bec...
The moment before you tear apart your office to fix one tiny wiring issue, fully aware this will spiral into a three-day project featuring a rich palette of swearing. And being absolutely fine with that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The moment before you tear apart your office to fix one tiny wiring issue, fully aware this will spiral into a three-day project featuring a rich palette of swearing. And being absolutely fine with that.
Ghost of Yotei. Game of the Year candidate.
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ghost of Yotei. Game of the Year candidate.
Build important things: randsinrepose.com/archives/the...
The Makers of Things
In the late 1800s, the Brooklyn Bridge was built with no power tools, no heavy machinery, and only a basic, evolving understanding of how to make steel. It's not these facts, but the stories surroundi...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Robot update. Someone has flipped the “Sound like an IT surfer dude” bit with my ChatGPT robots. It’s moved from being super supportive to a lot “Bro” — which is… odd.
BUT the response time. Wild. ChatGPT paddles faster than a dude chasing a surprise swell. Hella quick. Wild ride, fam.
BUT the response time. Wild. ChatGPT paddles faster than a dude chasing a surprise swell. Hella quick. Wild ride, fam.
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Robot update. Someone has flipped the “Sound like an IT surfer dude” bit with my ChatGPT robots. It’s moved from being super supportive to a lot “Bro” — which is… odd.
BUT the response time. Wild. ChatGPT paddles faster than a dude chasing a surprise swell. Hella quick. Wild ride, fam.
BUT the response time. Wild. ChatGPT paddles faster than a dude chasing a surprise swell. Hella quick. Wild ride, fam.
You don't learn much in your comfort zone.
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You don't learn much in your comfort zone.
Watching the NHL in 2025 is insane. I need a secret decoder ring to figure out where and if a game is being streamed. Please tell me I am wrong.
November 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Watching the NHL in 2025 is insane. I need a secret decoder ring to figure out where and if a game is being streamed. Please tell me I am wrong.
Never underestimate the deleterious side effects of being busy.
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Never underestimate the deleterious side effects of being busy.
Give them ample warning. Give them context so they can prepare. Remind them frequently of its importance. Be calm when it happens. Don’t panic when it goes sideways (it usually does). Look for learnings. Share those learnings. And repeat. Like forever.
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Give them ample warning. Give them context so they can prepare. Remind them frequently of its importance. Be calm when it happens. Don’t panic when it goes sideways (it usually does). Look for learnings. Share those learnings. And repeat. Like forever.
You are underestimating the future: randsinrepose.com/archives/you...
You Are Underestimating the Future
I do this talk called "The Engineer, The Designer, and The Dictator," and it's about the things I love. It's a little bit about the nature of engineers and why I think we might have more power than we...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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It's essential to play: www.spielzeugz.de/html5/sticky...
Sticky Thing
Interactive HTML5 experiment for desktop and mobiles
www.spielzeugz.de
October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's essential to play: www.spielzeugz.de/html5/sticky...
I’ve been using ChatGPT Atlas for 10 minutes. Here’s your tl;dr: it’s Chrome with ChatGPT grafted on. Very little imagination has been discovered, so far.
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’ve been using ChatGPT Atlas for 10 minutes. Here’s your tl;dr: it’s Chrome with ChatGPT grafted on. Very little imagination has been discovered, so far.
Your manager should drive your promotion, but should doesn’t mean they will. Here’s how to own it yourself: a Pinnacle Achievement and a Trusted Network who will vouch for it: randsinrepose.com/archives/so-...
So You Want to Be Promoted, Pt. 2
(You should read Part 1 first)
The elephant in the room. You are wondering why I am putting so much of the burden of being promoted on you. You have a boss. Aren't they responsible for doing all this...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Your manager should drive your promotion, but should doesn’t mean they will. Here’s how to own it yourself: a Pinnacle Achievement and a Trusted Network who will vouch for it: randsinrepose.com/archives/so-...
Common communication error. Confusing “I want to be right” with “I just want to be understood.”
October 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Common communication error. Confusing “I want to be right” with “I just want to be understood.”
Introverts. We care a lot… at a distance.
October 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Introverts. We care a lot… at a distance.
A lack of specificity in your prompt means the robots will hallucinate, and there is no telling what is a productive hallucination versus a damaging one. Don’t trust robots.
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A lack of specificity in your prompt means the robots will hallucinate, and there is no telling what is a productive hallucination versus a damaging one. Don’t trust robots.
They tear down what they don’t understand.
October 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
They tear down what they don’t understand.
Nerds notice patterns because patterns are more comforting than chaos.
October 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Nerds notice patterns because patterns are more comforting than chaos.
Fun with Robots. Had a tech support chat with Dell to triage a failed Alienware PC. I kept posting the transcript in ChatGPT so the robots could tell me what tech support was going to ask next so I could perform the task before they asked.
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Fun with Robots. Had a tech support chat with Dell to triage a failed Alienware PC. I kept posting the transcript in ChatGPT so the robots could tell me what tech support was going to ask next so I could perform the task before they asked.
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1/ We need to have a chat about Seattle Police and how they're handling the No Kings protests. They've been really… good. It's a marked departure in both tone and tactics from SPD's approach to protests in the past, and I think it could be a model for police forces nationwide.
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Nearly 90,000 join Seattle’s ‘No Kings’ march
Rep. Pramila Jayapal called the moment a test of whether America can keep its republic.
www.king5.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
1/ We need to have a chat about Seattle Police and how they're handling the No Kings protests. They've been really… good. It's a marked departure in both tone and tactics from SPD's approach to protests in the past, and I think it could be a model for police forces nationwide.
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Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...