Mark Runyon
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If you’re looking to strengthen your GenAI fundamentals, Vanderbilt’s Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT course on Coursera is a solid option, and you can audit it for free.
A great intro for anyone working with AI tools today.
www.coursera.org/learn/prompt...
#PromptEngineering #LearnAI #GenAI
A great intro for anyone working with AI tools today.
www.coursera.org/learn/prompt...
#PromptEngineering #LearnAI #GenAI
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
Learn to write better prompts for ChatGPT and other large language models. In this course from Vanderbilt University, you’ll learn techniques to improve AI output and apply prompt engineering in real-...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you’re looking to strengthen your GenAI fundamentals, Vanderbilt’s Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT course on Coursera is a solid option, and you can audit it for free.
A great intro for anyone working with AI tools today.
www.coursera.org/learn/prompt...
#PromptEngineering #LearnAI #GenAI
A great intro for anyone working with AI tools today.
www.coursera.org/learn/prompt...
#PromptEngineering #LearnAI #GenAI
Don’t treat AI’s first answer as “the answer.”
Treat it as draft 0.
Iterate:
– “Rewrite more concisely.”
– “Make the tone friendlier.”
– “Show your sources or say ‘I don’t know.’”
Iteration + healthy skepticism = your best defense against hallucinations.
#ResponsibleAI #hallucinations #AI
Treat it as draft 0.
Iterate:
– “Rewrite more concisely.”
– “Make the tone friendlier.”
– “Show your sources or say ‘I don’t know.’”
Iteration + healthy skepticism = your best defense against hallucinations.
#ResponsibleAI #hallucinations #AI
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Don’t treat AI’s first answer as “the answer.”
Treat it as draft 0.
Iterate:
– “Rewrite more concisely.”
– “Make the tone friendlier.”
– “Show your sources or say ‘I don’t know.’”
Iteration + healthy skepticism = your best defense against hallucinations.
#ResponsibleAI #hallucinations #AI
Treat it as draft 0.
Iterate:
– “Rewrite more concisely.”
– “Make the tone friendlier.”
– “Show your sources or say ‘I don’t know.’”
Iteration + healthy skepticism = your best defense against hallucinations.
#ResponsibleAI #hallucinations #AI
Two power moves when prompting AI:
Give it a role
“Act as a communication specialist for a non-technical audience.”
Ask it to ask you questions
“Before answering, ask any questions necessary to clarify my goal.”
You’ll get fewer generic answers and more on-target ones.
#PromptingTips #Prompting
Give it a role
“Act as a communication specialist for a non-technical audience.”
Ask it to ask you questions
“Before answering, ask any questions necessary to clarify my goal.”
You’ll get fewer generic answers and more on-target ones.
#PromptingTips #Prompting
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Two power moves when prompting AI:
Give it a role
“Act as a communication specialist for a non-technical audience.”
Ask it to ask you questions
“Before answering, ask any questions necessary to clarify my goal.”
You’ll get fewer generic answers and more on-target ones.
#PromptingTips #Prompting
Give it a role
“Act as a communication specialist for a non-technical audience.”
Ask it to ask you questions
“Before answering, ask any questions necessary to clarify my goal.”
You’ll get fewer generic answers and more on-target ones.
#PromptingTips #Prompting
One of the easiest AI upgrades: be picky about the output.
Try prompts like:
– “Summarize as 5 bullet points with bolded action items.”
– “Give me a 1-paragraph summary + 3 risks + 3 next steps.”
You don’t have to follow rigid rules; use your own structure.
#GenerativeAI #PromptDesign
Try prompts like:
– “Summarize as 5 bullet points with bolded action items.”
– “Give me a 1-paragraph summary + 3 risks + 3 next steps.”
You don’t have to follow rigid rules; use your own structure.
#GenerativeAI #PromptDesign
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
One of the easiest AI upgrades: be picky about the output.
Try prompts like:
– “Summarize as 5 bullet points with bolded action items.”
– “Give me a 1-paragraph summary + 3 risks + 3 next steps.”
You don’t have to follow rigid rules; use your own structure.
#GenerativeAI #PromptDesign
Try prompts like:
– “Summarize as 5 bullet points with bolded action items.”
– “Give me a 1-paragraph summary + 3 risks + 3 next steps.”
You don’t have to follow rigid rules; use your own structure.
#GenerativeAI #PromptDesign
AI “power users” aren’t lucky — they’re disciplined.
They treat AI as a second brain: refining prompts, giving feedback, and using it to think better and faster.
They experiment, learn, and build leverage every day — that’s what sets them apart.
#AI #ChatGPT #Productivity #AICoach #FutureOfWork
They treat AI as a second brain: refining prompts, giving feedback, and using it to think better and faster.
They experiment, learn, and build leverage every day — that’s what sets them apart.
#AI #ChatGPT #Productivity #AICoach #FutureOfWork
These AI Power Users Are Impressing Bosses and Leaving Co-Workers in the Dust
Rank-and-file employees are jockeying to become leading adopters of artificial intelligence.
wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
AI “power users” aren’t lucky — they’re disciplined.
They treat AI as a second brain: refining prompts, giving feedback, and using it to think better and faster.
They experiment, learn, and build leverage every day — that’s what sets them apart.
#AI #ChatGPT #Productivity #AICoach #FutureOfWork
They treat AI as a second brain: refining prompts, giving feedback, and using it to think better and faster.
They experiment, learn, and build leverage every day — that’s what sets them apart.
#AI #ChatGPT #Productivity #AICoach #FutureOfWork
Level up your #Data & #AI career with Microsoft Fabric Data Days!
Free learning series
Live + on-demand sessions
Free certification exam vouchers for DP-600 & DP-700
Join the 50-day journey: aka.ms/fabricdatadays
#MicrosoftFabric #Certification #PowerBI
Free learning series
Live + on-demand sessions
Free certification exam vouchers for DP-600 & DP-700
Join the 50-day journey: aka.ms/fabricdatadays
#MicrosoftFabric #Certification #PowerBI
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Level up your #Data & #AI career with Microsoft Fabric Data Days!
Free learning series
Live + on-demand sessions
Free certification exam vouchers for DP-600 & DP-700
Join the 50-day journey: aka.ms/fabricdatadays
#MicrosoftFabric #Certification #PowerBI
Free learning series
Live + on-demand sessions
Free certification exam vouchers for DP-600 & DP-700
Join the 50-day journey: aka.ms/fabricdatadays
#MicrosoftFabric #Certification #PowerBI
Most AI fails are really prompting fails.
Before you ask for help, set the scene:
– Who are you? (role)
– What are you doing? (task)
– Who is it for? (audience)
Example: “You’re a project manager. Help me summarize these meeting notes for execs.”
#PromptEngineering #AIProductivity #KnowledgeWork
Before you ask for help, set the scene:
– Who are you? (role)
– What are you doing? (task)
– Who is it for? (audience)
Example: “You’re a project manager. Help me summarize these meeting notes for execs.”
#PromptEngineering #AIProductivity #KnowledgeWork
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Most AI fails are really prompting fails.
Before you ask for help, set the scene:
– Who are you? (role)
– What are you doing? (task)
– Who is it for? (audience)
Example: “You’re a project manager. Help me summarize these meeting notes for execs.”
#PromptEngineering #AIProductivity #KnowledgeWork
Before you ask for help, set the scene:
– Who are you? (role)
– What are you doing? (task)
– Who is it for? (audience)
Example: “You’re a project manager. Help me summarize these meeting notes for execs.”
#PromptEngineering #AIProductivity #KnowledgeWork
AI as Thought Partner, Not Replacement
Bad framing: “Will AI replace me?”
Better framing: “What parts of my workflow should AI augment?”
AI should:
Expand your thinking
Speed up drafts
Automate repetitive mental work
You still own the decisions.
#AIAdoption #WorkSmarter #GenerativeAI
Bad framing: “Will AI replace me?”
Better framing: “What parts of my workflow should AI augment?”
AI should:
Expand your thinking
Speed up drafts
Automate repetitive mental work
You still own the decisions.
#AIAdoption #WorkSmarter #GenerativeAI
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
AI as Thought Partner, Not Replacement
Bad framing: “Will AI replace me?”
Better framing: “What parts of my workflow should AI augment?”
AI should:
Expand your thinking
Speed up drafts
Automate repetitive mental work
You still own the decisions.
#AIAdoption #WorkSmarter #GenerativeAI
Bad framing: “Will AI replace me?”
Better framing: “What parts of my workflow should AI augment?”
AI should:
Expand your thinking
Speed up drafts
Automate repetitive mental work
You still own the decisions.
#AIAdoption #WorkSmarter #GenerativeAI
With AI, your role doesn’t shrink. It sharpens.
You are the thought leader
AI is the thought partner
Let AI do the heavy lifting so you can focus on judgment, nuance, and strategy.
Ask yourself: “How can AI help me do this?”
#AILeadership #KnowledgeWork #FutureOfWork
You are the thought leader
AI is the thought partner
Let AI do the heavy lifting so you can focus on judgment, nuance, and strategy.
Ask yourself: “How can AI help me do this?”
#AILeadership #KnowledgeWork #FutureOfWork
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
With AI, your role doesn’t shrink. It sharpens.
You are the thought leader
AI is the thought partner
Let AI do the heavy lifting so you can focus on judgment, nuance, and strategy.
Ask yourself: “How can AI help me do this?”
#AILeadership #KnowledgeWork #FutureOfWork
You are the thought leader
AI is the thought partner
Let AI do the heavy lifting so you can focus on judgment, nuance, and strategy.
Ask yourself: “How can AI help me do this?”
#AILeadership #KnowledgeWork #FutureOfWork
Stop treating AI like a crystal ball.
Start treating it like an eager, smart junior associate.
Vague asks = vague results
Set context, define goals, share examples. That’s where the magic happens.
#GenerativeAI #AIProductivity #PromptEngineering
Start treating it like an eager, smart junior associate.
Vague asks = vague results
Set context, define goals, share examples. That’s where the magic happens.
#GenerativeAI #AIProductivity #PromptEngineering
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Stop treating AI like a crystal ball.
Start treating it like an eager, smart junior associate.
Vague asks = vague results
Set context, define goals, share examples. That’s where the magic happens.
#GenerativeAI #AIProductivity #PromptEngineering
Start treating it like an eager, smart junior associate.
Vague asks = vague results
Set context, define goals, share examples. That’s where the magic happens.
#GenerativeAI #AIProductivity #PromptEngineering
"Almost all of the AI models showed a preference to escalate aggressively, use firepower indiscriminately and turn crises into shooting wars even to the point of launching nuclear weapons." #AIWarGames #LLM #AutonomousDecisionMaking #NuclearWar #AIArmsRace #SafeAI
The AI Doomsday Machine Is Closer to Reality Than You Think
The Pentagon is racing to integrate AI into its weapons system to keep up with China and Russia. Where will that lead?
www.politico.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"Almost all of the AI models showed a preference to escalate aggressively, use firepower indiscriminately and turn crises into shooting wars even to the point of launching nuclear weapons." #AIWarGames #LLM #AutonomousDecisionMaking #NuclearWar #AIArmsRace #SafeAI
AI IDEs can’t code in a vacuum. Oversight, clear requirements, and real code understanding are essential. Clean code is meaningless if the logic is broken.
#AI #Coding #CodeReview #CleanCode #DevHumor #SoftwareEngineering
#AI #Coding #CodeReview #CleanCode #DevHumor #SoftwareEngineering
September 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
AI IDEs can’t code in a vacuum. Oversight, clear requirements, and real code understanding are essential. Clean code is meaningless if the logic is broken.
#AI #Coding #CodeReview #CleanCode #DevHumor #SoftwareEngineering
#AI #Coding #CodeReview #CleanCode #DevHumor #SoftwareEngineering
ADP report → only 54k jobs added in August.
Fed Beige Book → tariffs driving up costs, hiring flat, inflation moderate but sticky, consumers cautious.
The economy is cooling, but not in a healthy way. Businesses squeezed by tariffs, households cutting back. #jobsreport #tariffs #fed #inflation
Fed Beige Book → tariffs driving up costs, hiring flat, inflation moderate but sticky, consumers cautious.
The economy is cooling, but not in a healthy way. Businesses squeezed by tariffs, households cutting back. #jobsreport #tariffs #fed #inflation
Labor market growth slows dramatically in August with U.S. adding just 54,000 jobs, ADP says
YouTube video by CNBC Television
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September 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
ADP report → only 54k jobs added in August.
Fed Beige Book → tariffs driving up costs, hiring flat, inflation moderate but sticky, consumers cautious.
The economy is cooling, but not in a healthy way. Businesses squeezed by tariffs, households cutting back. #jobsreport #tariffs #fed #inflation
Fed Beige Book → tariffs driving up costs, hiring flat, inflation moderate but sticky, consumers cautious.
The economy is cooling, but not in a healthy way. Businesses squeezed by tariffs, households cutting back. #jobsreport #tariffs #fed #inflation
As McKinsey nears its 100-year mark, growth is stalling, and AI challengers are circling. Are traditional consulting giants fading, or is AI about to rewrite the playbook? #AI #Consulting #FutureOfWork
Is McKinsey losing its crown to AI?
YouTube video by The Economist
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August 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
As McKinsey nears its 100-year mark, growth is stalling, and AI challengers are circling. Are traditional consulting giants fading, or is AI about to rewrite the playbook? #AI #Consulting #FutureOfWork
GEO-first mindset: learning how generative engines find and present information, and then engineering your brand’s presence. That means creating the kind of content LLMs like to reference: statistics, expert quotes, original research, and tool comparisons. #SEO #GEO #AI #LLM
Alina Benny on the Only SEO That Matters Now
With years in performance marketing, she’s seen SEO evolve from a quick-hit traffic tactic into what the industry is calling Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).
www.usatoday.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
How can content creators adapt their strategies to thrive when AI-driven platforms increasingly prioritize providing answers directly without linking out to original content? #SEO #contentcreators #AI #cnbc
Cloudflare CEO on the rise of 'zero-click searches': It'll be much harder to be a content creator
YouTube video by CNBC Television
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August 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
How can content creators adapt their strategies to thrive when AI-driven platforms increasingly prioritize providing answers directly without linking out to original content? #SEO #contentcreators #AI #cnbc
I loved speaking with Ari Block early this week on Story Samurai where we dove into what drives high-performing engineering teams. We talked EQ, mentorship, crisis leadership, and the underrated value of B players.
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#TechLeadership #EngineeringManagement #Podcast
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#TechLeadership #EngineeringManagement #Podcast
Mark Runyon | May 21, 2025
Story Samurai · Episode
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May 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I loved speaking with Ari Block early this week on Story Samurai where we dove into what drives high-performing engineering teams. We talked EQ, mentorship, crisis leadership, and the underrated value of B players.
open.spotify.com/episode/0vBu...
#TechLeadership #EngineeringManagement #Podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/0vBu...
#TechLeadership #EngineeringManagement #Podcast
I had a great talk with Nat Rubio-Licht at The Daily Upside last week about the impact of AI and automation on workers. How can we transition people? What is our obligation? How does upskilling play into this? #AI #automation
The Risky Business of Replacing Human Workers With AI
‘What is our obligation to our people?’
www.thedailyupside.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I had a great talk with Nat Rubio-Licht at The Daily Upside last week about the impact of AI and automation on workers. How can we transition people? What is our obligation? How does upskilling play into this? #AI #automation
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This week, I take a look at adding custom fields in Salesforce. What questions should we be asking? How do we save users from themselves? Let's lean into best practices that will help us in the long run. #salesforce #salesforcetraining www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF2m...
Custom Fields Best Practices in Salesforce | Critical Questions to Ask Before Making the Add
YouTube video by Salesforce Explorer
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February 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This week, I take a look at adding custom fields in Salesforce. What questions should we be asking? How do we save users from themselves? Let's lean into best practices that will help us in the long run. #salesforce #salesforcetraining www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF2m...
Fresh off passing my latest Salesforce certification, I review the MuleSoft Associate exam. I dive into what to expect, areas to focus on, and how you can successfully pass this exam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFAL...
#salesforce #mulesoft #salesforcetraining #salesforcecertification
#salesforce #mulesoft #salesforcetraining #salesforcecertification
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January 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fresh off passing my latest Salesforce certification, I review the MuleSoft Associate exam. I dive into what to expect, areas to focus on, and how you can successfully pass this exam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFAL...
#salesforce #mulesoft #salesforcetraining #salesforcecertification
#salesforce #mulesoft #salesforcetraining #salesforcecertification
Are you looking for ways to save money in Salesforce? Start by looking at your licensing to ensure the licenses issued align with your user’s roles and needs. I dig into this topic in my latest video for Salesforce Explorer #salesforce #salesforcetraining
Salesforce License Cost Optimization and Savings
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December 18, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Are you looking for ways to save money in Salesforce? Start by looking at your licensing to ensure the licenses issued align with your user’s roles and needs. I dig into this topic in my latest video for Salesforce Explorer #salesforce #salesforcetraining
Are you interested in improving your abilities in public speaking, but don't know where to start? Check out my talk showing you how to choose a topic, prepare your deck, deal with the fear, and deliver a compelling presentation. #publicspeaking #presentation
Getting Started in Public Speaking - Improving Talks Series
YouTube video by Improving
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December 13, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Are you interested in improving your abilities in public speaking, but don't know where to start? Check out my talk showing you how to choose a topic, prepare your deck, deal with the fear, and deliver a compelling presentation. #publicspeaking #presentation
The suppression of ideas hurts the team and creates a toxic culture where people don't feel their opinion is valued. A survey found that 26 percent of employees said they were more likely to leave their jobs if they felt disrespected by their colleagues. #DevOps #culture #scrum #trust
DevOps culture: 5 questions to ask about yours
Is your team is creating a DevOps culture that can last – or one that is destined for failure? These questions can be illuminating.
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December 11, 2024 at 4:24 AM
"Vulnerability is not winning or losing. It's having the courage to show up when you can't control the outcome."
-- Brene Brown
#BreneBrown
#vunerability
#DareToLead
-- Brene Brown
#BreneBrown
#vunerability
#DareToLead
December 8, 2024 at 11:22 PM
"Vulnerability is not winning or losing. It's having the courage to show up when you can't control the outcome."
-- Brene Brown
#BreneBrown
#vunerability
#DareToLead
-- Brene Brown
#BreneBrown
#vunerability
#DareToLead