Author: Phillip Cartwright
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Signal to Noise
With the start of the 2020 COVID lockdowns, I, like many others, needed to improve my home office capabilities and functionality. Part of this included improving the quality of my computer camera and audio system for remote meetings. As a result, I went down the rabbit hole of learning about the quality of microphones, preamplifiers,…
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A Crisis of Certainty
The Problem The world feels like it is falling apart. America (and the West generally) feels like it is fraying at the seams. At the heart of this feeling is a crisis of our own making. Namely, our crisis is a crisis of certainty. Put differently, today’s tension stems from each person’s certainty that he/she…
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An Introduction to Amplified Management Practice (Part 2): Optimizing Value
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how Amplified Management Practice (AMP) can free leaders from constant work engagement. In Part 2, I will focus on a key enabler of this liberation: optimizing value. Consider this: as a leader, how much real value do you add each day? By value, I mean work that:…
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An Introduction to Amplified Management Practice (Part 1): Liberating Leaders
The Problem “Did you see my email?” This was the first sentence a director asked me when I returned to the office early one Monday morning. How early? Early, especially for me. No, I had not seen the email. When did she send it? I had cleared my email inbox the prior Friday before I…
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Multiply value with strategic technology.
In business and technology, the adage “more than the sum of its parts” finds profound resonance, especially when we delve into the dynamics of Amplified Management Practice’s (AMP) value creation model. The equation: Value Created = Strategy×(Inputsi)x(Methodm)×(Peoplep)×(Technologyt), where i+m+p+t = 1, eloquently encapsulates the essence of how strategic integration of technology can amplify outcomes. Consider, for…