Matt Thompson

Teamologist. Obsessed with better teamwork & human collaboration.

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Work in progress. (Anything you'd add to the list?) 🤔

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@JoeJustice Hey Joe! I'm not seeing the new chapter -- is it an additional chapter in your "Scrum Master / Agile Training Seminar" book?

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Hey parents! Next time you hug your kid, try hugging your child self ~at the same time.~ eg, if you're hugging your 8-year-old, imagine hugging the 8-year-old version of YOU as well. It can be a beautiful form of self-love and self-parenting, and you deserve it. 🙂❤️

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@Code4Luke awwww thank you so much Luke! This really made my day. :)

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“The Russians don’t empower their soldiers. They tell them to go from Point A to Point B, and only then tell them where to go next. This centralized command & control can work, but only when events go according to plan. When they don't, it collapses." https://t.co/QGwNS6VWuR

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Do online communication tools (like email and Slack) incentivize "playacting your job, instead of actually doing it?" https://t.co/Lq3KAdIygb

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“The oldest termite mound may well have been inhabited for longer than the oldest human city.” https://t.co/Ljur83yc8K

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The psychology of Meeting Overload. "Make sure you’re not using meeting attendance as a proxy for commitment." https://t.co/BoMAqWazE7

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Defined frameworks, empowered individuals, and the right feedback. https://t.co/tWDDanMo36

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Get to know your own mind. https://t.co/0ZFNunR7WL

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Before Jeff Bezos settled on "Amazon" as the name of his online store, he originally wanted to call it “Relentless.” 😐 (Friends convinced him to change it, but he did register the domain -- which is why https://t.co/K0LrsTjMzn takes you to Amazon!) https://t.co/ABMx23LfPB

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One of the best pieces I've come across on the 4-day work week, and why Wednesday's are better. https://t.co/vxraXYwVU1

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“The perilous time for the most highly gifted is not youth… The perilous season is middle age, when a false wisdom tempts them to doubt the divine origin of the dreams of their youth.” https://t.co/wCxa6I0T9B @brainpicker

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How are you? (No, how are you ~really~?) "A survey by the UK-based Mental Health Foundation found that, on average, adults will say 'I’m fine' 14 times a week, while only 19% sincerely mean it." https://t.co/ITH0vhIWbl

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"The rich are irrational when it comes to work. Out of everyone in our society, they have the least need to earn more money, but they work the most." https://t.co/3LvMFGFiZw

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"Burnout is characteristic of our age because the gap between our shared ideals about work and the reality of our jobs is greater now than it was in the past." https://t.co/3LvMFGFiZw

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Mind-blowing. If you want some potentially life-changing techniques for having better conversations with people (both at work and at home), listen to this now. Everybody should know this stuff! https://t.co/LNiDjnEgCi @mishaglouberman

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Monopolies drive inflation. (As anybody who ever played Monopoly well knows.) https://t.co/rfGpwvRnSR

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"Encanto" feels like a perfect primer on Family Systems Theory. (And apparently therapists agree!) https://t.co/95FbipbEK9

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I love this idea that rhythm and ritual can help make “our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.” https://t.co/cmetace9C2