Ryan O'Connor

Shaping strategy and operations for organizations adapting how they work in a complex world.

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"Being curious and excited can take you far, especially over the long arc of a life. The person who is a voracious lifelong learner will figure it out eventually. A strong reader with a healthy dose of curiosity and a willingness to try things is hard to stop." @JamesClear

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AI agents now run full workflows.

I built one to handle lead research, outreach, and follow-ups.

It saved 12 hours each week and cut costs by 30%.

Here’s the exact stack and prompts I used.

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Duplicated work. Slow decisions. Staff making it up as they go.

That’s not a motivation problem. It’s a process problem.

Strategy only scales when the workflow is clear enough to repeat.

What process is costing your team the most time?

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@Gertie85146828 @tferriss Plenty of opportunities for sonder

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Most strategy gaps aren't strategy problems.

They're project management problems: unclear owners, missed handoffs, shifting timelines, no accountability.

Mission plans need dates, owners, and check-ins to become outcomes.

What's the handoff your team keeps dropping?

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AI isn't coming for your job; it's coming for your tasks.

- Ryan Roslansky & Aneesh Raman in "Open to Work"

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Your worth is not measured by your productivity

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Be suboptimal

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Anyone is a mentor if you listen closely enough

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@LifeByTheOceans It’s usually that small, and someone will come along with a band of consultants to sell you a product that ultimately doesn’t change the outcome.

Talk to the guys in the middle. They always have “that” spreadsheet loaded with dark logic.

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Just a reminder that there's a second part to the phrase "Jack of all trades, master of none", "though oftentimes better than master of one.”

What comes after the comma adds a little context.

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Introduction to Model Context Protocol - Learn how to build modular AI applications using MCP to connect Claude with external tools and data sources https://t.co/1lO6aTYQ14

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

She won the match, then won hearts by turning her opponent’s tears into a smile 🥹

[Ryan O'Connor @Ryano_98]

Nobody remembers the emotional part of what comes before the “but,”

Consider a simple adjustment to how you deliver feedback sticks emotionally.

You did a good job overall, but you could have…

vs

You could have… ,but you did a good job overall.

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Yes, you’ve heard of dark data. Dark logic may be just as bad, if not worse.

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

One of my favorite lessons I’ve learnt from working with smart people:

Action produces information. If you’re unsure of what to do, just do anything, even if it’s the wrong thing. This will give you information about what you should actually be doing.

Sounds simple on the surface - the hard part is making it part of your every day working process.

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"The mindset:
Confident enough to start. Humble enough to keep learning.

The trap:
Too humble to start. Or too confident to keep learning."

- James Clear

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Prepare as if this is your only opportunity and perform as if nothing can go wrong.

- Shane Parrish