Mark McSpadden

Rockin the DFW suburbs with my wife and daughters. VP Product & UX @amexgbt. Former VP @SabreLabs. Past @DallasRuby leader. Love breakfast. Thanks and Gig'em.

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

My TEDx @TAMU talk is online! Such an honor to present "A Story About The Future" at a place that has shaped mine. https://t.co/cD6zl4qA9i

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

@therealadam @AnnieDuke And I’m surprised (not really surprised) at how often my mitigation during any pre-mortem is “there should be snacks”…so I would recommend that if you can’t rinse and repeat…at least bring snacks.

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

@therealadam I like the practice of pre-mortem from @AnnieDuke in the situations like these where you have the time to prep. Obviously good for work and projects…but I’ve even found for tough conversations a quick “Let’s imagine this conversation went totally wrong…why?” as super helpful.

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@chadfowler Includes such code comment gems as:
# Let's make this complicated:
# You get 4 points for a closed issue
# You get -1 points for an open issue
# You get 0.2 points for an issue comment
# Finally you normalize against the total number of total and newly opened issue events

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

@chadfowler It is unlikely help you today, but I built something like this a while back and implemented it as a Chrome extension. Both have enough entropy to make one of those images you see on code entropy look pristine.

https://t.co/2tw3PXvt91

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@bower5932 @ClintSmithIII Went out and bought this today…at a real bookstore…excited to read it this weekend! Glad to know it has the Ron Bower stamp of approval.

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@bower5932 Not the reading material you would normally choose, that is for sure. Thinking about your family this week!

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@saykay So you DO remember life in the lab 😀

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

@rands “I have to schedule my to-dos on the calendar” feels like a point of distinction. As part of 4? A early indication of 5?

Could extend to “my scheduled to-dos do not get done” as part of 5 or 6 and “I no longer bother to schedule to-dos” as part of 7

[American Express GBT @amexgbt]

"These innovations & enhancements are vital to ensure our travelers & travel managers can continue to return to travel in confidence. This type of service, enabled through technology, is another example of what it means for our customers to have the powerful backing of Amex GBT."

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

@polotek I’ve been carrying the @OspreyPacks Porter 46 for a decade on everything from short domestics to week+ international without ever needing to check it. Packs and carries great! https://t.co/4b9vfTY0cv

I’ve tried a few others listed here…but always back to this one!

[American Express GBT @amexgbt]

🔔 Counter travel chaos with our new disruption management solutions. 🔔

We've launched a one-of-a-kind set of solutions to help travelers & travel managers stay connected at every stage of the journey to minimize friction.

Read more: https://t.co/uY083LgCkF

#DisruptionManaged

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

And as if on cue, my flight home has been delayed until tomorrow morning due to a crew timeout. Quick chat on AMEX GBT mobile with a Travel Counselor and I’ve got a room for the night and will be ready to go in the morning. #DisruptionManaged

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

Excited to be @GlobalBTA media day to talk about the work we’ve been doing to help travelers and travel managers move from the stress and panic of flight delays and cancellations to the calm confidence of #DisruptionManaged

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

@KenTabor One of my favorite expressions from a former leader: “Oh to have the opportunity to fail spectacularly!”

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

After ringing the bell @nyse, it was time to celebrate in Times Square! It’s @amexgbt everywhere today!

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

Incredible experience to be on the floor as @amexgbt rang the bell to open @nyse this morning!

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@saykay @dallasmavs @warriors I remember driving to the Sabre campus to do an overnight migration of the Cubeless data and hosting…so basically the same.

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@thedailyem This is truth! I have a team working on enhancing our solutions around air travel disruptions. They are a cursed group when traveling right now.

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

Peak procrastination: “I need to get this all into a new task management software…then I’ll really be able to make some progress.”

[Mark McSpadden @markmcspadden]

@saykay I have reached “Dramamine before every airport Uber” years old