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Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish
to become

Jeremy Eder books August 16, 2022August 15, 2022 2 Minutes

The title of this blog is a quote from James Clear's Atomic Habits
book. The tl;dr of this book is a set of strategies to get 1%
"better" each day.

If that's the case (and I certainly agree), here are some of the
recent votes I cast and why.

  * Completed a higher ed management curriculum in strategy and
    innovation. I cast this vote so that I could learn new models for
    expressing existing or new ideas in a way that more effectively
    conveys the substance to stakeholders. I also met a ton of wildly
    successful business leaders and faculty that I otherwise would
    not have had access to.
  * Worked with our engineering and management teams to re-plan a
    major project so that we can incorporate additional engineering
    resources and adjust to more aggressive timelines. I cast this
    vote because our existing plan would not meet business objectives
    and that's not my style.
  * Proposed structural changes for Red Hat engineering as a whole to
    set ourselves up for a more sustainable future (firm believer
    that structure dictates behavior). I cast this vote because our
    strategic goals were drifting out of alignment with incentives
    and goals for the IC levels.
  * Met with Emerging Tech group to identify ways for them to support
    our managed services growth and technical strategy. I cast this
    vote because while our CTO office incubates fantastic new and
    innovative technologies, we have to leverage those skills in
    different ways in the future.
  * Worked with an internal team on strategy documents to draft a
    position paper on "Open Services". I cast this vote because I
    believe firmly in Red Hat's business model and want to see its
    core ethos carried forward into the managed services world.
  * Kept up my mentoring schedule. I cast this vote because I want to
    remember how my mentors affected me and pay it forward. Oliver
    Parker, here's to you sir.
  * Worked with a small group of folks to create a coloring book on
    Site Reliability Engineering called Reliability Nightmares. Red
    Hat has over the years delivered a number of coloring books for
    topics we care about. I cast this vote because "culture eats
    strategy for breakfast" and I felt this would be a fun tool in
    fostering a movement.

I'm still digesting the rest of this book, but wanted to get some
basic thoughts about this particular quote written down.

What votes have you cast lately?

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2 thoughts on "Every action you take is a vote for the type of person
you wish to become"

 1. [90ea7] HN Commenter says:
    August 23, 2022 at 4:58 pm

    Are there any votes you cast that you're not proud of? What kind
    of person do those votes tell you that you wish to become?

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     1. [b7f72] Jeremy Eder says:
        August 23, 2022 at 5:12 pm

        Thanks for commenting, yes, plenty and I agree that this post
        needs a complementary "voting regrets" type entry 

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