Matt Drewe’s Post

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Engagement Manager at P3+Uplift! I couldn't pass up the opportunity to work for the one and only Dan Powers and the rest of the team at P3+Uplift. I'm focused on 2 things: providing the right solution at the right time, and ensuring the success of the solution as a partner to our clients. Many thanks to Dan Powers, Troy Krueger, Kelley McManus and the rest of the team for such a warm welcome this week!

I was talking with a friend recently, and they mentioned Goldman Sachs is considered one of the largest SaaS platforms within AWS. Why? Data integration via API. Mind blown.

“When the student is ready, the teacher appears” - Lao Tzu This interview with Marc Randolph (of Netflix) punched me right between the eyes from the start, and forced me to listen, rewind, and listen again. Incredible wisdom right here. Bald guys need to shave their heads to relieve the heat displacement! Bravo

"When will I ever need to know the Pythagorean Theorem in the real world?" - My 7th grader. Good question, my boy. His question focuses on the problem itself, rather than the positive outcome desired.

Shocking article on cyber vulnerabilities being exploited by North Korea. People are always your biggest attack vector. A security plan strategizes on people, process, then technology. Our rush for efficiency is really to blame here… skipping past the due diligence phase of any partnership, including hiring, opens a company to risk.

Excellent article on how to manage high achievers, everyone’s favorite employee to hire, but difficult to manage… Failing forward is an important concept. No one likes losing, especially those who are used to seeing their name in the lights consistently. Reframing a failed operation as a ‘learning opportunity’ is a great way to maintain a positive mental attitude. It’s a good self-reflection exercise too, for those who are high achievers themselves.

I’ve been a ‘power user’ of SFDC since 2013, participating in the implementation and deployment, the Classic to Lightning conversion, and used APIs for my own personal use. I’m starting to deploy my own SFDC instance, just so I have a better understanding of the platform. As I was making minor mods last night, I was reminded not to get too far until I create a documentation trail. When building a process or system, documentation is critical. Especially if there was an issue that drives a new change, be sure to document the cause/effect of the issue and what was done to fix it. And, apply the simplest solution possible. Sometimes it’s not the fastest, but nobody likes to walk into a network closet and find a rat’s nest.

Thanks to everyone who has been supportive of my recent journey with Leaderly AI! Your feedback is invaluable, and I truly appreciate radical candor. For those who have downloaded the app, I welcome your thoughts - please feel free to share them with me, either here or at matt@leaderlyapp.com. And for those who haven't, I encourage you to explore the app and share your feedback. Let's discuss - How do organizations typically foster leadership development? What strategies does your organization currently employ in this area? #LeadershipDevelopment #FeedbackWelcome

Becka and I went through a leadership training course together, and I can tell you: Her commitment, drive, and business savvy is top notch. She has extensive experience working with partners in the technology space, and is also a former ADP’er! Feel free to reach out to her directly, or I’m happy to broker an intro.

I’m currently studying for the CISM exam, so I pay attention to regulatory impacts far more than before. So, thought I’d share something I found very interesting that many GRC experts are likely tracking: Currently, the California legislature is evaluating whether to assign AI model responsibility/liability to the user or the dev team. It’s a philosophical extension of the discussion started earlier this year, whether social media is a platform or publisher. Innovation always brings regulation and for good reason: It’s important for stakeholders to know where their liability starts and ends, and where their 3rd party risk needs to be scrutinized. I’m sure employee handbooks will need to be updated, either way. If you can’t use a company photocopier to make copies in support of a political movement, can you ‘borrow’ corporate’s AI model to write a trendy article in support of a candidate? The short answer is ‘no, it’s a company resource.’ But do you let workers check their Facebook page from a company device? What does the employee hand book say about personal internet usage? There are a lot of hard decisions ahead. For philosophical context, we might reference the debates from BYOD, giving employees public internet access from corporate networks, etc. There’s nothing new under the sun, just old problems in new subscriptions.