{"id":1128,"date":"2017-10-27T12:26:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T19:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angryweasel.com\/blog\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2017-12-01T09:52:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T17:52:29","slug":"five-for-friday-october-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angryweasel.com\/blog\/five-for-friday-october-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Five for Friday &#8211; October 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five things floating through my head this week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve referred to a line from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leadership-Line-Staying-through-Dangers\/dp\/1578514371\">Leadership on the Line<\/a> (Heifetz \/ Linsky) more than once this week (and hundreds of times over the years), but worth sharing again here.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Leadership is disappointing people at a level they can absorb&#8221;.<\/strong>\u00a0I&#8217;ve frequently used &#8220;&#8230; at a level they can\u00a0<em>tolerate<\/em>&#8220;, but the point is the same. No change == stagnancy. Too much change == anxiety. Find the balance of comfort that allows people to move through change.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>I&#8217;ve been reading the latest Heath brothers book on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary\/dp\/1501147765\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1509130768&amp;sr=1-1\">The Power of Moments<\/a>. I&#8217;ve liked all of their books, and this one hasn&#8217;t been disappointing. In short, the book is a deep dive into understanding what makes some events in life stand out in our memories (and how we can lead people toward those moments).<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>There&#8217;s a new podcast in town. I&#8217;m really enjoying the <a href=\"https:\/\/dojo.ministryoftesting.com\/lessons\/ep-0-introduction-to-testers-island-discs?s_id=742\">Testers&#8217; Island Discs<\/a> podcasts hosted by Neil Studd. It&#8217;s fun to hear tester stories, and as a music geek, wedging in eclectic and fun songs into the conversation is quite entertaining.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>This week, I learned what <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morton%27s_neuroma\">Morton&#8217;s Neuroma<\/a> is (it&#8217;s a nerve thing in the ball of the foot). After years of powering through pain, I finally got a proper diagnosis. While all that is exciting (not), the real win is that the treatment (a small pad\u00a0<em>behind<\/em> the ball of the foot to push the bones forward) is both simple, and massively effective. As someone who wants to avoid surgery and chemical injections, I&#8217;m ecstatic that the treatment was this easy.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>On a much sadder note, yesterday, I heard that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=noel+nyman+testing\">Noel Nyman<\/a> passed away earlier this week. I had the privilege of hanging out with Noel for many years at Microsoft, and give him a lot of credit for introducing me to the overall tester community. He was involved in presentations, peer reviews, and workshops long before I entered the testing scene. He&#8217;s been low-key for a while, but he&#8217;ll still be missed by the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five things floating through my head this week. 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