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**Human User Guide** 
This is a template to help you create your own human user guide. The goal of a human user guide is to make working together and collaboration with colleagues easier, faster. The focus for this user guide is on the workplace. As such, many of the questions are geared towards information that would be pertinent to your colleagues.
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About me

What are some honest, unfiltered things about you?

  • I love it when technology helps people interact in the world today, in ways we would describe as "Movie Magic" a decade ago

  • Tech junkie

    • Owned the first iPhone
    • Google Glass Explorer # 1012
    • Magic Leap 1

  • Photographer

    • Travel with Nikon Z6
    • Also own a Nikon D850

  • Dog Lover : Have 2 Shiba Inus

  • Loves to grill / smoke meat

  • I try not to re-invent when I can beg/borrow/steal

  • mildly dyslexic

When are you available?

I enjoy mornings, and am at my best then. I prefer to work 8am PST to 5pm PST when possible.

What drives you nuts?

Tell us about your pet peeves. These are things that put you in a bad mood.

  • Lack of respect for time
    • Time is the one thing we all have equal of, it doesn't respect wealth, knowledge, age, etc...
    • Treat others as equals, treat their time as valuable as yours
  • things i view as lack of respect in general
  • Ignoring the customer, and their needs

What are your quirks?

Tell us about those traits that are uniquely yours. How do you like to make decisions? How do you react to conflict?

  • Try and find everyone's core values. We all care about something, I would rather deal directly with what you care about and not beat around the bush.

What are some things that people might misunderstand about you that you should clarify?

Think of some labels people may apply to you. Tell us why those are wrong.

  • Like above, I try and find everyone's core values. We all care about something, I would rather deal directly with what you care about and not beat around the bush. Tell me what you really want. If I'm asking weird questions, it's because I dont think we are talking about "the real issue "TM.

I live in Seattle

How does living in Seattle affect things day to day?

  • In the Winter: The sun comes up at 8am (7:50am), and goes down at 4pm (4:10pm)
    • The winter can be very grey, and rainy. At some point in "the dark season" (November through March), if it snows or rains for 2 or 3 weeks straight (if there is no sun, for > 21 days), the first "sun day" that happens, I'll probably cancel a meeting or two and go get some Vitamin D between 10am and 2pm while it's bright out.
  • In the Summer: The sun comes up at 5am (5:11am), and goes down around 9pm (9:11pm)

About my colleagues

What qualities do you particularly value in your colleagues?

Tell us what your ideal colleague would look like. These are the people you normally seek out at work.

  • Extreme Ownership
  • "Shippers" / Finishers"
  • customer obsession

What do you wish colleagues didn’t do?

Think of the people you avoid at work. What are their characteristics?

  • I avoid people who aren't finishers. People who Hand off tasks, don't drive things to completion
  • It's important that you do not ignore the customer needs
  • watch out for "the consensus trap", conflict is ok, the best idea should win

How can people earn an extra gold star with you?

Think of the time when a colleague puts a smile on your face. What did they just do?

  • hard work, solved problems, helped customers, collaborate

About my interactions

How do you coach people to do their best work and develop their talents?

Tell us how you like to help others.

BossVSLeader

What’s the best way to communicate with you?

If you hate emails, tell us. If you prefer a quick zoom over a 15 min write up, tell us. I prefer quick communication that "gets the job done"

  • a short email
  • a short call
  • a short meeting

I don't want a long any of these.

  • If it's going to be a long email, have a a short meeting.

if you need coaching, don't hesitate to ask

What’s the best way to convince you to do something?

Tell us how we can change your mind, once it’s made up.

  • Show me the data, show me you spent time on it
  • show me you care about the customer, and this is best for them

How do you like to give feedback?

Tell us the modes, means, timing, approach, and level of detail you like to employ when giving feedback, and why that's so.

How do you like to get feedback?

Tell us the modes, means, timing, approach, and level of detail you like to see others employ when giving you feedback, and why that's so.