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That is funny, Lynn and I talked about re-watching that same movie "When Harry Met Sally" this evening. Instead we opted for "Damsel." Not quite the same genre.

It was all fun. We spoke the entire flight from LA to Chicago. And it was interesting to be 'had' by the Champ.

I flew once in the 1980s & sat next to Muhammad Ali. About 100 miles out of Chicago we shared pictures (in our wallets) of our kids. He put his hand on my shoulder and said, "you're a lucky man." I smiled. He said,"No you don't understand, you are a lucky man because your kids don't look like you!"

I co-wrote a book published in 2010 called, "Escape the Improvement Trap." In it we spoke about the problems with excessive CEO pay. At that time it had risen from a 60:1 ratio to average pay to a 600:1 ratio. It shifted CEO decision-making to a much more short-term & self-benefit focus.

A very interesting piece Stephen. I like the angles, depth and twisting shapes....it keeps my eyes busy in a good way. 🤠

I have also read and liked Amy Edmondson's Right Kind of Wrong. Amy was kind enough to also give me an endorsement on my latest writing, "Learn to See the Invisible."

100% with you on finding different ways to look at the software being developed. Finding bugs is inspection & we should constantly be seeking ways to decrease the need for inspection. That requires process stability. But most business processes, including software development, are rife exceptions.

I agree with the teaming part of your comment.

Perhaps, but unless we were doing something new that we had never done before, I would look at it as re-work and seek to understand "what within our process allowed that error to take place." There are few organizations, I know, capable of developing bug free software.

Somehow I don't see much joy in catching someone else's errors. 🤠

PS...one of our favorite artists is Magritte. I like your profile pic.