C. Kennedy Design

Projects and Updates, 2022Q1

Mini-update of recent things I've done: Fall in love with HBR Tend to my plants Buy some analog clocks and watches Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Drawing Blood I finished Drawing Blood by Molly Crabtree, recently. Some favorite moments: A moving paragraph about "mi abuelito". "

My Christmas Movie Bender - A List

Due to either a burst of holiday spirit or an end-of-year deterioration of my mental state, I've watched 9 Hulu Christmas Movies over the last 8 days, plus Kelly Clarkson's Christmas special and 2 movies I refused to finish. Here are some recommendations from my Christmas Movie Bender.[1] A

Projects, et al

Projects and Updates, 2021Q4

🤤 Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Pandemic Communications and HR Tech Stacks Two projects from this quarter: A Pandemic Communications Wish List - things that would help make sense of the pandemic HR Tech Stack Considerations - a look at the software that helps keep HR running A Cocktail

Designing A Better Workplace

HR Tech Stack Considerations

I was doing some research, recently, and couldn't find useful examples of HR Tech Stacks. Besides companies pitching how their own products might fit into a hypothetical HR Stack, I didn't see much out there. So if anyone finds it helpful, (including me in the future,) here's what I'd consider

Designing A Better Society

A Pandemic Communications Wish List

"This seems harder than it should be." If you took my entire pandemic vibe and distilled it to a single sentence, I think that would be the sentence. For all of the COVID-19 pandemic, I've had this feeling that I'm more confused than I need to be. To

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q3

I fixed my cupcakes. Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Remembering To Water My Plants Last I checked in, I was at the beginning of building a plant watering app, and I was hopeful Microsoft Power Apps would do the job well. Now it's now, and I've been using

Designing A Better Workplace

A Good Manager Wants To Manage People

A constituent part of being a good manager is considering if you actually want to manage people. After 15+ years of observation and HR experience, my sense is this: "I want to manage people" isn't the reason most people become managers. Some people want more money, a cooler

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q2

So I've been baking recently... Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Baking Science is the Best Science A friend recently said "baking science is the best science", which is hard to argue against... FOR SCIENCE! Here are some recent baking adventures. Earl Grey Cupcakes I've been experimenting

Revisited

1976 Briefly Revisited: AotY

Some of these albums should have been nominated, probably. If you only listen to one song: "Toys In The Attic" [live], Aerosmith Albums, Revisited Here are 26 albums I like, that also could have been nominated for 1976's Album of the Year award. The Lamb Lies Down on

AotYWinners

1976 OMAs: Album of the Year

1976 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Rule Zero "If zero albums are up to OMA standards in a given year, none of the albums get an award that year." OMA Rules of the Road Okay, but what's at least interesting? Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt Linda

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q1

Update: 21 plants + 6 plant cuttings ¯\(ツ)/¯ Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Remember To Water Your Plants There are 21 plants in my home. 5 plants is probably when I began using a basic app to track waterings. Now that I'm at 21, I'm longing for three more

Revisited

OMAs: 1975 Revisited

I'm offended no one ever told me how much KIϟϟ rocks. Albums, Revisited Here are 7 albums I like, that also could have been nominated for 1975's Album of the Year award. Kiss, Kiss I had no idea this is what Kiss sounds like. (It's only their debut album, so

AotYWinners

1975 OMAs: Album of the Year

1975 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell Fulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder If you only listen to one song: "It Ain't No Use" (Live), Stevie Wonder Joni x Stevie I've been familiar with both of these albums for years and they're both very

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Projects and Updates, 2020Q4

Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [1] Task Queueing with Microsoft Planner and To Do I wrote about task queueing and how I decide what to do next. Check it out here: Task Queueing with Microsoft Planner and To Do Gather.Town One of the magical things about gathering

Microsoft365

Task Queueing with Microsoft Planner and To Do

Previously on C. Kennedy Design, I described staying productive and included some detail on how I use Microsoft Planner and Microsoft To Do. I've continued to contemplate how I plan projects and move them to completion and I couldn't help but wonder... Is perfect planning/tasking software possible? And if

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Projects and Updates, 2020-10-01

Blank dice are a new favorite thing. Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Risk, Dice, and SARS-CoV-2 In the age of SARS-CoV-2, one of my personal disappointments is that individual citizens have been put in charge of analyzing both their own behavior, and also that of others, and deciding

Revisited

1974 Briefly Revisited: AotY

There was a ridiculous amount of really good music released during this award cycle. If you only listen to one song: "Distant Lover" Live In Amsterdam, Marvin Gaye Albums, Revisited Here are 14 albums I like, that also could have been nominated for 1974's Album of the Year.

AotYWinners

1974 OMAs: Album of the Year

1974 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich Innervisions, Stevie Wonder Better than I expected The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler If you only listen to one song: "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder (live) The Divine Miss M To be honest, the

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Projects and Updates, 2020-07-01

It's been a weird three months. Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Life in the age of SARS-CoV-2 Obviously the novel coronavirus has thrown everyone's life kittywampus; luckily I've been able to continue working from home. While that's introduced a set of challenges, addressing these challenges is absolutely a

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Projects and Updates, 2020-04-01

I was considering writing a section on the Google Home app and how it isn't fully functional on the Google Pixelbook or Google Pixel Slate. Instead, here is a one sentence review: If you sell stuff that supposedly all works together, you should make it all work together. Playlist of

Revisited

1973 Briefly Revisited: AotY

1973 is yet another year the Grammys nominated 5 mediocre albums and ignored almost twice as many very good ones. If you only listen to one song: "Superwoman", Stevie Wonder Albums, Revisited Here are 9 albums I like that could have been nominated for the 1973 Album of

AotYWinners

1973 OMAs: Album of the Year

1973 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Rule Zero "If zero albums are up to OMA standards in a given year, none of the albums get an award that year." OMA Rules of the Road Okay, but what was sort of decent? Based on my memory of listening

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Projects and Updates, 2020-01-01

Dear Amazon- In fairness, it was sort of fun in the beginning! See you in a few years, once you own all the other companies in the world. xoxo Me Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Support your community* *(but only if you want your community to survive) I

1972

1972 Briefly Revisited: AotY

This is officially the year there's too much music to revisit. If you only listen to one song: "What's Going On (Live)", Marvin Gaye Too much music I've been changing my approach to these Briefly Revisited posts for a while. This post, however, marks an official, conscious shift:

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Projects and Updates, 2019-10-01

A quick party hack: I've been adding Post-It Notes to my door to let guests know they've found the right place. (The crowd favorite is a note that simply reads: "It's this one.") We've all experienced being unsure you're in the right spot; this helps. Playlist of music