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Morning espresso and journal work

My view for the day for a meeting in downtown Philadelphia

When you're coming off a vacation and heading straight into a Board of Directors meeting, you end up working on Sunday. At least I found a good spot to do so ☕

Happy Pi Day! To all the engineers out there who contribute to making the world a better, safer, healthier, more enjoyable place, kudos to you. Have some pie!

Following a long morning walk, getting some work done at a new local(-ish) coffee shop. Writing my January newsletter on the leadership needed in 2025. Head to JFlinch.com to sign up if you're not yet subscribed

A great event tonight at with Marty Baron, Pulitzer Prize winning editor of Washington Post and Boston Globe fame, on the role of media past, present, and future. It was very insightful, especially on ways media has to do better going forward. I also appreciated that principles and values are not in conflict with objectivity.

I have decided to suspend this Facebook account. We've never really given it any attention, and just post here what we've posted elsewhere. There hasn't been any engagement and I do not want to spend the energy to build engagement. I will put more effort, however, into LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. On the latter two, I have increased the activity of Reels / Shorts, but still with a focus on education, ideas, and insights. I would appreciate follows, and engagement, on those platforms. Links to each will be in the comments. Thank you.

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https://www.instagram.com/jflinchco/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamieflinchbaugh/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/jflinch/

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To build a lean roadmap, you need to understand where you are and where you want to go in order to chart your course.

“The mind is like an umbrella - it functions best when open.”

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