Tech person at @ExpediaGroup. Previously at @Vrbo, @Expedia & @Orbitz. Tweets are my opinions only.
Austin, TX
Joined February 2009
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Pascal Collet retweeted
You may have heard of hackathons, but what about a Bugathon? As we continually strive for excellence, we recently enhanced our websites and apps through this method. The event highlighted our teams’ expertise to identify and fix bugs in software programs. bit.ly/45KH6Cj
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Inner confidence is all about admitting your mistakes but not letting them define you — and definitely not letting them stop you from trying again 🔁
Thank you again @simonsinek for having me on A Bit of Optimism 😊🎙 Full episode on #FailingWell here: bit.ly/3FBGaW5
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One of the biggest challenges in storytelling:
Highlighting and exaggerating emotion.
For the last 2 weeks, I’ve been editing the first draft of my book.
This “Feelings Wheel” has been open in a tab the entire time:
• 7 basic feelings
• 43 mid-level feelings
• 96 deep feelings
I find it super helpful. Hope you do too.
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Introducing One Key™, our groundbreaking rewards program that brings together our three industry-leading travel brands of @Expedia, @hotelsdotcom, and @vrbo. One Key is now live in the U.S., and additional markets will follow starting in 2024. bit.ly/3rvEd9S #OneKey
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McKinsey released their state of AI report.
Here are the 10 key takeaways every business owner must know:
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10. The story spine: Once upon a time there was __. Every day, __. One day __. Because of that, __. Because of that, __. Until finally __.
Humans gravitate to structure.
See this story structure once, you see it everywhere.
Pascal Collet retweeted
Introverts don't dislike people. They spend plenty of time with others—and enjoy it as much as extraverts.
They just seek different kinds of interaction. Extraverts are energized in rooms full of strangers. Introverts prefer small groups of familiar faces.
#WorldIntrovertDay
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The pandemic halted a lot of business air travel — but Austin's growing global reputation means such flights are possible in the next two years. bizjournals.com/austin/news/…
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Here’s a clip of Jony Ive explaining Steve Jobs philosophy of saying “no” and how Jobs’ superpower was “focus”
Pascal Collet retweeted
New randomized control trial on 3-2 hybrid #WFH vs 5-days in office
Finds hybrid WFH
1) Lowers quits by 35%
2) Raises employee satisfaction
3) Has no negative effect on performance or promotions
Results so good the firm allowed WFH in all divisions
See stanford.io/3je2FVS
Pascal Collet retweeted
Leaders who fail to listen ultimately find themselves surrounded by silence.
You don't get chosen to take charge unless you give good answers. You won't be able to make change unless you ask good questions.
Learning depends on making it safe for people to tell you the truth.
Pascal Collet retweeted
“More engineers” will usually *not* solve your problems. Because the real problem is often a strategy problem, culture problem, interpersonal problem, trust problem, creativity problem, or market problem. More engineers *will* solve your “I don’t have enough engineers” problem.
Pascal Collet retweeted
Watching funny YouTube videos is bad for efficiency, but it can boost creativity.
Our new research, 5 years late: if you're intrinsically motivated, a little procrastination can help you reframe the problem and access new solutions.
Your first idea isn't always your best idea.
Pascal Collet retweeted
We as a company strongly condemn violent acts, discrimination, and intolerance of any kind. There is no place for hate on our platforms. We are proud allies of the Asian community and are united in our call to #StopAsianHate. You can help: stopaapihate.org/actnow/
@StopAAPIHate
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“The prognosis is dire. But there's no way you can even begin the process of somehow beating all of the odds and surviving if you don't believe it's possible." Powerful words from @DrIbram Appreciate him taking time to speak with us. #LifeAtExpediaGroup vrbo.io/vr1502
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Here are 12 useful tips to improve Client Side Page performance shared by @kg7488a
medium.com/expedia-group-tec…
#softwareengineering #ux #FrontEnd #LifeAtExpediaGroup
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new post: These days a lot of people are starting to do video calls. We've been using video heavily for most of this decade. So I thought I'd put together my suggestions for how to do them well.
martinfowler.com/articles/ef…
