Do you listen to Podcasts?

Recently, I’ve found space in my schedule to listen to Podcasts.

Podcasts are a fabulous way to stay informed and to turn idle time into productive time.

I listen to many different Podcasts, including Telecoms Podcasts.

Get my list of Telecom Podcasts https://bangkokbeachtelecom.lpages.co/telecom-podcasts

I like to listen when I work out. But you can also listen when you commute, or any time you do something which does not fully consume your attention.

One of my favorites is from another #TelecomPros, Wade Sarver. He hosts the Podcast Wade4Wireless. Check it out.

Another Podcast I like is TelecomsRadar.

I’ve compiled a list of 18 Telecoms Podcasts. Click the link below to download the list.

Download my list of Telecoms Podcasts

If you listen to any Telecoms Podcasts, kindly leave me a comment with a URL to the Podcast. I’ll add it to my list.

As the list grows, I’ll resend it occasionally.

What’s your favorite Telecoms Podcast?

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Are you a dumb pipe?

Have you read any articles, or heard a conference speaker admonish #network #operators to avoid being dumb pipes?

This is a pretty common warning. But give a thought about what a dumb pipe actually is.

Here are some characteristics of a dumb pipe, and the related Telecoms qualities.

📲Delivers its content from point A to point B. Service Quality
📲Content delivered is the same as the content provided. Robustness
📲Delivery happens quickly. Low latency
📲Delivery occurs every time without intervention. Reliability

Clearly, not everything about a dumb pipe is bad.

Often these same articles or speakers will advocate offering higher value-adding services. “Moving up the value chain” or similar.

But any value-added will be on top of an existing dumb pipe.

The dumb pipe has to come first.

Keep that in mind when you’re warned to avoid Dumb Pipe Syndrome™

Comment with any experience you’ve had being called a Dumb Pipe.

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Was the Project Manager you hired successful?

If you’ve been the de facto Project Manager (PM), and then hired a new PM, it’s you who must change to enable the new PM.

The reason is human nature. Your team already has the habit of discussing the project with you. They give you status; deliver updates; discuss interesting aspects.

That’s their habit. It’s yours, too. They won’t change if you don’t.

Assuming part of the PM’s role was to offload you, what did you do to follow through?

✅Did you introduce the new PM?
✅Did you renounce all your previous PM duties?
✅Did you tell people to work with the new PM and ignore you?
❌Here’s the hard one: when someone tried to give you project info, did you stop them and tell them to talk to the PM?

That’s where many projects fail. The PM is often blamed. But it’s the PM’s manager who failed. It’s your fault.

Hiring the PM is easy. The really hard part is to fight your own urge to know. You must stop people discussing the project with you. Redirect them to the PM.

You must do this to give the PM any chance of succeeding.
If they won’t talk to the PM, he’s finished!

You must change your behavior for others to change theirs.

So, how successful was the Project Manager you hired?

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The Riches are in the Niches

Picking the exact area where you have something to offer is incredibly important.

Defining your niche is an exercise everyone should do.

The more precisely you can define your niche, the greater your opportunity to add value and to succeed.

Don’t worry that you might eliminate opportunities by defining your niche too specifically. Having a well-defined niche allows you to focus your efforts.

And you’ll be doing a favor to the people outside your niche who aren’t interested in your appeals.

Have you defined your niche? Tell me in the comments what it is.

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What is Dashboard Automation?

In this video, I’ll show you exactly how it works and how it’ll save you oodles of time.

I’ve written many articles to help Telecom Pros speed up how quickly their Dashboards can be updated.

But I don’t want you to focus only on the time you’ll save. Instead, consider the insights you’ll have when your mind is no longer numbed by the many tiny details to be certain everything is updated.

Imagine how your influence will grow when you are the one with the bestest, most up-to-date, most decision-ready data.

Picture yourself in your next annual review with your boss. When you have a long track record of having the most insightful analysis.

Yeah. Focus on that.

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