Bain & Company

I think the, the main handicap for me is I still need to see it With the Bengals' defense, whereas the defensive line for the Bucs is healthy.

They brought in some real attitude with Trotter at linebacker and Bain on the defensive line.

You have, uh, Kansey and V- Vita Vea healthy, meaning it's gonna be difficult to run.

And I think when Todd Bowles has that sturdy front seven, that's when his defense is eet.

Yeah.

Uh, how's Reuben Bain feeling right now? Because-

Probably good

... because that's a guy, I, if I were to pick, like, a defensive rookie of the year, I think I'm looking at Bain right now.

And that might also just be cope because I really don't want the Cowboys to have found the safety of the future.

Yeah.

But, uh, Bain I feel like is just a, a, a monster waiting to play.

Yeah.

I'm watching companies burn huge piles of money on AI-oriented projects, which appear to solve problems they don't have while ignoring the problems that they really do.

And there was a really interesting study that was done recently by Bain, was covered in an article by Morningstar, which talked about, even as companies are spending huge amounts of money on these AI-oriented initiatives, The results on average are best described as disappointing, that people are not getting what they would have hoped to get from these investments.

And so that's the broad statement that covers the entirety of the universe covered in the Bain study.

But what's more important, I think, in the Bain study, once you get past the clickbait headline, is that they've actually identified groups of companies that are standouts in terms of the results that they've produced.

And they've created what Jeff Bezos used to refer to at Amazon as a flywheel effect, where they invest in the things that they want to, to be able to create new and different value.

They get a return from those investments.

which then spins back and funds the next tranche of things that they want to invest in.

And the attribute which Bain ascribes to the companies that did that, which is something you and I have talked about, Denise, which is, in my view, AI is not a technology issue.

And everybody's like, "Oh yeah, if you want stuff to get done and you don't want your life to be a pain and we all are in it together, then you better follow this officer," right? Yeah, I think you get to observe that kind of leadership in your own life.

So in my own career as a management consultant at Bain, as a social entrepreneur, these are all experiences that you get to observe, role model yourself if you choose to, and also see whether it fits your own style.

I think one part that's, as a result, I think important is to say, hmm, that...

And I think that's really important for me to say, is that leadership is, I think two directions are important, right? I think the first part is authenticity, right, which is who are you.

And so, yeah, I'm not using cancer as an example, but in my example would be like, yeah, I was just not sleeping, not eating right, not taking h- holidays, not taking breaks.

And so it was just exhausting, and I was exhausted, and I was burned out, right? And I think in both instances I was able to kind of like tie things off and get things done.

And I think as, for example, at Bain was a simple one, right? Bain, because I was burning a candle at both ends.

I had my job at Bain.