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Our Case Aide Services team has been busy! Over the next few weeks, we'll be announcing several new customers who have kicked off work in 2024. Up first is Perry County Children Services, a long-time customer who wanted to give staff more time to hone their craft. Northwoods and Perry County have a deep history and we're excited to continue expanding our partnership!
It's hard to put into words how statistically significant my poor fantasy football performance has been this year, but I will try to do it anyway.
For background, I am interested in fantasy football to the degree that I spend multiple hours of my life in the offseason doing research, scouting rookies, listening to podcasts, etc.
When this year's draft came around I was excited to invest a 6th round draft pick in Arizona QB Kyler Murray. When Washington rookie QB Jayden Daniels was still on the board in the 10th round, I also confidently pulled the trigger on the pick. I thought he was the most talented player available, and I might have been right.
Both of these players have been successful fantasy assets, just not in my lineup.
I asked ChatGPT this morning, what is the probability of making a 50-50 decision wrong four consecutive times in a row?
6.25%.
There was a 6.25% chance going into the season that I would start the wrong quarterback four consecutive times in a row. My record will likely be 1-3.
Below are the optimal player start/sit decisions followed by who I actually started and what they produced.
Optimal Decisions
Week 1 - Jayden Daniels - 28.16 points
Week 2 - Kyler Murray - 28.54 points
Week 3 - Jayden Daniels - 28.06 points
Week 4 - Jayden Daniels - 24.02 points
Decisions I Made
Week 1 - Kyler Murray - 14.18 points
Week 2 - Jayden Daniels - 13.44 points
Week 3 - Kyler Murray - 14.78 points
Week 4 - Kyler Murray - 9.98 points
I have had a combined point differential of 56.4 fantasy points sitting on my bench through the first four weeks of the season.
You may be asking yourself: Derek, why are you sharing this on LinkedIn?
Well, at this point, it's hilarious.
But there have been many times in my marketing career where I truly believed the process behind the decisions I made was correct, but the results had something else to say.
I think many people in my situation would be panicked and frustrated. When you have data to analyze, you realize you only have to react to things that are worth reacting to. There's something about that that is extremely liberating.
In this case, I'm only one week away from having a breakout performance. Let's get back on track next week. Trust the process.
Business lessons from Troy while plowing: hire people who enjoy what they do, get the mains done first (priorities), salt after you plow and only what you need(be sustainable), use the hood to line things up but check the mirror to make sure it is going well(plan and align but verify and review results), have backups and people who pitch in(team matters), always keep moving, and don't get sucked into the curb. #localgov
Our public works crew was hard at work Thursday after the snow. They started plowing the roads at 5 a.m., making sure streets were clear for vehicles to get around town.
Hop in and take a ride in "Blizzard Wizard" with Troy Connolly, one of the City's plow drivers, to learn more about how the public works department gets the job done.
Business lessons from Troy while plowing: hire people who enjoy what they do, get the mains done first (priorities), salt after you plow and only what you need(use only what you need), use the hood to line things up but check the mirror to make sure it is going well(plan and align but verify and review results), have backups and people who pitch in(team matters), always keep moving, and don't get sucked into the curb. #localgov
Our public works crew was hard at work Thursday after the snow. They started plowing the roads at 5 a.m., making sure streets were clear for vehicles to get around town.
Hop in and take a ride in "Blizzard Wizard" with Troy Connolly, one of the City's plow drivers, to learn more about how the public works department gets the job done.
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Every year, close to 225 pedestrians in Minnesota find themselves in harm's way on our roads, a sobering reminder of the work we still need to do.
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The new Roanoke County Career and Technology Center will provide more than 123,000 sq. ft. of state-of-the-art instructional space, about 34,000 square feet larger than Roanoke County's current Burton Center for Arts & Technology. The new school is expected to open in Winter 2027 and strategically located at 6251 Peters Creek Road in close proximity to many our large employers in the Hollins area of Roanoke County. Learn more about this exciting project at: https://lnkd.in/e_sEAdd8#CTE#CareerAndTechnicalEducation#WorkforceDevelopment#EconDev#EconomicDevelopment#RoanokeVA
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