About Luke Kuenneke

Inspired By: https://github.com/xjamundx/about

Simple Answer: I enjoy helping people solve their problems and achieve/work towards their goals.
Communicate the problem set, then let me research and define a few solution approaches. Please answer any clarifying questions I may have.
I find collaborative solutions brainstorming to be very beneficial: whiteboarding, rapid prototyping, talking through things, etc.
I need to remove myself from exposure to distractions to allow me to hyperfocus, otherwise I tend to pinball around chasing whatever shiny firetrucks come down my road.
I like agile, continual process improvement, and generally trying to make things better for everyone on the team. With that said, finding what works for the team / context and not doing checkbox agile.

I am a night owl and can tend to work late into the evenings at times, hyperfocus and the lack of distractions can probably be attributed to why.
I am not a morning person and dislike morning meetings, with that said I try to be fair and play my part of course. My brain take a bit longer to boot in the morning.
I typically like to start my day ~10am unless I have early meetings.
I like hybrid work for the in-person collaboration and energy building environments. I prefer remote work for individual focus tasks.
- I have zero issue with others preferring remote work in any capacity.

Whatever collaboration client the team has agreed upon, preferably not multiple.
If you truly need me please call me, otherwise you hit my mental follow-up prioritization: Voicemail > Email > Message
I have mail filters setup to filter out what I consider noise or not requiring my immediate attention, I skim over these at least once a day.
I see the benefits of video + audio over purely audio, non-verbal communication is very important for picking up on cues and not accidentally speaking over others.
I try to be efficient and get straight to the point otherwise verbose mode kicks in. I am known to use idioms.
As you can see I like organizing my thoughts in lists / other structured writing.

Inaction and/or not trying low-cost alternative approaches which leads to living the definition of insanity, doing the same thing continuously and expecting different results.
Meetings that serve no purpose, have no agenda, and generate no action items for participants as a result.
Exercised authority without demonstrated integrity and lack a of empathy due to lack of relevant experience / educated judgement.

I do not care what your title is, my default style is to treat everyone with the same level of kindness, respect, and empathy as much as possible.
When I perceive the situation needing it, I can be very blunt when communicating any concerns I have.
I love receiving productive feedback that strengthens something I am working on.
I dislike receiving subjective opinions.
If I do not understand the importance your feedback has, please discuss it with me so I can understand better.
Making the solutions approach the focus and not the individuals involved.

Empathy.
Clear communication.
Reflective introspection.
Taking initiative.
Asking for help if needed.
Being willing to admit you don’t know something.
Walking the walk to back all the talk.
Being able to productively participate in discourse.
Working with and not against each other.
Critiquing, adding to, or refining an idea together rather than destroying it for the sake of its not yours.

Manipulation
Verbal abuse
Gaslighting
Being a snake
Backstabbing
The illusion of choice
Posturing
Double standards / two faced interactions
Nebulous and subjective guidelines or rules without clear criteria for success or failure.
Withholding feedback for the sake of weaponizing it.