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The Compensation Dilemma: Rewarding Negotiators over Performers
The Compensation Dilemma: Rewarding Negotiators over Performers
The Scenario The tech industry is an industry that famously ignores incumbents and disrupts the past by rewarding…
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Jim Reinhart reposted thisJim Reinhart reposted this50+ Enterprise AI Finance Agents, built to take on the day-to-day work of a finance department. Built on Claude Fable 5, each one is scoped to a single job a finance team already does every week. Financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, cash flow analysis, reporting, investor relations, the core of what a finance function actually does, covered end to end. Each agent has one job and a clear boundary around it, which is what lets them work together instead of overlapping and stepping on each other. Inside you'll get: → 50+ specialized AI finance agents → Organized across 10 core finance functions → Built to adapt to how your business actually works → Comes with the prompts and workflows already set up → No engineering or prompting experience needed Useful whether you're a founder handling finance solo, a CFO short on bandwidth, an internal finance team, or an agency supporting clients. Get Access
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Jim Reinhart shared thisThe Compensation Dilemma: Rewarding Negotiators over PerformersThe Compensation Dilemma: Rewarding Negotiators over Performers
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Jim Reinhart shared thisHmmm...I am rethinking my decision to ski with a GoPro and the message I am sending to our two boys...great post Paul Ollinger... https://lnkd.in/gggYrjuy
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Jim Reinhart shared thisIf you're a bank or credit union and want to enable P2P, talk to Access Softek about a more secure digital banking environment. Don't end up as a headline in the NY Times! https://lnkd.in/ghdVJzQfWhen Customers Say Their Money Was Stolen on Zelle, Banks Often Refuse to Pay (Published 2022)When Customers Say Their Money Was Stolen on Zelle, Banks Often Refuse to Pay (Published 2022)
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Jim Reinhart shared thisInspirational leadership by our CEO and SVP of Business Development. #helpukraineJim Reinhart shared thisI believe that culture is everything. Business are set apart from others due to their culture. Our culture at Access Softek is focused on kindness and doing the right thing. Please read about our CEO and our SVP of Business Developments journey to the Ukraine to help our staff in this terrible time of War. Proud to work for a company that puts people first.
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Jim Reinhart shared thisA cause that is close to me and the company I work for...#helpukraineJim Reinhart shared thisThe Credit Union Relief Fund for Ukraine is a new non-profit. We are still organizing and filing paperwork. If you are a credit union and want to help or know more please get in touch. More coming soon... #creditunion #creditunionrelieffundforukraine #UkraineCredit Union Relief Fund for Ukraine | LinkedInCredit Union Relief Fund for Ukraine | LinkedIn
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Jim Reinhart shared thisOmar Hatamleh profound thoughts at #AFTSummit2022 ~ “we need to completely change education. Why do we continue to teach kids how to memorize instead of how to think? Why do we teach kids in groups of 30 - 50 instead of as individuals with different learning needs? Our education system is failing society and not designed for the jobs of the future.”
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Jim Reinhart shared thisSomeone smarter than I am has to tell me why offering a ride to someone who wants to vote is against the law...#justvoteCU’s Offer of Free Rides to Polling Places Put on Hold by the CourtsCU’s Offer of Free Rides to Polling Places Put on Hold by the Courts
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Jim Reinhart liked thisJim Reinhart liked thisThere was no better setting for exploring what’s Beyond the AI Frontier than hosting Access Softek’s 13th Annual Client Conference in Grand Teton National Park! Surrounded by some of the most breathtaking landscapes, we brought together long-time clients, valued partners and new friends for meaningful discussions about where AI is heading. Over the course of the conference, we shared use cases and perspectives on the rapidly evolving world of AI and what it takes to move from possibility to meaningful impact. The conversations reinforced something we know well, the future isn’t shaped by technology alone. It’s shaped by the people, partnerships and bold ideas that push us to see beyond what’s possible today. From the mountains to the AI frontier, there’s always more to explore. Here’s to discovering what’s beyond the horizon, together. Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Tetons! #AccessSoftek #Innnovation #CreditUnions #DigitalBanking
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Jim Reinhart liked thisJim Reinhart liked thisMost people paste the same long prompt into Claude every morning. These 13 files fix that. 🔁 A Skill is a folder with one instruction file. Install it once and Claude triggers it on its own whenever your request matches. Every skill below exists today and was checked this week. No legacy stuff. Plan before it builds → grill-me (Matt Pocock): interviews you until every branch of the plan is resolved → brainstorming (Superpowers): fires the moment you start building, asks what you actually want, shows the design in chunks → writing-plans (Superpowers): turns the approved design into 2 to 5 minute tasks → doc-coauthoring (Anthropic): co-writes specs and decision docs, then tests them on a fresh Claude with zero context Check the work → systematic-debugging (Superpowers): four-phase root-cause loop instead of random fixes → research: cited findings from primary sources, runs in the background → discernment-nudge (Anthropic): adds 2 to 3 questions that make you check the facts before you act Build the thing → docx, pptx, xlsx, pdf (Anthropic): the exact skills behind Claude's file creation → frontend-design (Anthropic): production-grade UI instead of the default AI look → test-driven-development: failing test first, then code, then commit Sound like you, keep moving → humanizer (blader): strips the AI tells, keeps what it says → handoff (Matt Pocock): compacts the chat into a handoff doc for the next session → teach (Matt Pocock): teaches you a concept over multiple sessions and remembers where you stopped Two to install first: find-skills (Vercel Labs), the most-installed skill on skills.sh, and skill-creator (Anthropic) to build your own. Where: anthropics/skills, obra/superpowers on the official Claude plugin marketplace, mattpocock/skills, blader/humanizer. Notice the pattern. The best ones add friction. They stop Claude from building on a vague brief and make you check the answer before you act on it. Which one goes in first? 🤔 Btw, we're raising and you can own shares of GenAI Works. Learn more about the opportunity and get up to 20% bonus shares: https://lnkd.in/ex-NTTZG
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Jim Reinhart liked thisJim Reinhart liked thisIt's not like riding a bike. This past weekend I did something I haven't done in 28 years. I played the drums onstage with my college band in front of a live audience that paid to see us. (Well, maybe they mostly paid to see the other band(s). But let's not get lost in the details.) 28 years is a long time. Muscle memory runs deep but it doesn't replace practice. Reps. So I did exactly that. I practiced quite a bit, actually. It was fun as hell. But it was pretty far from perfect. Playing the drums isn't paying the bills for me. Probably not for you either. So I'm leaving live performances to the professionals (and serious amateurs) for about the next 28 years. And going back to what I actually do have the chops for these days. (H/t aka photo credit to Todd Fujimoto!)
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Jim Reinhart reacted on thisJim Reinhart reacted on thisAll is well that ends well- William Shakespear After 45 years of my professional career, I've decided to retire. My last day at Access Softek will be October 31, 2026. Looking back, it's been quite a run. I started in this business in the early 1980s, and in 1991, I launched my own company, Eternal Graphics, building commercial displays for the financial exchanges — CBOE, CME, NYSE, and AMEX were our customers. I eventually sold that company to Richardson Electronics, where I landed the Enron deal and was introduced to the transportation market — going on to win Northwest, Delta, and Continental Airlines, along with a number of major airports. In 2010, I made a leap into fintech, co-founding Cachet Financial with two partners. We signed Varo Bank, Chime, City National Bank and 800 more clients in 6 years. We took the company public on the Nasdaq in 2017. From there, I joined Access Softek as SVP of Revenue, where I've spent the last nine years — hiring great people who made a real difference, building an AM team that has consistently driven revenue through cross-selling and up-selling our clients, and helping champion Access Digital as our next-generation platform. None of it happened because of one person. It happened because of the people who showed up alongside me at every stop — customers who took a chance on a smaller vendor, partners who opened doors, and colleagues who pushed back when I was wrong and cared about getting it right. I want to especially thank Chris Doner at Access Softek for his collaboration and support these past years. As for what's next: spending more time with family, and figuring out retirement one day at a time. I am going to continue to work with Access Softek as a consultant. I am open to doing some part time consulting to help any company grow revenue, scale to the next level, or coach your sales team. Just DM me if you are interested- Thank you to everyone who was part of this 45-year ride. Access Softek is in good hands, and I have no doubt the team will keep building great things. A special thanks to: Robert Heise,John Bowab,Christopher Ebbert,Curt Schumacher,Jim Reinhart,Brett R. Walker,Edward J. Richardson Dennis Pacelli, Jerry Proefrock and many others who helped make this possible. #RichardsonElectronics,#creditunions,#Accesssoftek,#AFT
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