Kyle Otterstein
zenmastaflash.com
rereading Man’s Search for Meaning and in the preface there’s a tale of a man who arrives at a concentration camp with letters of recommendation, degrees, publications, and several things to show his captors that he is worth saving. The nazi officer takes the materials and asks, “is this everything?” To which the man replies yes. The officer then burns it and replies, “now you have nothing. To me this is a meditation on our value, self worth, and our identities
Location:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Professional title:
Technology Leader, tinkerer
What do you do?
solve problems using technology as well as providing fractional operational executive services to businesses who can’t afford a full time C Suite just yet
Why?
I have always loved solving operational riddles, untying knots and the true joy of a clean and happy organization, but realized that doing this is sometimes not a “forever job”. So in 2024 I began working with nonprofits to help them match their passion with my love of operational effectiveness.
What should we read?
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkman, Essentialism by Greg McKeown