Career
Executive Presence
I had an opportunity to read a few books over the holiday break, and the best one by far, was Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success [http://www.amazon.com/Executive-Presence-Missing-Between-Success-ebook/dp/B00FJ350MQ/] by Sylvia Ann Hewlett. In short Executive Presence shows how having all the right
Be the Worst
When I was in college, I took a particularly challenging Probability and Statistics class - most of the subject matter was new to me and it took me all of about five minutes to realize I was severely out of my element. One day after class, I expressed some frustration
Personal Styles & Effective Performance
I pride myself on being able to make effective decisions, quickly, with few details required. I am typically unemotional about the decision-making process and rely heavily on my ability to fix whatever problems may arise from a decision that was made too hastily. I place a heavy emphasis on goals
The Platinum Rule
A few months prior to being married, my then-future-wife and I spent some quality time together looking for a new apartment. We had already discussed the specifics about what we wanted: a two bedroom apartment, on the top floor, equidistant from our workplaces, in a nice neighborhood. Simple, right? The
LinkedIn + Your Network = New Job
I was helping a close friend look for a new job the other day and came across a pretty interesting LinkedIn feature that matches a job posting with people in your network. LinkedIn will even show you second-degree connections - people connected to people you are connected with - that
Deadlines
> Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion - Parkinson's Law I remember watching an episode of The Simpsons years ago, where the high-IQ types took over Springfield. One of the first orders of business was to remove the green light from all
Grit
Every summer before going off to college, I worked with my dad at his Powder Coating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating] business. For those who aren't familiar with the trade, a typical day involved carrying metal furniture, car parts, and other widgets on hooks, into and
Begin With the End in Mind
I remember writing a code generator early on in my career to accomplish a very boring programming assignment. When finished, I was very proud of what I had created. I toiled away several late nights making sure that I accounted for a wide range of potential changes and edge cases.
Wait
I remember the first extended vacation I tried to take as a team lead. Things did not go well. I wasn't even a full day into my relaxation time before the phone started ringing - production issues. I was so frustrated that someone else couldn't figure
Remote
Remote: Office Not Required [http://www.amazon.com/Remote-Office-Required-Jason-Fried-ebook/dp/B00C0ALZ0W/] is the new guidebook on how to enable remote work at your organization and thrive in a remote working environment. It requires a change in thinking about how work must get done, and provides practical advice on how it