This is the fifth post in a multi-part series where I share the highlights of the sections/subsections of the book How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Previous: Become genuinely interested in other people Six Ways to Make People…
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Six Ways to Make People Like You – Part 1 of 6
This is the fourth post in a multi-part series where I share the highlights of the sections/subsections of the book How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Previous: Arouse in the other person an eager want Six Ways to…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 35
Dates covered: August 24-30, 2015 (week 35 of 52) Culture An honest guide to the San Francisco startup life (via Software Lead Weekly) Ethical and Sustainable On-Call (via Software Lead Weekly) Games of Gangs (via Software Lead Weekly) Economics Are You Ready for…
What Kind of Business?
It’s interesting how you find commonalities you wouldn’t normally consider between two areas. The inspiration for this post combines part of a meeting agenda (i.e., types of business) and an aspect of Kanban (i.e., work in process). Context Formal business meeting agendas, for…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 34
Dates covered: August 17-23, 2015 (week 34 of 52) Career I’m an Engineer and I’m in Demand – So Pay Me More! (via Cameron Presley) Do I Have Too Much Experience to Become an Apprentice? (via Cameron Presley) Don’t Be a Human Resource (via…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 33
Dates covered: August 10-16, 2015 (week 33 of 52) Career Use These 7 Tricks to Win Meetings and Get Promoted (via Erik Dietrich) Dear Startups: Stop Asking Me Math Puzzles to Figure Out If I Can Code (via Cameron Presley) I Don’t Have…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 32
Dates covered: August 3-9, 2015 (week 32 of 52) Career Code Kata? How about Product Kata? (via Erik Dietrich) Ship Something Yourself, Even if You Earn Only a Dollar (Part 1) Ship Something Yourself, Even if You Earn Only a Dollar (Part…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 31
Dates covered: July 27-August 2, 2015 (week 31 of 52) Career The Age of Least Resistance (via Cameron Presley) Who Accepts Your Team’s Academy Awards? (via Erik Dietrich) How Performance Reviews Are Being Reinvented, Refined, and Perfected (via Software Lead Weekly) Communication 26…
Fate-driven Career Management
I’ve never really had a career path in mind, that is, what tech to learn and when, what job titles to get, when to retire, etc. Most of my successes and opportunities seem to be a combination of personality traits and…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 30
Dates covered: July 20-26, 2015 (week 30 of 52) Career The One Question to Ask Developers Before You Make a Hire Decision (via Cameron Presley) Secrets of computer science: Tips for aspiring programmers, and advice for their teachers (via Rich Rogers) Promote…