In the previous post I assembled the cockpit, fuselage, wings, and the empennage. This post covers filling the numerous gaps where the pieces didn’t quite line up. (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 14
Dates covered: April 1-7, 2019 (week 14 of 52) Business The Innovation Equation (via Harvard Business Review) There are four parameters: equity fraction (what you get from outcomes instead of rank — hard equity = financial stakes, soft equity =…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 13
Dates covered: March 25-31, 2019 (week 13 of 52) Business Salespeople, Stop Worrying About Being Liked (via Harvard Business Review) Everyone wants to be liked; however, a recent study showed that for salespeople, the ones who focused on being liked…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 12
Dates covered: March 18-24, 2019 (week 12 of 52) Business Sales Teams Aren’t Great at Forecasting. Here’s How to Fix That. (via Harvard Business Review) The most harmful behaviors are (1) withholding bad news, (2) maintaining two sets of books,…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 3
In the previous post I painted the crewmen and the cockpit. This post covers assembling the cockpit, fuselage, wings, and the empennage. (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to the YouTube video.) Lessons learned…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 11
Dates covered: March 11-17, 2019 (week 11 of 52) Communication An Exercise to Help Your Team Feel More Comfortable with Conflict (via Harvard Business Review) We’re biologically wired to get along with our in-group, we’re socialized to be polite, and…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 10
Dates covered: March 4-10, 2019 (week 10 of 52) Career The Best Ways to Use Social Media to Expand Your Network (via Harvard Business Review) Reach out to people who are less senior (i.e., C-suite); you’re more likely to get…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 9
Dates covered: February 25-March 3, 2019 (week 9 of 52) Business It’s Time to Ban Hidden Fees (via Harvard Business Review) When you book a flight, hotel, or concert ticket, there are always extra fees. This bait-and-surcharge “is a blatantly…
Professional Development – 2019 – Week 8
Dates covered: February 18-24, 2019 (week 8 of 52) Business Why Great Innovation Needs Great Marketing (via Harvard Business Review) Identify unmet and even unknown customer needs (before the smartphone, people didn’t consider having the Internet in their pockets) Understand…
Battle Damaged F-4G Phantom: Part 2
In the previous post I primed several parts for painting. This post covers painting the crewmen and the cockpit. (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to skip to the YouTube video.) Logistics So my last post…