Professional Development – 2015 – Week 43

Dates covered: October 19-25, 2015 (week 43 of 52) Career Screw Finding Your Passion (via Greg Jorgensen) Culture Founders: It’s not 1990. Stop treating your employees like it is. (via Software Lead Weekly) Communication: The First Casualty of a Team’s Growth (via Software Lead…

Be a Leader (Part 9 of 9)

This is the thirtieth (and last) 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: Use encouragement; make the fault seem easy to…

My Next Chapter

On November 2nd, I will begin writing the next chapter of my software development career with a new company: DPRA. This post is bittersweet for me, given that my seven years at DAXOR have really helped me grow into the…

Be a Leader (Part 7 of 9)

This is the twenty-eighth 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: Praise the slightest improvement, and praise every improvement Be a…

Be a Leader (Part 8 of 9)

This is the twenty-ninth 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: Give the other person a fine reputation to live up…

Be a Leader (Part 6 of 9)

This is the twenty-seventh 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: Let the other person save face Be a Leader: How…

RPM 68 Review

RPM 68 is the 2015 Q4 release. You may also want to check out my comments on just the music. Track-by-Track Breakdown Pack Ride – When the Day Comes We stay at half pace for about 45 seconds to start…

Professional Development – 2015 – Week 42

Dates covered: October 12-18, 2015 (week 42 of 52) Career An Ex-Microsoft Engineer’s Advice to Programmers: Learn How to Write (via Lifehacker) Dev Evangelism (via David Whittaker) Scrum Master + Team Leader (via Erik Dietrich) Ways to Find Meaning in Even the Most Mundane…

Be a Leader (Part 5 of 9)

This is the twenty-sixth 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: Ask questions instead of giving direct orders Be a Leader: How…