Dates covered: August 31-September 6, 2015 (week 36 of 52) Career The Perils of Free Time at Work (via Erik Dietrich) Professionals Aren’t Self-Taught (via Cameron Presley) Surviving Software Heroes (via Erik Dietrich) .NET Rocks! 1187: Becoming a Social Developer with Jeremy Clark (via .NET…
Six Ways to Make People Like You – Part 2 of 6
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…
RPM 67 Review
RPM 67 is the 2015 Q3 release. You may also want to check out my comments on just the music. Track-by-Track Breakdown Pack Ride – I Lived This is an excellent motivating, energetic, and uplifting track to begin the class….
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…
September 2015 RPM Mix
Here is my RPM track list for September 2015. This quarter was a bit busier than I expected, so I’m just now getting around to launching Q3 2015’s material — RPM 67. I believe there is a fall launch planned for the…
Fundamental Techniques for Handling People – Part 3 of 3
This is the third 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 honest, sincere appreciation Fundamental Techniques for Handling People Principle…
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…
Fundamental Techniques for Handling People – Part 2 of 3
This is the second 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: Don’t condemn, criticize, or complain Fundamental Techniques for Handling People Principle 2:…
Fundamental Techniques for Handling People – Part 1 of 3
This is the first 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. Context Although the book was originally published in 1937, in…
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…