Professional Development – 2015 – Week 44

Dates covered: October 26-30, 2015 (week 44 of 52) Culture Standard Organizations Illustrated (via Erik Dietrich) Career If You Want More Control of Your Life, Make Different Decisions (via Lifehacker) Share Your Knowledge Through Mentorship (via The Software Mentor) Five Things Old Programmers…

November 2015 RPM Mix

Here’s my RPM track list for November 2015. [table] Track,Title,Artist,Time,Release Pack Ride,Pumpin Blood,NONONO,4:32,63 Pace,The Spark,Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson,4:59,63 Hills,Maria (I Like It Loud) (R.I.O Remix),Scooter,6:06,63 Mixed Terrain,Cheating,John Newman,4:58,63 Intervals,Try It Again,The Hives,5:18,63 Speed Work,Dear Boy,Avicii,6:36,63 Mountain Climb,Toca’s Miracle (Original Mix),Nick Skitz…

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…