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January 27, 2016

Giving An Estimate For Work Is Hard

The Scene I’ve worked in software engineering organizations for more than 20 years. At some point every software developer is…

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January 25, 2016

Discussion : How Much Sleep Are You Getting?

We've all stayed up late working. Trying to get an important presentation finished. A proposal out of the door. A…

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January 23, 2016

Your Processes Will Fail. But That Isn’t A Failure

Processes and procedures are great. They take complex tasks, simplify them and make them repeatable. They bring structure, organization and…

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January 19, 2016

Your Best Retention Strategy: Plan for People to Leave

What if I told you the best way to retain your employees was to sit down with them every few…

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January 11, 2016

Vikings Kicker Blair Walsh Shows How To Be Accountable For Your Mistakes

Last week's post talked about how people often say "sorry" when it isn't necessary. It’s playoff season in the NFL and…

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January 6, 2016

Turn The “Sorry Reflex” Into A Chance To Learn

Taking A Ride I own a car, but I try to use it infrequently. If I can walk, or bicycle…

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January 4, 2016

Weekly Discussion : Changing Habits, Making Resolutions Stick

The New Year is a time that many people resolve to change their bad habits for good habits - eating…

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December 21, 2015

Weekly Discussion : Are you taking enough vacation?

A few years ago I was working at Microsoft HQ. The Exchange team introduced the "Out Of Office" feature that…

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December 8, 2015

What Does A New Manager Do All Day?

Casey is considering taking his first management position at a Series B round company entering a growth phase. He just finished…

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December 1, 2015

Amazon’s Retail Store Is A Lesson In Breaking Schemas

TL;DR? Watch the 1 minute summary belowAmazon recently opened a bricks and mortar book store in Seattle’s University Village mall.…

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November 24, 2015

Gratitude And More : A Downloadable Daily Reflection Practice

It’s Thanksgiving Week here in the USA. It’s the time of year to pause and reflect on the year past…

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November 15, 2015

Software Jobs Are The 21st Century Coal Face. And That’s OK

TL;DR Watch the 1 minute summary below.Driven by a series of innovations, the Industrial Revolution changed society forever. The Spinning Jenny and Arkwright’s frame, mass production allowed goods to be made faster, cheaper and of better quality. James Watt’s steam engine…

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