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It's very easy to get caught in a constant posture of reaction, where you are constantly putting out fires instead of actually improving teams/systems/processes. I was listening to a 22 Feb 2012 podcast from Michael Ellsberg (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michael-ellsberg-show/id673996932) recently, where
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I just finished reading Michael Holley's War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team and Reed Hastings' 2009 presentation on Netflix's culture. Both are full of great ideas on leadership, and as I read them I was struck
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I'm a huge fan of audiobooks, especially listening to them on my iPhone through bluetooth while driving. Here's the process I use to load them into iTunes so my iPhone treats them as audiobook files and not music: 1. Open iTunes on your computer 2. Insert
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I continue to see the concepts (said in many different ways) in my life and in what I'm reading and listening, so I thought I'd reflect on them in front of the internet: 1. Objectives - Define what's actually important (goals, passions, values, etc.
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- Mark Twain I read 2 great blog posts recently that make great points about the need for simplicity in designing a brand (relevant both to professional development (personal brand) and strategically growing a business). * HBR blog post "The disciplined pursuit of less" http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/
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Below is a recent post from: http://www.halfaker.com/cto-mike-king-discusses-the-agile-framework A Focused and Collaborative Approach Produces Powerful Results for Clients: CTO, Mike King, Discusses the Agile Framework November 01, 2012 As Halfaker and Associates Chief Technology Officer, Mike King’s business growth leadership has focused on delivering tailored technologies
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On Monday (Nov 5), right before the election, there was a great demo day for Acceleprise, which is a 4 month Enterprise technology accelerator right here in DC. The event was in iStrategyLab's new office space (nice space!). Some of the highlights from the demos were: * ExecOnline -
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I am continually impressed with the startup community that is growing so fast out in Chicago. I was there last week for some (intense and awesome) meetings, and while in town I dropped by Code Academy (codeacademy.org, not to be confused with codecademy.com) to check in since I
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Now that I'm out of my twenties, I feel equipped to actually offer advice and I've been recently skimming Ramit Setih's personal finance book I Will Teach You to be Rich (under $3 on Kindle), which is packed with great advice. I feel fortunate
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I just changed the car key "fob" batteries in two Honda vehicles (2005 and 2007), and thought I'd share the screwdriver and batteries I used: * Great small screwdriver set: Boxer 30 Pcs 4mm Precision Screwdriver Set * CR1616 batteries: Maxell CR1616 Lithium Coin Cell (5 Pack) I
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In a recent email blast, Ramit Sethi (great blogger who focuses on finance and productivity) said: why entrepreneurs should not buy a house How often do we do something or want something without considering WHY we really want it? For example, if I were to say, "Why do you
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Last weekend my company co-sponsored the 4th annual Run for Wounded Warriors at Burke Lake Park. The event raised over $20,000 for Wounded Warrior Project, a great cause that supports wounded Veterans. The weather was great (much warmer than last year). I'm glad so people came out