Articles Archive for February 2009
Consulting »
Time to slack. Seriously. It is time to get yourself together, recharge the batteries, step back, look around. Get prepared for another fight. When was the last time you attended a training? When was the last time you went to a convention to snoop around for new directions?
by tanakawho
When was the last time you attended a session of like-minded to share experiences? You have not done it lately, eh? No good… no good. Although you were winning lately you might be easily defeated next. Why? Because you ignore another winning …
Consulting, Influence Without Authority »
Reading another good book – Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain by Ron Hale-Evans. In this post I’m sharing a personal story of how the mind tricks similar to those described in the book helped me to build trust
by wwarby
and credibility when I was teaching Web Development classes during the early 2000′s.
Career, Consulting »
A new consultant was just born. He looks around – curious and frightened, excited, and uncertain. “Will I be successful?…”
The journey has just begun. It’s not just a journey, it’s the start of epic adventure.
by Spigoo
In their book, First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently, Marcus Buckinghamand and Curt Coffman break up the adventure into camps. First stop is the Base Camp.
Blogging »
Whether you are stuck or up and running with blogging (sometimes it might mean the same thing), it’s good to pause and reflect on few key factors.To me the key factors in blogging are: visual design, unique voice, content, traffic building. These are the guidelines I use to create my content on this blog (and on few other blogs of mine).
by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
It is simple to follow and easy to validate. You should find it useful too.
Consulting, Influence Without Authority »
Remember, when you were a kid, you’d usually ask things from your daddy. If your daddy would say NO, you’d go to your mommy. Once the mommy says YES, the daddy’s NO does not count any more. Remember that?
by Jin T
I do not remember it, but my kids constantly remind me of it. It is well known winning stratagem – “Kill with a borrowed knife“:
Attack using the strength of another (in a situation where using one’s own strength is not favourable) – Wikipedia
I use the stratagem very effectively in …
Lessons learned and success stories from the trenches. I share what works and what does not so you could either repeat success or avoid failure. Read about me