Did you know Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham was written on a bet? Neither did I, until I came across a collection of bronze statues of his characters at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California. I snapped this picture of a plaque next to the statue for Green Eggs and Ham.
A full [...]
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Breaking Down the Game Film – Micro Code Reviews
“Breaking Down the Game Film” is a term commonly used to analyze tape from an already played sports game to dissect what went right and what went wrong. In this series I’ll be taking published articles from around the web and break them down.
Topic: Micro Code Reviews
Article: “The Joy of Code Reviews”
Author: Tom Hollander
Link: http://blogs.msdn.com/tomholl/archive/2009/01/06/the-joy-of-code-reviews.aspx
Short [...]
Breaking Down the Game Film – Mission Statements
“Breaking Down the Game Film” is a term commonly used to analyze tape from an already played sports game to dissect what went right and what went wrong. In this series I’ll be taking published articles from around the web and break them down.
Topic: Mission Statements
Article: “How to Write a Mission Statement that Isn’t Dumb”
Link: [...]
How Would You Motivate Howard Stern?
Disclosure #1: I am a rabid Howard Stern fan.
Disclosure #2: I actually own stock in SiriusXM at the time of this writing.
Wise Ass Remark #1: I should have really held off on buying the new iPhone last week, I could have completed my hostile takeover of the company.
::As of this writing the stock is trading [...]
The Zappos Way
I’ve done it.
I’ve bought shoes online.
And I liked it.
First, let me be clear, I own roughly five pairs of shoes; I am not a shoe aficionado. I have my sneakers, running shoes, brown shoes, black shoes, and my motorcycle boots…hardly a collection to make Imelda Marcos jealous.
However what I was missing was a pair of [...]
Understanding the Wheel
I hate reinventing the wheel.
The phrase ‘reinventing the wheel’ is tossed around in software development, as it likely is in other professions, to signify you are probably doing something someone else has already done. Moreover, others who have solved your problem have hopefully had a chance to iterate on the solution several times to find [...]
Your Baby is Ugly
I’m not kidding, you have one ugly baby.
Its not your fault…well probably not your fault.
Did you drop him a lot in the first few weeks you brought him home?
No?
Hmm….
I’ve never personally had this conversation with anyone,
::Two points
Yes, I’ve seen this done on Seinfeld…if you haven’t watched Seinfeld go grab a copy of the complete series. [...]
Management Books are Bunk
This article was kicked up last week on Hacker News, http://news.ycombinator.com, and I thought I would share it here with the group.
The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/200606/stewart-business
This is a long article…long even by my standards. Set aside some time and curl up with your laptop and a frosty mug of your favorite beverage.
For those of you [...]
How Valuable are Yearly Reviews?
It is that time of the year again, where managers and employees alike sit down and attempt to sum up an entire year in a few short pages or less, in a little process I like to call “Writing the Yearly Review”.
I hate this time of year.
::change my voice to that of a child about [...]
Very Strong Opinions, Very Weakly Held
You know, I wasn’t always in a management position at Viewpoint.
It’s true.
Shocking, but true.
I am, as I type, actually in charge of people, they report to me! I am all-powerful over my minions!
::insert evil laugh here, maybe a thunderclap in the background…a few streaks of lightning…::
BOW BEFORE ME, MINIONS, AND DO MY BIDDING!
This style of [...]