How to Work Better

A nice article on how to work better.  I like that it focuses on simple ideas that can have profound impact on how we work and how we think about working. The list appears simple on it’s face, but is worth thinking about as we do our day-to-day task, but Read more…

Better Presentations

Merlin Mann at 43Folders did a great presentation on presentations that is worth a read.  This was from 2007, but is still a good way to shake up your presentations. I admit I struggle with how best to apply some of the ideas since most of my presentations tend to Read more…

Better Public Speaking

Lifehacker has a nice article on improving your public speaking. Years ago I took a week long class in public speaking at the company where I worked. It started out with video taping a short impromptu speech.  We didn’t get to see the results of the tape at that time.  Read more…

The Most Recession Proof Jobs

Get Rich Slowly enumerates the most recession-proof jobs in the current market, as chosen by some experts. Let’s see how I’m doing. Per Expert #1: 1) “Engineering, because the abandoned U.S. industrial base will need to be re-tooled.” 7) “Computers and high technology, one field in which the U.S. continues Read more…

The Cost of Paying Attention

Mike Elgan over at InternetNews wrote an interesting article about what he calls Work Ethic 2.0.  In it he argues that hard work is dead, replaced by the ability to function in an environment actively working to rob us of the ability to focus our attention. This resonates with me Read more…

Printable Calendar

David Seah over at http://davidseah.com has published a great compact printable calendar for the last few years.  They are great for project planning, especially when it comes time to figure out Releases or to help figure out that a deliverable 8 weeks from now lands on a critical resources vacation Read more…