Archive for February, 2007
Peter Berger, aka Poor Elijah writes about the scholastic decline. It’s worth reading the full piece for it’s sarcastic humor, irascible wit & the poignant display of a teacher’s anguish (I’m sure he’ll kill me for that sentence alone)
American kids aren’t in trouble because they’ve mastered old twentieth century skills and knowledge that [...]
This one is for my brothers…maybe we never shared an “Op-Talk”, but we shared what is most important, love, affection & a deep respect for each other!
David Maister says the “same thing 12 times” when talking about taking responsibility for your career…I could repeat all that he says…again, again, and yes, yet again! But I’ll just point to two of my favorites & let you read the full thing on his blog:
2. You can’t assume that anyone is really looking out [...]
Ladies & Gentlemen, in our quest for world domination, this blog has notched up another powerful ally. We present Anand, who will write purely on his passion, Cricket. Anand is one of the most knowledgeable people I know when it comes to Cricket. Do not even bother debating cric-stats with him…so without further ado, we [...]
First off the blog (err block! heh) was The Unknown Indian. Yes, ladies & gentlemen. Deepak Shenoy is now a proud father of a bouncing (?!) baby boy. Arriving on Valentine’s day, this new gen harbinger of hope is destined to get 2 cards from all the women every year on his birthday. Deepak said he [...]
The best way to think about management is to treat everyone like an unpaid intern.Each day, your employees ask themselves, “Am I getting enough out of this job to keep doing it?” And each day, you need to give them a reason to say, “Yes.”
Read Penelope Trunk’s “A Manager’s Guide to Growing Happy Employees“.