Why Men Are Never Depressed
Men Are Just Happier People– What do you expect from such simple creatures?
Congressional Badboys
This is awful. http://www.congressionalbadboys.com/index.htm
Notes on Foundation of Google
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Some Notes from Google Atmosphere
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/tour-googles-business-apps-753 Geoffrey Moore – “Crossing the Chasm” Visionaries – Always interested in going early for competitive advantage. Conservatives – Always interested in never going. They move when the land underneath them moves. Pragmatists – Always interested in going at the right time. Nicholas Carr – “The Big Switch”
Random Thoughts of the Day
I received this as an email from a friend and could not stop laughing when I read it. It just got funnier and funnier the further I read.
How to research a company before your interview
It’s imperative that you do your research on a company before you interview with them. Not only does being well-versed in a company’s mission and history help you tremendously when it’s time to ask the interviewer some questions, but it will also help you decide whether it’s a place you even want to work.
Running an IT consultancy without a credit card
The only constant in consulting is that there are no constants in consulting — and that’s especially true about the timing of income and expenses. Murphy’s Law dictates that your server’s motherboard will commit electronic hari-kari only after the river of receivables has run dry, so you need to have a plan for smoothing out […]
Six political animals you might encounter at your client’s office
Jacques Mattheij recently published an online manual titled How To Be a Consultant, a freelancer or an independent contractor (hat tip to IT Security blogger Chad Perrin for the link). The Politics page on his site grabbed my attention. I’ve written about the role of the consultant in office politics before, but Jacques approaches it […]
Script for one of my favorite movies – Tombstone
Tombstone is one of my favorite movies of all time. When I was in college I would fall asleep every night watching either Tombstone or Braveheart. I’ve memorized about every line in each movie. Today I was looking for a WAV file of a Tombstone quote and ran across this. A script from Tombstone. Just […]
10 Ways To Survive Office Politics
June 29, 2009 Calvin Sun Friction, deceit, gossip, rivalry, power plays – fine for movies and TV, but potentially disastrous in the workplace. Calvin Sun looks at strategies for steering clear of issues that can unravel company culture and hurt your career. Office politics will never go away. It’s a fact of company life. However, […]