Archives for the 'Never Work Alone' Category
Review: Divide or Conquer [Genuine Curiosity]
Management books typically aren’t riveting. This one grabbed me from the start.
It’s Diana McLain Smith’s "Divide or Conquer," and the thing that grabbed me were the stories / case studies presented in the book. The first "meaty" one analyzes the "Steve Jobs and John Sculley days" of Apple, and does a phenomenal job of [...]
Improve your productivity: Establish your operating principles [Genuine Curiosity]
Last week, I posted about some excellent analysis by Tim Ferriss (“You wouldn’t like me when I’m unproductive…”) comparing the “fighting styles” of various productivity gurus. If you aren’t familiar with Tim’s work, he is the author of “The 4 Hour Work Week,” which is chock full of ideas to change you life. [...]
Control for team projects [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve been test driving a web-based project management tool called Projjex, and it is pretty cool. I’m using the free version, which is limited to a single project (but supports multiple users/participants for that project. Even with the single-project limitation, the free version of Projjex does a nice job of showing off the UI and [...]
Executive Stamina [Genuine Curiosity]
In another example of a book that comes into my life at an opportune time, I have been reading a book designed to help you systematically achieve higher productivity and better “balance” in life. The book is “Executive Stamina: How to Optimize Time, Energy, and Productivity to Achieve Peak Performance,” by Marty Seldman, PhD and [...]
Eluma: Browse, organize, and share [Genuine Curiosity]
I do a lot of online research on a variety of topics - work, personal, etc. However, I’m not very methodical about cataloging the links I find. As a result, I have a lot of unruly bookmarks (favorites) that I’ve accumulated. I save some of them “just in case,” others I intend to check periodically [...]
Juicy apple bites: Mac and iPhone scoop [Genuine Curiosity]
I have a couple of interesting, Apple-related tidbits to share with you - and they might be interesting whether you use a Mac or not.
First, Mozy has released a Mac version of their online backup product (see my earlier review of Mozy, which I use at home). In honor of this new release, they [...]
Execution Revolution [Genuine Curiosity]
Due to my prior coverage of Gary Harpst’s “Six Disciplines for Excellence,” I was fortunate enough to get on the pre-release book review list for his latest book “Execution Revolution.”
This is a book designed to get your business to the next level. I loved this book, and I think the subtitle sums it up quite [...]
Tools for connecting in business [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve been a little quiet this week due to a hectic schedule, but wanted to let you know that I posted about LinkedIn and Plaxo on the Joyful Jubilant Learning blog yesterday. If you haven’t already seen it, and are interested in tools that can help you with your business and (to some degree) [...]
What’s gonna work? (Teamwork!) [Genuine Curiosity]
One of my daughters watches a show called “WonderPets.” She loves it - and I like it a lot, too. One thing I like is a consistent theme: Teamwork helps you solve problems (there is even a catchy song about Teamwork - see link at end of this post) that I can’t get out of [...]
[Review] Strategy and the Fat Smoker [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve been involved in a lot of strategy work at my company lately, and have been doing some research on how to develop, influence, and lead others through this process. One fascinating (and very good) book I encountered was David Maister’s “Strategy and the Fat Smoker: Doing What’s Obvious But Not Easy.”
Knowing is easy; [...]