September 2009

The Great Latke vs. Hamentash Debates

September 29, 2009 Good Communication

Every year some of the greatest minds of our time gather in an attempt to settle an age-old question: which is better, latkes or hamantashen? The latke vs. hamantash debate is an annual event which has been held at such esteemed institutions as Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago [...]

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Ray Ozzie: Working Remotely In The 1970′s

September 24, 2009 Good Communication

Ray Ozzie is an impressive guy. He was hand-picked by Bill Gates to lead Microsoft’s technology direction and was the creator of Lotus Notes. Ray was interviewed in Wired Magazine a little while ago and told a very interesting story. When he was in college in the late 1970′s, Ray was working part-time writing software [...]

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3 Signs You Shouldn’t Telecommute

September 22, 2009 Good Communication

Your team is high-tech. They use email and IM with ease, feel at home on conference calls, and communicate with customers using blogs. Telecommuting seems like a home run, but it fails miserably. This happened to Joe about 10 years ago. Joe started telecommuting from the Midwest to a team on the East Coast. It [...]

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Going on the Offensive with Facebook

September 17, 2009 Blogging

Guy Kawasaki’s new article How to Go on the Offensive with Facebook really hit home for me. He suggests that students use Facebook to help them get jobs instead of hurting them. The advice is excellent. I was long past my student days when Facebook arrived, but I still had a healthy dose of Facebook [...]

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4 Rules For Managing Telecommuting Teams

September 15, 2009 Management

Many managers see distributed teams as a nightmare, but they are a blessing in disguise. They force you to do what you should be doing anyway. Take advantage of the remote status and build good team habits. Come together. Don’t let the team drift apart. You should always know what everyone is working on and [...]

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