The 10,000 Hour Rule

What is the secret to being really good. What makes a good Programmer, Business Analyst, Admin, or Architect? Does it require superb instruction, years of isolation, physical prowess, intellectual giftedness, and a burning desire emanating from a chi…

The 10,000 Hour Rule

What is the secret to being really good. What makes a good Programmer, Business Analyst, Admin, or Architect? Does it require superb instruction, years of isolation, physical prowess, intellectual giftedness, and a burning desire emanating from a chi…

What's in Your Backpack?

The movie "Up in the Air" stars George Clooney, who plays the part of a professional "Displacement Manager", i.e. he is hired to fire people – and he’s very good at it. Clooney’s character also has a side-job – as the world’s worst motivational speaker. How he ever lands an engagement is one of those Hollywood riddles that you just have to accept. Kind of like the last Star Trek movie when

What’s in Your Backpack?

The movie "Up in the Air" stars George Clooney, who plays the part of a professional "Displacement Manager", i.e. he is hired to fire people – and he’s very good at it. Clooney’s character also has a side-job – as the world’s worst motivational speaker. How he ever lands an engagement is one of those Hollywood riddles that you just have to accept. Kind of like the last Star Trek movie when

Naming is Everything

A project manager and very good friend of mine once called and asked to speak with me, urgently, and privately. I was somewhat intrigued and suspicious. She wasn’t given to flights of fancy, so I couldn’t imagine the issue.

She enters my office,…

Naming is Everything

A project manager and very good friend of mine once called and asked to speak with me, urgently, and privately. I was somewhat intrigued and suspicious. She wasn’t given to flights of fancy, so I couldn’t imagine the issue.

She enters my office,…