Category Archives: Management

Saiyonara

August 14, 2009 – 9:23 AM
Well, I've finished my last day at work.  As a result of the fact that I've cleaned up all of my loose ends, I'm left with very little to do today - that will no doubt be a completely different... Read More »
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The end of one story, the beginning of another

July 18, 2009 – 6:00 PM
On Friday of last week, I handed in my notice to let my employers know that I would be leaving the company in one month's time.  This action is a milestone indicative of plans that have been underway for over... Read More »
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Evolution of a system, and some other minor updates

June 1, 2009 – 8:31 AM
It's been around two months since I started leveraging Macintosh's Stickies to act as my digital task management system.  As all good processes should do, my system has evolved over time in order to better accommodate the things that I... Read More »
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Making the most of your time

May 22, 2009 – 6:42 PM
Today's my thirtieth birthday.  For a lot of people that's a pretty big milestone.  Some people see it as the start of entering mid-life, some the end of youth.  I try to live my life by staying present in the... Read More »
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The art of humble confidence

May 18, 2009 – 8:18 PM
Project management is an interesting discipline to work in.  It's natural for people, over time, to gravitate upwards and towards roles that involve management.  Gaining a deep knowledge of a given domain, and the ability to perceive how it will... Read More »
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Hiring and working with intelligence

February 27, 2009 – 1:28 PM
After discussing the topic with Bay, initially, then Davin, and then both Davin and Adam, the subject of intelligence has been at the forefront of my mind.  Intelligence has always been something that I have great admiration and respect for,... Read More »
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Managing change, migration, and expectations

February 5, 2009 – 1:41 PM
Graham asked me a question today related to some advice that his Mom had requested from him.  The question was this:My mom is on a committee at her work to try and figure out some ideas to make things better/easier/more... Read More »
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An introduction to GTD

January 25, 2009 – 12:21 PM
I managed to get to the bottom of my relatively large inbox at work for the first time in a while, and so I found myself with a little bit of downtime. Rather than waste the time perusing Google... Read More »
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Mmmmmeetings

December 12, 2008 – 3:02 PM
Meetings suck. They’re annoying to setup, they seem to drag on, they’re rife with disagreements, conflicting opinions, people talking over one another, and half the time you end them feeling like you’ve discovered more problems than you started with. They’re... Read More »
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