From the monthly archives: November 2006

Creating effective methods of documenting and communicating information amongst team members is often the most challenging part of your job. This pertains to everything from new hire orientation to getting urgent communication out to the masses. A few years ago, in my quest to solve forever the problem of getting everyone on the "same page", [...]

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Idea #14 – Google Toolbar

On November 12, 2006 By

I’m sure the privacy advocates will cringe when they read this, but idea #14 is to use the bookmarking feature in Google Toolbar. This makes your favorite websites travel with you regardless of the PC you are using. I have a bad habit of using more than one PC at a time and sometimes even [...]

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In my last post I referenced the following quote from Jeffrey Gitomer’s “Little Black Book of Connections” about building success strategies: “The only difference between where you are right now, and where you’ll be next year at this same time, are the people you meet and the books you read.” — Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, author [...]

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If you have never read a Jeffrey Gitomer book, now is the time to sprint to the bookstore. There are good books, great books and what I call "mantra books". Those books that you build professional and life strategies around. The 2.5 that I have read over the last two years fall into the mantra [...]

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The best way to improve your product is to watch other people using it. I can’t tell you how many improvements to our software have come about just by having people show me how they use it and where they struggle with it. Similar to Jason’s post about having your mother guinea pig your software [...]

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Tag! You’re NOT it!

On November 6, 2006 By

Over zealous developers beware: If I hear one more time how “tagging” data is going to change the rules of information access and delivery in the Enterprise I’m going to vomit; and I don’t mean a small belch with bile in the back of my throat, I’m talking full on Exorcist style… Let me preface, [...]

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