If you’re even remotely interested in video games, you might have felt a shift in the Force yesterday when Starcraft II came out. For those of you not familiar with games, Starcraft II has been 7 years in the making. The company who made it, Blizzard, has a reputation for creating gigantic hits (ever heard […]
I live in Las Vegas, and yes, I do like going down to the Strip to gamble at the casinos once in a while. It’s a fun way to pass a weekend afternoon, and besides, I keep my play money well within my budget. My sister and I showing off our penny slot winnings If […]
The best part about working for a team is cohesion. You are an expert in one field or several, and you bring something to the table that others can’t. Maybe you write better. Maybe you’re a master graphics artist. Whatever your skill set, you are the expert, and no one can bring you down. Right? […]
So technically, project managers aren’t a branch of HR. They’re in charge of leading a team to get work done by monitoring schedules, requirements, and resources. There’s nothing in there that mentions managing people, right? Wrong. If you’re a project manager, you are also, essentially, a people manager. Even if you just “borrow” people from […]
You know what I hate most about working under an arrogant manager? It’s not the self-righteous, I-know-what’s-best attitude that comes from reading a few business articles. It’s not the everyone-should-work late attitude, irregardless of the fact if anything is actually getting done. Hell, it’s not even the I-know-your-job-better-than-you, despite the fact that these managers have […]
If the world worked the way I’ve been told it works, then: My dyslexia would have stonewalled my ability to learn. My best years would have occurred in high school. I wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure of the ‘real world.’ I’d never be much more than a housewife. I’d be living back in […]
Let’s face it, we all need mentors. Even the most brilliant self-learner can be taught a thing or too by a Master. A mentor’s insight gives us the ability to try new problem solving techniques and slowly improve our skills over time, with the critical eye of someone who’s “been there, done that.” The thing […]
If you personally know someone just beginning to start their own business – whether it be a laundromat, a medical practice, or an online venture like Fellowstream – then you know someone who has no idea what they’re doing.
Remember that time you did everything right on the first try? How you got the first job you interviewed for? When you wrote a novel beginning to end with no gaping plot holes? Or how about the time you dated that guy and ended up marrying him after the first date? Oh right. You don’t […]
When you’re leading a project, do you plan every last detail? (e.g. “Guys, we will finish the prototype at approximately 12:15 pm on Tuesday with these features complete.”) Or do you let everything finish “when it’s done?” (i.e. “Hey, man, you can finish that whenever. As long as I can ship it to the client […]
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