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Note To Self
Just because you are a subject matter expert on a subject does not make your subject the right solution.
13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful – Personal Growth – Medium
Really good read I tripped across on LinkedIn: https://medium.com/personal-growth/13-things-you-need-to-give-up-if-you-want-to-be-successful-44b5b9b06a26#.eso0z4hew
The Technical Employee Relationship
Just a few thoughts from a conversation I had today with a coworker: Employers should interact with their technical employees like a consultants and treat them like family. Goals should be defined Top-Down, but how to achieve the goals should be defined Bottom-Up. Whenever these roles are switched dysfunction ensues.
“Always write your code like the person taking over is a serial killer with your address.”
An ‘old saying’ quoted by Bart Elia, Software Architect from Epicor on the E10Help.com forum.
“Assume the best about people, and 99 percent of the time you will be right.”
-Chester Elton’s Father https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smartest-things-do-when-we-have-problem-work-chester-elton
“If you chase two rabbits… You will not catch either one.”
-Russian Proverb From the book, ‘The One Thing’ by Gary Keller
Note To Self
If you try to hit the target three times and fail, then you should stop and evaluate. Either the target needs to stop moving or your solution needs to be re-scoped… Or something needs to change. When developing a solution, after the third change you should stop and re-scope fromRead More
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection”
-Mark Twain (Found on the back of a friends business card)