7 ways not to procrastinate
CareerWhile I’ve learned not to procrastinate, the truth is that I do procrastinate every once in a while. This isn’t a post about why I procrastinate but …
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Why you shouldn't do it all yourself
Career gnomeOne of the hardest things to learn in management is how not to do it all yourself. People often call this a problem with “delegation”. But the …
Read more →Why do people go to conferences? For the people!
CareerPeople go to conferences to see friends, meet people and learn new things. Over 80% of people said that seeing friends and meeting new people was the reason …
Read more →12 tips to getting things done in open source
Career open source tech changing societyMost people used to the proprietary software world, with no experience in open source software, are amazed that anything gets done. (And lots gets done in the …
Read more →What does a nonprofit board do?
Career gnomeI now work for a nonprofit board of directors, so when one of my friends told me that she just joined a nonprofit board and took a class on what it means to be …
Read more →How I'm learning to create effective presentations
Books CareerCreating effective presentations is really hard. Here’s a short summary of my journey and the two books that helped me. (This started out as a book review …
Read more →Imagine twice as many developers
Career womenI didn’t see Danese Cooper’s talk “Why Whinging Doesn’t Work” but the title has really been bothering me. I almost titled this …
Read more →Seven mentors!
Career gnomeSo earlier I blogged that I had seven bosses. (It was mostly in reaction to the fact that I felt like I was getting way too much attention!) But I realized this …
Read more →20 things you can negotiate in a job offer
CareerJohn Mark had a great post 10 Survival Tips for the Modern Wageslave. I thought I’d follow up with another piece of career advice that I never got: every …
Read more →Learning not to cry in today's work place
Career womenOne of the things I’m passionate about is encouraging women in technology. With that in mind, I’m going to talk about something that’s never …
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