TweetI just finished reading John Naisbitt‘s Mind Set!: Reset Your Thinking and See the Future. (You can download a PDF of its table of contents, prologue and introduction here.) I can certainly recommend this book, and it has piqued my interest in one of his earlier books, Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives–a sum [...]
Entries from April 12th, 2007
About character and reputation
April 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Inspiration, Lessons, Life
TweetI recently came across the following quote from Abraham Lincoln: “Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.“ Considering how the passing of the sun, for example, causes a tree’s shadow to change shape (and finally disappear), the President’s statement [...]
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My office at work
April 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Random
Tweet Lately I’ve seen a number of office and work area pictures in others’ blogs. So, I figured I’d record what my workspace looks like, too.
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Software factories and automobile assembly lines
April 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Lessons, Technology
Tweet At the Microsoft MVP 2007 Global Summit held last month, I had the opportunity to hear Jack Greenfield talk about software factories. During Jack’s presentation Sam Gentile essentially remarked that while he understands and uses software factories, he doesn’t understand the point/value of software product lines (e.g. BDUF vs. agile…). As Jack provided a thoughtful [...]
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