David has a tough one over at Words at Work. The post is [here](http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/silverman/2009/08/how-to-ask-a-near-stranger-for.html). Cold emails/calls are stressful on both parties. The sending party has got to be nervous about sending some, seemly random, … [Read more...]
Don’t Spin Up Management
Attention all engineers. Want to prevent your engineering manager from going analeptic shock? Want to prevent those awkward “we need to talk” moments? Then, don’t spin them up. ##The First Step, Admit You Have A Problem## You know you do it all the time. That pressing issue … [Read more...]
Mini-Challenge Yourself
Are you up for a challenge? Not a huge one, mind you. Nothing that will take a lot of time or effort. Just a mini one. Something to inspire you to push yourself in ways that you wish you could. Everyone has something they always wanted to do. What is yours? ##Mini Does Not Mean … [Read more...]
Shot Of Inspiration: Success or Failure … Does it Matter?
To me, success or failure is relative. Shot Of Inspiration has a [post](http://www.shotofinspiration.com/?p=282) on this with a great quote from Teddy Roosevelt about how important staying in the "arena" or game is, even if you "fail". For me, [Failure Is Always An … [Read more...]
What One Management Skill Do You Want To Improve?
I have been working on an idea for a series of posts on management and wanted some feedback. If you could pick one management skill to improve, what would it be? Put another way, which MBA class would you want to take if given the opportunity? Thanks in advance for your … [Read more...]