Archive for August, 2007

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Attack of The Resume

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Is your resume really long? Is it chock full of never ending prose? Does it cover every job you’ve held since about the age of ten? Does your resume lose YOUR attention three sentences in? Take heart, you’re not alone.
I’ve noticed a trend in tech resumes over the years. They [...]

Quote From EC: “I needed my honey fix.”

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

“EC” is my six year old son, Ethan. He produces no shortage of memorable quotes. This latest one came after Ethan requested and then ate a piece of toast with honey on it.

Benevolent Dictators

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Yesterday I read a short white paper about some experiences with developing open source software for the Department of Defense (DoD.) It was a good read and relevant considering that we (Gestalt) have been pushing more and more of our software for the DoD coming out of the Joplin, MO office to the open source [...]

A Bastion of Customer Service: Home Depot

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Looks like Seth Godin has noticed the same stellar service at Home Depot that I have of late. Mind you, I’m not hanging out at Home Depot much, but the last few visits have been filled with frustration. Aisles are a mess, shelves are even worse, and the checkout clerks take “it’s not [...]

Made to Stick: Unexpectedness

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Following up on my initial post on the book, Made to Stick, I wanted to touch on the second of the six major factors that contribute to making an idea sticky - unexpectedness. Before I do that, I’ll list all six factors here:

Simplicity
Unexpectedness
Concreteness
Credibility
Emotions
Stories

Unexpectedness is sometimes equated with shock value. I would argue that [...]

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