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 tend to be extremely …
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Quote From EC: “I needed my honey fix.”
“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
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
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 my problem” …
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Made to Stick: Unexpectedness
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 …
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.NET Rocks!
Blasphemy, I know. You might be thinking that I meant to title this post, “.NET Sucks!”, right? Sorry to disappoint my Java loving co-workers. Of course, I’m not speaking about .NET, but the excellent podcast by the name of .NET Rocks! I have yet to find another developer focused podcast so informative and entertaining. The …
Getting Less Done
“We found out we got a whole lot less done when we’re sitting next to each other the whole time.” -Jason Fried, 37 Signals That quote comes from a short interview Jason Fried did with Crain’s Chicago Business. That point of view collides with those like me who promote co-located teams as a way to …
I Don’t Get Facebook
I’m not hip. I don’t get Facebook. I understand the concept but I don’t get the hype around it. OK, it’s a platform. But, maybe I’m missing something. The whole point of the Facebook platform seems to be about locking you into Facebook. Another well hyped web app is Twitter. While I don’t use Twitter …
Made to Stick: A Must Read
Have you ever had to sell people on an idea? Ever needed to get people to focus on a common goal? I know I do, even though the ideas and goals normally aren’t earth shattering. Made to Stick, as the cover says, explains “why some ideas survive and others die.” The authors, Chip and Dan …