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The Past is Prologue 12 Aug 2011 | 06:18 pm
A little under four years go, I wrote a post that started this blog. I had just quit my job at Microsoft. I had done so because I wasn’t satisfied with work there and I knew there was something bet...
Working Inside Apple – A Big Secret? 2 Jun 2011 | 05:09 pm
How come there is no book that describes what Apple’s organizational structure looks like or how decisions are actually made? There is a brief Fortune Article on the subject, but there is no full ...
The Most Important Thing 11 May 2011 | 06:03 pm
If I can give you one bit of advice for you to be successful in life it is this. Learn to prioritize. Burn this statement in you head. Think about it every time you have to decide what to do nex...
Why I Drive a Crappy Car 4 May 2011 | 11:09 pm
For someone who makes and has as much money as I do, I drive a very modest car. I have been asked before why I don’t get a better, newer car. There are times I have thought about it but in the end ...
Why Management is Not for Everyone 30 Mar 2011 | 03:15 am
I have to give a lot of career advice to people. One of the most common conversations I have to have is if someone should pursue a career in management. I normally try to steer people away from this...
How Not to Get a Promotion at Work 22 Feb 2011 | 08:37 am
I recently got a promotion at work. I was going to write an article on how I did it and what you could do at work to get a promotion. But I thought about it and realized that that would probably be ...
Interview Advice – Don’t Tell Uncomfortable Stories 18 Feb 2011 | 07:26 pm
I once was in an interview where the potential employee started to tell me a story that made me extremely uncomfortable. I usually try to engage in a little bit of light conversation when I start an ...
Who Knew Running Could Be So Expensive? 13 Feb 2011 | 09:45 pm
I recently took up running. I am training to run in the Los Angeles Marathon in just a few weeks. Running a marathon is one of those things that I decided I wanted to do at some point in my life. I...
Taxes and the Census 22 Dec 2010 | 06:14 am
Do you think people don’t really think about taxes? Look at the latest census numbers to come out and the effect it has on Congressional seats. New York -2 Ohio -2 Illinois -1 Iowa -1 Louisia...
The Hidden Cost of Control 17 Oct 2010 | 04:13 pm
One of the things that managers and executives often forget is the very high cost of putting in controls to run the business. I am not here to say that a company should not have any controls. There ...
