Why Don't We Use Career Managers?

Just throwing this out there for discussion Generally a professional sports athlete hires a manager to negotiate contracts and details with teams the athlete plays for. Why? I know not all athletes do this, but why do the majority of professional athletes hire managers? Why don't people with specialized talents hire managers to negotiate...

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A Question That Haunts Me Wherever I Go

I recently attended a local social networking event (one where you meet people face to face, not through #hashtags.) I like to get to these things early for the chance to network. You never know who you are going to meet. And this time was unlike many in the past. I’ll get to the title of the post, “The Question That Haunts Me Where Ever I Go”, in just a few minutes. This is something I must work up too. The first person I was introduced too was Alistair Cockburn (thanks @ghennipher). In the software development world, Alistair...

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