I was told early on that a goal is a dream if it isn't written down with specific attainable actions. As with most people I have read many books on goal setting, don't worry about goal setting, and alternatives to goals and actions is Getting Things Done by David Allen. All of these approaches have their advantages.Personally I use most of the GTD(tm) process where goals and projects are only as far away as the next action that needs to be performed. Nothing overwhelming. You don't look at the entire picture every day, only...
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
What is it about hiring technical people?
I know companies don't want to hire people who can't perform. Using interview tests has been around for a long time. Personally, I hate them. If a prospective employer ever reads this, I'm sure I'll be doomed with some type of test. And that's the problem.I believe employers have the wrong expectations when it comes to surprise interview tests. I believe most employers administer them out of ego rather than necessity. Almost every perspective employee will go through several types of emotions. The least of which is panic. Speaking...
Thursday, June 2, 2005
Flying home
Flying home Originally uploaded by thomallen. Coming back from a trip to Missouri. Cramped in a commuter jet. Ouc...
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Blogger is frustrating
I want searching capabilities and I want categories. Arrgh. I mean come on, the biggest search engine in the world can't include the ability to search in a blog? Almost every other blogging software I've looked at has this capability. I'm seriously considering moving to another application that has these feature...
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
My visit to Washington DC
I had the opportunity to visit Washington DC last week. Unfortunately for me I was only able to visit the memorials late at night. It was a day trip, arrived in the morning, stayed one night, left the following afternoon.Here is a great picture of the White House. There is construction going on for the inauguration in a few weeks. So there was this...
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