For nearly 2 years (while I was in CCIE “do or die” study mode) all I ever seemed to read were Cisco Press books. And even now my forearm muscle memory cannot forget carrying those 500(!) page books on 2 hour round trip commutes in crowded Tokyo trains, with one hand on the hanging strap [...]
In the previous post I recommended Sir John Whitmore’s book, Coaching For Performance, to any true student of performance improvement. It’s a fabulous, easy-to-read book and I often refer to it for coaching inspiration. Not least because the author acknowledges the contributions of his friend and colleague, David Hemery, the 1968 Olympic 400m Hurdles Champion. [...]
Today’s post’s addressed to anyone who’s firmly in the ‘tech’ or ‘geek’ career camp and wants to add some useful and transferable ‘soft’ skills to their repertoire. For starters, here are two benefits that can come from applying a coaching mindset to your work: 1- Coaching skills will help you enjoy your tech job even [...]
Here’s the second in an occasional series of “Friday Gold” wisdom nuggets mined from the web. Enjoy! Gold: The Art of Manliness This post appealed to my sense of fair play and to the power of inspired team work. Check out Denzel Washington’s words to his football charges on the fields of Gettysburg. (Way back [...]
With the ongoing upheavals in Global Financial Markets, it’s a given that large numbers of Information Technology (IT) folks are in the firing line (literally), such is that sector’s dependency on advanced computer systems and networks. For some (I’m thinking particularly of those at Lehman Brothers) there is the likelihood of redundancy and dilemmas about [...]
