Category: Random Thoughts

Office Lighting and Decision Making

Office Lighting and Decision Making

The results of an interesting study flashed across my news feed yesterday: Another finding was that the perception of heat could affect the participants’ emotions. The research team said that this is because emotions are more intense under bright light;...

Leadership and Innovation

Leadership and Innovation

From Peopleware, 3rd Edition: The propensity to lead without being given the authority to do so is what, in organizations, distinguishes people that can innovate and break free of the constraints that limit their competitors.  Innovation is all about leadership,...

How to Rock That Interview

How to Rock That Interview

My sister-in-law pinged me for some tips to prepare for a long, multi-session interview coming up. I’ve been on both ends as interviewer and interviewee (mostly interviewer) and I seem to have been pretty successful as far as interviews go,...

Why I Wear the Same Pair of Jeans Every Day

Why I Wear the Same Pair of Jeans Every Day

From NPR Marketplace Morning Report, a fun look at tech fashion and what it says about the wearer: Silicon Valley, of course, is known for its casual dress, which means t-shirts, jeans and sneakers. But don’t be fooled, techies care...

Thoughts on Goal Oriented Leadership

Thoughts on Goal Oriented Leadership

I’ve been thinking heavily on the topic of leadership for several days now and trying to understand what works and what doesn’t.  I am currently in the midst of a massive and daring undertaking and putting tremendous demands on my...

More Thoughts on Object Oriented Code

More Thoughts on Object Oriented Code

I’ve talked about writing object-oriented and domain-driven design before. In talking with another dev this week, I think I have my simplest summary of object-oriented code yet: when  you are writing well written object oriented code, you’ll know it by...

SharePoint’s Image Problem

SharePoint’s Image Problem

SharePoint has an image problem with many folks. I’ve discussed it before, but I think I have a new perspective on the issue. You see, I recently interviewed a candidate that was Microsoft Certified IT Professional: SharePoint Administrator 2010 and Microsoft...

Is Social for the Enterprise Useless?

Is Social for the Enterprise Useless?

There is a key difference when we look at social networks in our personal lives (Facebook , Twitter, etc.) and professional lives (LinkedIn) and social networks in an enterprise and that key difference is that enterprises are still primarily concerned...