https://www.fplanque.com/categories/management/ Recent content in Management on fplanque.com [EN] Hugo -- 0.134.3 en-us Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:47:25 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/marketing/the-dip-knowing-when-to-quit-and-when-to-stick/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:10:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/marketing/the-dip-knowing-when-to-quit-and-when-to-stick/ I just finished reading "the dip" by Seth Godin. I actually didn't really know what the book was about and I basically picked it up just because it was less than $10 and because I loved previous books by Seth Godin (no doubt he's one of the greatest… https://www.fplanque.com/work/management/quote-of-teh-day-strategy/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:55:35 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/management/quote-of-teh-day-strategy/ "Giving up the illusion that you can predict the future is a very liberating moment. All you can do is give yourself the capacity to respond... the creation of that capacity is the purpose of strategy." - Lord John Browne Chairman of BP https://www.fplanque.com/work/productivity/quote-of-the-day-projects/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:42:30 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/productivity/quote-of-the-day-projects/ “The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.” – Rosabeth Moss Cantor https://www.fplanque.com/tech/dev/offshoring-outsourcing-software-dev/ Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:55:58 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/tech/dev/offshoring-outsourcing-software-dev/ This thread in Ask Joel is the most interesting discussion I've ever read abut offshoring/outsourcing software development! It's getting incredibly long though, so it's really hard to read through. But the first 25 comments are definitely worth… https://www.fplanque.com/work/software-apps/offshoring_outsourcing_software_developm/ Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:55:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/software-apps/offshoring_outsourcing_software_developm/ This thread in Ask Joel is the most interesting discussion I've ever read abut offshoring/outsourcing software development! It's getting incredibly long though, so it's really hard to read through. But the first 25 comments are definitely worth… https://www.fplanque.com/work/management/quote-of-the-day-hiring-aptitude/ Mon, 08 Sep 2003 23:59:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/management/quote-of-the-day-hiring-aptitude/ Joel on Software in The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing: "I've discovered that understanding pointers in C is not a skill, it's an aptitude." Actually, the whole article contains lots of very interesting thoughts. A few examples: "Our goal is to hire… https://www.fplanque.com/work/productivity/focus-on-the-first-derivative/ Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:55:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/productivity/focus-on-the-first-derivative/ In his latest post about Career Calculus, Eric Sink explains how you should constantly monitor your personal learning curve by focusing on the first derivative instead of the curve itself. Very interesting post. Wise advice. I actually believe this is… https://www.fplanque.com/work/management/talent-non-conformists-dissenters-rebels/ Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:30:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/management/talent-non-conformists-dissenters-rebels/ “Talent… is most likely to be found among non-conformists, dissenters, and rebels.” – David Ogilvy https://www.fplanque.com/work/management/21st-century-illiterates-alvin-toffler/ Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:50:00 +0000 https://www.fplanque.com/work/management/21st-century-illiterates-alvin-toffler/ “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn” –Alvin Toffler