October 2011
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How far ahead *should* we plan?! | The Case for...
The Case for Project Management
Last Updated on Saturday, 15 October 2011 01:21 Written by Mike Cottmeyer Saturday, 15 October 2011 01:21
How far ahead should we plan? I depends on what you are building, when you need to have it done… and if you aren’t going to get done… how soon do you need to know about it. If your goal is to build the highest value features possible, deliver...
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Make each day count twice (alt title: Think big,...
“Make each day count twice” - Bill Rancic, winner of the 1st season of The Apprentice and author of You’re Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life.
In startup life there’s this saying that startup years are twice as long as regular years. The explanation, in most cases, has to do with longer hours. Although the thrill of being in a startup means learning new things at an...
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Staff picks, including: Starting your week on a...
If at least one is of use, we can go home happy!
25 Ways to Be More Active
Increase Productivity 30% with the Tetris Effect
TRIZ for Problem Solving & Generating Ideas
How to Switch Out Season Clothes
The Power of Tight Deadlines
iOS 5 Tips & Tricks
Mindset Matters
Making Productivity Fun
Write Like a Professsional
Get the Most of Your Week by Starting on a Sunday
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NYTM remembers Steve Jobs: VIDEO #NYC Mayor...
“You have the power to make New York City the global capital of innovation and entrepreneurship” - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Tech Meetup (NYTM).
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Deadlines? What deadlines? We're developers! ;)...
Producteev is way better than RTM!
Pretty much ;) One year ago, that’s what they said!
Like his t-shirt gives away, Daniel Buchner is a developer with heart! He currently works at Mozilla as a product manager, is married, has a pet dog, and goes mountain biking for fun.
Daniel manages his entire workflow on Producteev, which at the moment includes the supervision of three engineers....
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Food for Thought: Why You Should Question Your...
Organizational culture powerfully influences a company’s performance — or at least we say so. I often hear executives reassure me that projects will get done because “we have an execution culture,” or that customers will be well taken care of because “we have a culture where the customer comes first.” At the same time, culture is also one of the great...
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Student/User Profile: @MattMurphyMSWym:...
Matt Murphy was always one of our strong advocates, so we decided to interview him, to learn more of how he used and continues to use our services. Matt is an inspirational youth worker by day, and a super blogger/jokester by night! But ah- that didn’t stop him from obtaining his MSW from Adelphi University and a M.Div. from Denver Seminary.
How did Matt do all this?!? Haha, of course with...
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Productivity Blocker: Family Obligations
You can’t choose your family, but you can choose how you manage their needs when they interfere with your other tasks.
Whether you’re a student, freelancer, or even a homemaker- there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to satisfy the needs of your family, in addition to your professional needs and goals.
The demands of family have a way of robbing you from time,...
Procrastination: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly....
The Twitter #TaskChat on procrastination this past Tuesday, Sept 27th was a raging success! The party was jamming well past the 1-hour mark! Everyone’s still talking about what a blast they had while exchanging humorous tid-bits on instances they procrastinated, and why they did so.
Here are all the questions that were asked, followed by entertaining collections of groupings of...
Geek Rendezvous Game Night # 2
Attention old school gamers & geeks! We’re co-hosting our second Geek Rendezvous NYC meetup with Loosecubes next week. That’s Monday, October 10, 2011 7-9pm.
Come hang & win! Geeks who attended the last rendezvous and played charades had an absolute blast. Twelve of them actually *won* something, and the next winner could be YOU!
In it to win it
Strategizing is...
