Better Insights, Better Results
“Anger always comes from frustrated expectations.” — Elliott Larson Isn’t just doing a good job, good enough? The reality is that a good job is often subjective and doing a good job is in the eye of the beholder. One way to improve your effectiveness and deliver on expectations is to proactively manage expectations more …
“The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do.” – Dennis Waitley Do you practice the habits of highly successful software architects? Can you deliver …
“Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.” — Clarence Darrow The fastest companies have causes they use to launch crusades. Missions and visions tend to be watered down. (instead of enough heart, they used too much head) Causes come from the heart and people are emotionally connected. The causes are inclusive and aren’t …
“The generous Critic fann’d the Poet’s fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.” — Edgar Allan Poe Criticism and critics can cut you down or build you up depending on how you react. The choice is yours. Personally, I like to use it as a feedback loop for improvement where possible. I get …
Are people giving you a bunch of great advice, but you don't like getting pushed around? You can use the disarming technique. To use the disarming technique, you take the wind out of your nagging critic’s sails by agreeing with your critic, but making it your own decision, not theirs.
