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Entries from May 2008

This might help you … unless it doesn’t

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I watched a TV commercial this morning that stated that 1 in 3 men will have prostate problems. What a way to start the day! Fortunately, the commercial promised that their multivitamin can help. The small print stated … and I’m not making this up:
“A Harvard study suggests that vitamins may protect against prostate cancer.”
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Tags: Project Management

Pardon the Interruption

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

I read the book 175 Ways to Get More Done in Less Time! by David Cottrell and Mark Layton this weekend and found it chock full of useful tips. Here’s just a sampling of tips that relate to how you maintain your desk. Look around. Be honest. How organized and efficient is your workspace?

When you […]

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Tags: Project Management · Tips

Blogging etiquette

May 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Please do not write me an email or call me by phone to chat about a blog post unless you are my Mom. She can do anything she wants.
All others, are encouraged to press the Comments link at the bottom of each post and tell me [us] what you think. Don’t be afraid to […]

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Tags: General

Hit the Bull. Win a Steak.

May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I met my nephews, Owen and Cole (10 and 12 years old respectively) at the Durham Bulls ballpark on Friday night to watch “the greatest show on dirt.” Here’s the some of the insightful conversations I recorded during the game.
John: Owen, you get in any trouble this week?
Owen: What’d you think?
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Cole: After the […]

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Tags: General · Personal

The best advice I ever got

May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Fortune asked 25 accomplished people to relate the best and worst advice they ever got. They didn’t ask me, but if they had … here’s what I would have shared.
The best advice I ever got came in the 70’s when hair was long, shirts were silk, and Pablo Cruise ruled the airwaves. That’s my brother […]

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Tags: General · Personal · Tips