The company you work at and the company you keep both make a big difference. Being in the silicon valley, I get to meet and talk to entrepreneurs almost on a daily basis and get to hear about cool things that they are working on. It’s amazing to see how these folks look at the… Continue reading
Date Archives → October 2005
Web 2.1 and sneak preview of "Beyond Code"
Last friday I was at KRON 4 TV station attending Web 2.1 BrainJam event organized by Chris Heuer. I met a number of cool people and technology visionaries in the event. It was a great experience as I follow the blogs of many people that attended the event but met many of them for the… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Charles Kettering
We are smart people and we know that it is a statistical impossibility that we win on everything that we put our hands on. However, when we lose on something, we are dis-heartened and sadly, many times when we win on something, we compare ourselves to others that we have win bigger and stop celebrating… Continue reading
Dan Pink Says..
Advance Praise for Beyond Code “Beyond Code is a little powerhouse of a book – an explosive mix of inspiration and instruction, exercises and enthusiasm. Every software professional will benefit from reading it and absorbing its wisdom” – Daniel H. Pink, Author of “A Whole New Mind“ Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Slow and steady wins the race?
For years we have heard the story of “Tortoise and the Hare” For those who missed, here is one version of it: One day a tortoise and a hare had an argument. The hare was bragging about how fast he could run. The tortoise challenged the hare and long story short – they both decided… Continue reading
I started a blog; now what?
This is one of my favorite questions. A few months ago, the question used to be “How do I start a blog?” That’s no longer the popular question. Almost everyone knows how to start a blog. In fact, one of the easiest things about the blog is starting one. With so many free blogging services… Continue reading
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When to compete and when to collaborate?
My friend Ravi has an interesting post called “Compete and Collaborate” on his blog Musings on Information Security, where he explains how two competitors such as Cisco and Juniper Networks can actually partner (at appropriate times) for mutual benefit. I think in the new world everything changes. The line between competitor and partner is blurred…. Continue reading
Tim Sanders says..
Advance Praise for “Beyond Code” “Rajesh understands what makes the biggest difference in project and technology management: People. This book will give any reader a tool kit to avoid “thing thinking” and manage way beyond simple code. If you want to retain top talent and bring out their best, this book is for you. If… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #39 Make it easy for people to help you
During one of my talks in the recent past, one young software professional came up to me and asked whether I would be willing to introduce a well-known author to him. After speaking with him for a few minutes I told him that unfortunately I could not make that introduction as I don’t know what… Continue reading