communication
So I’ve been critical of other people’s presentations. Which naturally leads to a few questions: * What makes a presentation good? * Why don’t you try giving a presentation? I realize that giving presentations isn’t easy. But I still feel that some speakers haven’t done the basic
blogging
Jakob Neilsen may not be today’s hip and trendy Web 2.0 fixture, but he’s still dispensing solid advice. Check out his Top Ten Blog Design Mistakes: 1. No Author Biographies 2. No Author Photo 3. Nondescript Posting Titles 4. Links Don’t Say Where They Go 5.
It’s easy to fire off an email with barely any effort at all. And that’s exactly how much effort goes into most emails: none. Ole Eichhorn’s Tyranny of Email offers a succinct set of guidelines to avoid thoughtless email abuse: 1. Never criticize anyone in email. Avoid
communication
If you asked each member of your team why they were working on what they are currently working on, what would they say? Could they even give you a coherent answer? If they did, would their answers all agree? All too often, I see developers working without a clearly defined