Archive for October, 2009
Making Way For New Talent
This summer at a rugby match I was watching an formerly good player play a position at which he once excelled, but was now half a step too slow to be consistently effective. His play calling was perfect and he found the defensive holes to exploit, but now instead of getting his passes off cleanly, he was getting tackled and losing [...]
The Importance of Labeling
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Technology on 2009/10/26
Recently I was labeling some bulk spices in the kitchen larder using a P-Touch Labeler – can you tell the difference between fennel seed and caraway seed, well neither can I without a label - And I thought about the times, places, whys and whens I’ve used a P-Touch Labeler and what I put on those labels. Of course [...]
Your First Hire as a Manager
Posted by Thom in Business, Work Experiences on 2009/10/19
You always remember your first hire, especially when ultimately it’s your decision to make, and not one made by a hiring committee. Being promoted into a managerial role is a big step in every career – in addition to more responsibility, the work is usually more interesting and sometimes the pay and benefits are better. It may happen [...]
Pickling Picked Peppers Promptly
Posted by Thom in Technology on 2009/10/16
Fall is well underway in New England which means it time to pick and use or preserve the last of the warm weather crops before the first frosts get to them. Preserving food for most people in the U.S. means canning food although some people use the traditional salting, curing, drying and fermenting methods that have been [...]
Promise and Pitfall of Resume Pruning
Posted by Thom in Technology, Work Experiences on 2009/10/14
There comes a time in every professional career when you must prune your resume to tell a more coherent story to potential employers, but that could cause a potential employer to miss the fact that you have certain skills and experiences which they are seeking. One of my strengths professionally is I have a variety of professional experiences [...]
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