scottberkun.com » The book: Making things happenManagement and creative thinking41 - Why I left Microsoft- March 12, 2007 41 - Why I left Microsoft By Scott Berkun, May 2005 My reasons for leaving Microsoft were the opposite of why I went to work there. I arrived at Microsoft a scared kid just out of college. I was desperate to start my life, and get out of debt. During my senior year I ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/41-why-i-left-microsoft/ 42 - Why you must lead or follow- March 12, 2007 42 - Why you must lead or follow By Scott Berkun, May 18 2005 Something curious happens when we confront things we don&8217;t like. Instead of the useful choices of taking action to improve things or accepting things as they are, we often just sit on our asses, point fingers and complain. We&8217;ve developed ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/42-why-you-must-lead-or-follow/ 43 - How to survive a bad manager- March 12, 2007 43 - How to survive a bad manager By Scott Berkun, June 2 2005 The best advice for having a bad manager is to seek other employment. Don&8217;t undervalue your happiness: it&8217;s impossible to be happy if you work directly for someone you can&8217;t stand. It may be difficult to find another job, but ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/43-how-to-survive-a-bad-manager/ 44 - How to learn from your mistakes- March 12, 2007 44 - How to learn from your mistakes By Scott Berkun, July 17 2005 You can only learn from a mistake after you admit you&8217;ve made it. As soon as you start blaming other people (or the universe itself) you distance yourself from any possible lesson. But if you courageously stand up and honestly ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/44-how-to-learn-from-your-mistakes/ 45 - Work vs. Progress- March 12, 2007 45 - Work vs. Progress By Scott Berkun, August 15 2005 It&8217;s easy to tell when someone is working, but how can you tell when they&8217;re making progress Simple work, like mowing a lawn or washing a car has transparent progress: as each small unit of work is completed it&8217;s visible to everyone. But with ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/45-work-vs-progress/ Photos from why software sucks- March 12, 2007 Photos of good things from essay 46: Why software sucks and what to do about it back to essay 46 These photos sources are noted when known. None of these photos were taken by the author. Questions from the essay: How did they do this How much time did it take them What techniques did they use ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/photos-from-why-software-sucks/ 46 - Why software sucks- March 12, 2007 46 - Why software sucks (And what to do about it) By Scott Berkun, September 19 2005 No one makes bad software on purpose. No benevolent programmer has ever sat down, planning out weeks of work, with the intention of frustrating people and making them cry. Bad software, or bad anything, happens because making ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/46-why-software-sucks/ 47 - Teams and stars- March 12, 2007 47 - Teams and stars By Scott Berkun, October 24, 2005 It&8217;s hard to understand good teams until you&8217;ve been on both good and bad ones. You can often find frustrated people on good teams and happy people on bad teams: they don&8217;t have enough perspective to see where they are for what it ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/47-teams-and-stars/ 48 - Good, evil and technology- March 12, 2007 48 - Good, evil and technology: a fun philosophical inquiry By Scott Berkun, November 15, 2005 Are you a good person How do you know Most of us set a low bar. Unless we&8217;re kicking puppies and stealing lunches from homeless children, we think we&8217;re doing all right. But not being bad is not ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/48-good-evil-and-technology/ 49 - How to make a difference- March 12, 2007 49 - How to make a difference By Scott Berkun, December 13, 2005 I know you care about something: a person, a place or an idea. I also know that, whatever it is you care about, you want to help that thing. You prefer to be of use and to act in service of ...http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/49-how-to-make-a-difference/ |