Five Blogs – 17 December 2012

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From test cases to mind maps: a personal experience
Written by: Mauri Edo

Antifragility: How disorder makes us stronger
Written by: Scott Cendrowski

Understanding How Children Develop Empathy
Written by: Perri Klass

Addressing the risks of Exploratory Testing (Part 1)
Written by: Leah Stockley

Testers as Experts in Failure
Written by: Mark Tomlinson

Quote of the day:
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.” -Carl Sagan

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Five Blogs – 14 December 2012

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Breaking Down User Stories
Written by: Karen & Sam

Stop Waiting
Written by: Michael Schechter

Monitoring With NewRelic
Written by: Rob Lambert

Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress
Written by: Heidi Grant Halvorson

You’re Doing Better Than You Think
Written by: Jason Little

EXTRA:

When you stop dreaming
Written by: Seth Barnes

Quote of the day:
“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.” -Zig Ziglar

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Five Blogs – 13 December 2012

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In a Change Effort, Start with the Last Mile
Written by: Ron Ashkenas

How to Stay Relevant in Business and Life
Written by: Steve Kayser

Your Team Is New To Scrum
Written by: Derek Huether

Problems and Creativity
Written by: John Stevenson

The Inconvenient Truth About SEO
Written by: Paul Boag

EXTRA:

Visual book notes: Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 ways to Out-Innovate the Competition–Stephen M. Shapiro
Written by: Sacha Chua

Quote of the day:
“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” -Vince Lombardi

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Five Blogs – 12 December 2012

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The Power of Negative Thinking
Written by: Oliver Burkeman

Leadership: Be Approachable
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Questions to Ask During a Job Interview
Written by: Naomi Karten

Employee Engagement –It’s Not About Them, It’s About You
Written by: David O’Brien

Five Steps for Finding an Ideal Mentor
Written by: Jennifer Wang

Quote of the day:
“Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.” -Viktor Frankl

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Five Blogs – 11 December 2012

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Lead So Others Will Follow: 6 Tips
Written by: Erika Andersen

We Goals Are Better Than Me Goals
Written by: Mark Miller

Trust – Get It Right On The Inside First!
Written by: Randy Conley

The New, New Economy of Accelerating Returns
Written by: Greg Satell

How to Focus On One Thing and One Thing Only
Written by: Slavko Desik

Quote of the day:
“The miracle is this – the more we share, the more we have.” -Leonard Nimoy

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Five Blogs – 10 December 2012

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Seven Productivity Myths, Debunked by Science (and Common Sense)
Written by: Alan Henry

How to become IT Talent
Written by: Matt Heusser

Simply Writing Tests Is Not Test Driven Development
Written by: Tony Baker

Warning: Self-Regulation Kills Creativity
Written by: Craig McBreen

The Importance of Being Early
Written by: Andy Trainer

EXTRA:

We Have Created Our Own Shortage Of People
Written by: Johanna Rothman

Quote of the day:
“The man who follows a crowd will never be followed by a crowd.” -R. S. Donnell

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Five Blogs – 7 December 2012

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7 Signs of a Great Boss
Written by: Renee Gaylor

The Unteaming of Teams
Written by: Martin Nilsson

1 Year to Debt-Free!
Written by: Cordelia

Be Yourself!
Written by: Adam Goucher

10 Reasons to Avoid Test Driven Development
Written by: Assaf Stone

Quote of the day:
“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.” -Wayne Gretzky

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Five Blogs – 6 December 2012

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5 Ways to Get Nothing Done
Written by: Brett Terpstra

Learn From Others
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Stop the Life Cycle, I want to get off
Written by: Matt Heusser

What Does Done Mean For Your Team?
Written by: Johanna Rothman

5 Ways to Communicate More Clearly
Written by: Peter Cohan

Quote of the day:
“Impossible is not a fact. Its an opinion.” -Muhammad Ali

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Five Blogs – 5 December 2012

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Ethnographic research feedback
Written by: John Stevenson

How to Master a New Skill
Written by: Amy Gallo

What does it take to become a better software tester?
Written by: Samuli Elomaa

Deadlines Kill
Written by: Tobias Mayer

Setting the Quality
Written by: James Thomas

Quote of the day:
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” -Benjamin McLane Spock

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Five Blogs – 4 December 2012

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Agile is Not for Everyone
Written by: Johanna Rothman

4 P’s to Building Your Personal Brand
Written by: Holly Hall

Tipping Point: Get Agile or Get Outsourced
Written by: Jeff Sutherland

Imagine This…When Trust Is Is Misplaced
Written by: Sheri Mackey

Have You Tested Your Tests?
Written by: Thomas Bradford

Quote of the day:
“Coaching isn’t an addition to a leader’s job, it’s an integral part of it.” -George Odiorne

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