Five Blogs – 31 May 2013

The (best) five blogs I read today. Check them out.

Survivorship, Best Practices and The Power of Wish Thinking
Written by: Keith Klain

Testing Leadership Down Under
Written by: David Greenlees and Brian Osman

5 Reasons It’s Important to Fail
Written by: LaRae Quy

Coaching testers on Bug Reports, Advocacy & Credibility
Written by: Pradeep Soundararajan

The Same Old Way
Written by: Bob Marshall

EXTRA:

Test management for Lean extremists
Written by: Sami Söderblom

Quote of the day:
“Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” -Henry Longfellow

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Five Blogs – 30 May 2013

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9 Ways The Mind Resists Persuasion and How To Sustain or Overcome Them
Written by: Jeremy Dean

Examining the Context-Driven Principles
Written by: Simon Morley

The Simple Things I Do To Promote Brain-Based Learning In My Classroom
Written by: Judy Willis

Finding the Next Generation of Testers
Written by: Erik Davis

Visionary Leadership Belongs to Everyone
Written by: Susan Silver

EXTRA:

Illusion of Transparency: Why No One Understands You
Written by: Eliezer Yudkowsky

Quote of the day:
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” -William Butler Yeats

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Five Blogs – 29 May 2013

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How to Create a Fearless Future
Written by: Tess Marshall

The 4 Key Elements of Effective Intentional Leadership
Written by: John Bossong

Dysfunctional Commitment
Written by: George Dinwiddie

Is Background Music a Boost or a Bummer?
Written by: Joanne Cantor

How To Develop The Brain Of A Leader
Written by: LaRae Quy

Quote of the day:
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” -Charles R. Swindoll

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Five Blogs – 28 May 2013

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Take Back Your Life
Written by: Mark Miller

Blogs for the community
Written by: Meike Mertsch

Mind the Gap
Written by: Lucas Rocha

Precisely!
Written by: James Thomas

Expert in 10,000 Hours? Maybe Not
Written by: Annie Murphy Paul

Quote of the day:
“When you do more than what you are paid for, you will soon be paid more for what you do.” -Zig Ziglar

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Five Blogs – 27 May 2013

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How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge
Written by: Gary Hamel and Polly LaBarre

7 Deadly Sins of Technology
Written by: Trevor Wolter

Help New Employees Get Off to a Good Start
Written by: Naomi Karten

Structured v Unstructured
Written by: Brian Osman, David Greenlees, Oliver Erlewein

College & Critical Thinking
Written by: Mike LaBossiere

Quote of the day:
“A wise person is full of questions. A dull person is full of answers.” -Paul Coelho

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Five Blogs – 24 May 2013

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To Estimate or Not to Estimate—That Is the Question
Written by: Scott Sehlhorst

I’m done with scrum
Written by: Klaas Ardinois

Testers & Developers: Worlds Apart or Kindred Spirits?
Written by: iTesting

Is it Possible to Manage Change?
Written by: Jason Little

How To Get Better at Spotting Opportunities
Written by: Heidi Grant Halvorson

EXTRA:

Take A Deep Breath As You Read This
Written by: Annie Murphy Paul

Quote of the day:
“If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.” -Maxwell Maltz

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Five Blogs – 23 May 2013

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The Fragility of Intelligence
Written by: Annie Murphy Paul

Information Overload and Bad Decisions
Written by: John Stevenson

What’s Your Stance?
Written by: Jason Little

Finding your motivation
Written by: Amy

10 Ways to Stand Up for Your Great Idea
Written by: Dan Rockwell

Quote of the day:
“Learn from others, as you would learn from your own mistakes.” -Kazi Shams

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Five Blogs – 22 May 2013

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Daily Process Thoughts: Coach or Manager? May 20, 2013
Written by: Thomas Cagley

What Value Creation Will Look Like in the Future
Written by: Jack Hughes

The Philosophy of The Unknown: Nassim Taleb
Written by: Benighted Mind

Leadership: What We Don’t Know We Don’t Know
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Five Effective Steps to Overcoming Fears
Written by: Martina McGowan

Quote of the day:
“It is much easier to be critical that to be correct.” -Benjamin Disraeli

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Five Blogs – 21 May 2013

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How to disagree elegantly and learn something in the process …
Written by: Shrini Kulkarni

Ignoring the complexity and humanity of organizational life
Written by: Chris Rodgers

Taking the Risk: Exploration over Documentation
Written by: Matthew Heusser

Stop Trying to Be Perfect! How to Live Life Dangerously
Written by: Dan Erickson

Pricing, And A Little Bit About Estimation.
Written by: Kurt Häusler

Quote of the day:
“Numbers don’t tell stories, people do. Often about numbers.” -Iain McCowatt

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Five Blogs – 20 May 2013

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No One Likes to Be Changed
Written by: Daniel Markovitz

The Best Talent Is Bringing Out Talent in Others
Written by: Bruce Kasanoff

How Can Conflict Become An Opportunity
Written by: Terri Klass

Don’t Find Bugs, Prevent Bugs
Written by: Eric Jacobson

Daniel Dennett’s seven tools for thinking
Written by: Daniel Dennett

EXTRA:

Leading Across Generations
Written by: Mark Miller

Quote of the day:
“If you want people to learn, give them the freedom to play.” -Ben Simo

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