Five Blogs – 31 July 2013

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

Three Qualities Every Leader Needs to Succeed on a Team
Written by: Peter Bregman

Talk Context to Me
Written by: Matthew Heusser

Minimum Viable Brand for Testers
Written by: Brindusa Axon

How to Find (and Choose) a Coach
Written by: Ed Batista

Three steps to engaging employees in what matters to them
Written by: Mary Jo Asmus

Quote of the day:
“There’s no sense in being precise when you don’t even know what you’re talking about.” -John von Neumann

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Five Blogs – 30 July 2013

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

How Daydreaming Can Help You Pay Attention
Written by: Annie Murphy Paul

4 Barriers to Effective Communication & What to Do About Them
Written by: Gwyn Teatro

Taking small steps in a big organization
Written by: John Stevenson

9 Extreme Creativity Questions from Peter’s Laws
Written by: Mike Brown

Choosing to be a Tester
Written by: Amy Phillips

EXTRA:

How to Get What You Want
Written by: Dan Rockwell

The 12 Skills of Brilliant Team Members
Written by: Jesse Lyn Stoner

Quote of the day:
“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.” -Carl Rogers

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Five Blogs – 29 July 2013

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Why Testers Need to Tune Out the Noise and Focus on Value
Written by: Bonnie Bailey

Today’s Challenge : Letting Go
Written by: Mark Miller

How a Leader’s Behavior Affects Team Members
Written by: Marla Gottschalk

The impact of a compliment
Written by: Scott Hanselman

Process in Kanban
Written by: Markus Gärtner

Quote of the day:
” There are two types of Pain in this world: Pain that hurts you & Pain that changes you” -Unknown

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Five Blogs – 26 July 2013

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How to Build Trust and Credibility
Written by: Frank Sonnenberg

Not Your User’s Problem
Written by: Laura Klein

How to Start a Side Project Without Quitting Your Day Job
Written by: Pam Slim

How Criticism Creates Innovative Teams
Written by: David Burkus

Achieving Cognitive Balance
Written by: Annie Murphy Paul

Quote of the day:
“All great achievements have one thing in common – people with a passion to succeed.” -Pat Cash

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Five Blogs – 25 July 2013

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Elevator etiquette and self-organization
Written by: Dave Nicolette

Why I Practice TDD
Written by: George Dinwiddie

Three stories of getting customers – an experience report
Written by: Pradeep Soundararajan

Six Sigma Is Draining Employees’ Creativity
Written by: Andrew Smart

5 Weird (But Effective) Ways You Can Conquer Chronic Procrastination
Written by: Erik Barker

Quote of the day:
“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.” -F. Scott

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Five Blogs – 24 July 2013

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99 Ways Workshop #3: Never Stop Learning
Written by: Michael Larsen

What Makes a Great Teacher?
Written by: Eric Barker

Six Ways Introverts Can Be More Powerful
Written by: Susan Adams

3 Signs You’re Ready to Step Up and Lead
Written by: Jennifer Miller

The Many Faces of Mentorship
Written by: LaRae Quy

Quote of the day:
“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” -E. Joseph Cossman

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Five Blogs – 23 July 2013

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Challenges of a Sapient Tester in a Factory Environment
Written by: Alessandra Moreira

Estimating Complexity
Written by: Liz Keogh

Expertise, Skills and the Whole Team
Written by: Pete Walen

Benjamin Mitchell and the Trap of False Hypocrisy
Written by: James Bach

Leadership In the Online Age: A Reflection On Team-Building
Written by: Daniel Ackerson

EXTRA:

Giving the gift of support
Written by: Mary Jo Asmus

Quote of the day:
“They most assume, who know the least.” -John Gay

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Five Blogs – 22 July 2013

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The Promising World of CDT & Testing Education
Written by: Rajesh Mathur

Knowing the unknown
Written by: Anne-Marie Charrett

Creativity
Written by: Dmitry Fadeyev

How to Stop Procrastinating on Your Goals by Using the ‘Seinfeld Strategy’
Written by: James Clear

Bias and the Human Side of Software Testing
Written by: Gregory Mooney

Quote of the day:
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” -Willie Nelson

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Five Blogs – 19 July 2013

NOTE: I will be away next week, but I’ll try to post my five blogs per day. It can be delayed.

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Enriching Your Brain Bank
Written by: Annie Murphy Paul

Surprises Are the New Normal; Resilience Is the New Skill
Written by: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

“Adding Manpower to a Late Project Makes It Later” and Other Wisdom
Written by: Naomi Karten

Best Practices are Subjective and Fleeting
Written by: Michael Norton

Work Smart : How To Make Procrastination Productive
Written by: Gina Trapani

Quote of the day:
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they are supposed to help you discover who you are.” -Bernice Johnson Reagon

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Five Blogs – 18 July 2013

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

Disengaged Employees? Do Something About It
Written by: Susan David

Four Ways to Find Writing Time
Written by: Katie Axelson

3 Ways to Start Every Day Better
Written by: Tom Searcy

Creating An Intergenerational Mindset
Written by: Dan Oestreich

Not Busy, Focused
Written by: Joshua Fields Millburn

Quote of the day:
“It is not what the vision is, it’s what the vision does.” -Peter Senge

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