Company Culture

Key Insights from "The Year Without Pants" Leadership Lessons from WordPress.com and the Future of Work In "The Year Without Pants," Scott Berkun shares his experience working as a team leader at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. The book offers a fascinating glimpse into the culture and practices of one of the world's most successful fully remote companies. I've collected some of the most impactful passages that resonated with me about company culture, leadership, and...

2015 Resolutions

"Everyone has a plan – until they get punched in the face." — Mike Tyson 2014 in Review Mike Tyson once said, "everyone has a plan — until they get punched in the face." I spent a considerable amount of time in 2014 dusting myself off from the barrage of punches life threw at me in 2013. What I learned in 2014 is a big reason I haven't been able to accomplish a majority of...

2014 Resolutions

2014 Resolutions

"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times." — Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Looking Back, Moving Forward My 2013 Year in Review & 2014 Resolutions Something I haven't done in past resolutions is reflect on the past year. 2013 was one of my more difficult years, I have to admit. I even checked with Christina tonight to verify I wasn't missing anything. In 2014, I'm ready to...

Playing Doctor: From Google Searches to Vitamin D

Someone will tell me their symptoms and I will come back after 2 minutes and tell them what my diagnosis is for them. I went to a doctor here in the Bay Area a few years ago at a local clinic, but before I did, I made sure to Google and Yelp for reviews. He then sat down and asked if he minded if he drank a 5-Hour Energy and then pounded it right in...

Donny Deutsch: Often Wrong, Never in Doubt

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt Unleash the Business Rebel Within by Donny Deutsch Source: Amazon.com I'm trying to burn through my stack of library books and wanted to recommend one of my latest reads called Often Wrong, Never in Doubt: Unleash the Business Rebel Within by Donny Deutsch. Every time I go to the library I always bee-line to the Computer Science section first, quickly followed by Business (just like my pursuit of education, both...

For Those Following Along #1

Life Update: New Baby and Everything In Between A collection of life moments and favorite things from the past month Photo by Terri Hawkins Phelan We had a new baby girl who has been fun to watch get bigger every day. So far, she is averaging a little over an ounce a day, if you can believe that. She is 89 percentile for height, so I already have big basketball plans for her, I can't...

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