Artigos

14 de fevereiro, 2011

It's all about the people

I just read a very good article entitled Our Priorities Reveal our Values from Simon Sinek. I already mentioned Simon in my article Purpose beyond profit. […]
7 de fevereiro, 2011

Under pressure

Jason Yip just reminded me about the “under pressure” situation: When people are pressured to meet targets they have three ways to respond: Improve the system […]
31 de janeiro, 2011

Netflix Business Opportunity

I’ve already mentioned here about Netflix Culture. Today I came across another very interesting Netflix presentation where they explain their business opportunity for potential employee candidates. […]
25 de janeiro, 2011

Hector's list of happiness

Jason Yip just brought to my attention Hetcor’s list of happiness, from the book Hector and the Search for Happiness. Just bought it and will start […]
18 de janeiro, 2011

Software development, craftsmanship and how to choose a professional

Last week I read two very interesting posts in Dan North’s blog: Programming is not a craft On craftsmanship The first one explains why software development […]
3 de janeiro, 2011

The good is the enemy of the good enough

Everybody knows the phrase “the perfect is the enemy of the good” attributed to Voltaire. But sometimes even “good” is way too much for what is […]
7 de novembro, 2010

How can we improve?

Today I just read two posts about how to improve from blogs of very diverse topics such as swimming and leadership. The blog post about swimming […]
2 de novembro, 2010

Let's use the "reduce, reuse, recycle" motto when writing software

When my 4 years old daughter likes a song, she asks me to repeat the song over and over. I believe this is no news for […]
13 de outubro, 2010

Purpose beyond profit

If you have a small kid who goes to kindergarten you most certainly have used the word purpose during your conversation about her day at school. […]