Monthly Archives: October 2006

Why Leaders Never Assign Blame

October 19, 2006 – 8:39 pm

Monday, the school nurse called about my daughter. If you’re a parent, I don’t know whether you’ve ever felt what that’s like, the thoughts that race through your mind, the tightness in your chest, the conscious effort to breathe normally.
Both of my daughters needed to come home from school. One of them had an infestation [...]

By J. Timothy King | Posted in Leadership | Comments (6)

Ten Favorite Books

October 12, 2006 – 12:44 am

These are not necessarily my all-time favorites in all categories. I don’t even know whether I could narrow the list down that far. But these are ten really good books from my library, all of which I heartily recommend.
In fact, I continue to be amazed at how many people have not read even the most [...]

By J. Timothy King | Posted in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Improvement, Software Development | Comments (0)

Quick and Dirty May Be Dirty, But Is It Quick?

October 9, 2006 – 6:18 pm

I’ve been meaning for some time to write about how slow “quick and dirty” is, how misnamed the term is, how misguided are the hoards of managers (many of them former and current software developers) who embrace “quick and dirty” as a fast solution to pressing problems, as though it could ever deliver an actual [...]

By J. Timothy King | Posted in Professionalism, Software Development | Comments (0)

Five Ways to Improve Your Focus

October 4, 2006 – 1:23 pm

Many people, especially we creative types, have trouble focusing. I myself have had trouble focusing from time to time. I’m continually learning new things, which is good. But at some point, you have to take action. If I’m always learning, I’ll never put that knowledge into practice. Instead, I’ll go from idea to idea, never [...]

By J. Timothy King | Posted in Personal Improvement | Comments (9)