What’s a Critic’s Opinion Worth?
There's an easy test for whether your critic is actually someone you can depend on for good feedback.
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Whistleblowing
Some comments on Wikileaks, resistance and tips for whistleblowing.
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Too Personal Projects
What do you do when projects are just too personal to share?
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Giving Feedback: The Golden Rule
There is a golden rule for feedback -- only that many people ignore it. With devastating effects.
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Effective and Ineffective Workgroup Meetings
A comparison of meetings that work well and those that do not -- on multiple criteria.
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Wanting to appear competent vs. being competent
When feedback about a presentation was ... completely misunderstood and turned into a real fuck-up, I began to think about competence and how some people seem to chose appearance over performance.
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Self-proclaimed artists at the office
Let's admit it, we all know these people. And a Dilbert comic just shows how ridiculous they are.
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Mendeley Research Networks
Some information about Mendeley -- esp. the social aspects seem very interesting.
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What to do when good Ideas are regarded as threat?
An stimulating video and an interesting question -- what do you do if good ideas are not accepted?
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I do not like to imagine disasters, but I like (those I like) to survive them
Reflection on whether giving honest feedback about a bad situation and planning for the worst case isn't better than die-hard positive feedback and encouragement.
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