July 15th, 2010
I just finished reading “Rework” by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. It was a very quick read (about an hour) with a series of short guidelines for running a business, with 1-2 page descriptions of why they use that guideline in their company. Some sample guidelines are “Learning from mistakes is overrated”,”Planning is Guessing”, ”Enough with ‘Entrepreneurs’”, ”No time is no excuse” and ”Outside Money is Plan Z” . It’s worth a quick read – ever if you don’t agree with their recommendations, you’ll have to think about why, or why not.
My favorite piece of advice? ”Hire Great Writers. If you are trying to decide among a few people to fill a position, hire the best writer.”
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July 8th, 2010
The highly-respected Pew Foundation recently published a report on How the Great Recession has Changed Life in America.
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July 2nd, 2010
I’ve been hearing more and more lately about how the future of medicine is not just biology, but engineering. Today I found an article entitled Medical engineering – be excited…, that talks about some of the advances in this field, and includes video vignettes of work being done. If you haven’t heard of this field, if you have an want to know more about what it is, check it out.
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July 1st, 2010
In GSK’s Biotechy World , Derek Lowe comments on a recent article describing how some of the huge pharmaceutical companies are trying to infuse their research organizations with the nimble, entrepreneurial spirit found in start-up companies. Will it work? Time will tell…..
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June 28th, 2010
A friend pointed me to a great article entitled The Real Science Gap , which explores the history of how the current educational system came into being, and how the various pressures have caused the current glut of scientists. The law of supply and demand is working exactly as expected, and potential scientists are reacting to the employment prospects by choosing other lines of work.
Makes a lot of sense to me! What do you think? Put your opinions in the comments below.
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June 15th, 2010
Another of my articles was posted on the ACS Careers blog. Check it out!
Change Your Career in Six Easy Steps
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June 14th, 2010
Very interesting job opening……Duck Master at the Peabody Hotel. The article also talks about some other unusual jobs in the hospitality industry. I bet you never knew these were jobs!
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June 1st, 2010
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May 24th, 2010
Amazing, and sad, article recently posted on how some Parents go overboard to help college kid get job. If you can’t find the job on your own, how are you going to do the job on your own?
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