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Agile Leadership with the Leadership Agility Compass

Using Joiner and Josephs' Leadership Agility Compass to understand the many facets of leadership.

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Problem Solving at 200 Feet

As I learned how to rock climb, the way I approached problems quickly changed.

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Three Great Talks from self.conference 2014

Chris Nelson on web components, Angela Harms on people skills, and Leon Gersing on the philosophy of technology

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Doodles with Meaning – The Art of Sketchnoting

If you've ever sat down at a presentation and filled your notebook with meaningless doodles instead of presentation content, then sketchnoting is for you.

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Using New Projects to Guide Skill Development

Joining a new software project is stressful and intimidating, but it's also the best time to refine your skills and think about what you need to learn next.

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A Talk with Richard Saul Wurman

Fear having an uninteresting life. Fear not being able to answer the question. Comfort is not your friend.

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Florence Knoll: Defining Modern

I can only learn, strengthen myself, and improve my ability to solve problems by reaching across multiple disciplines.

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What Owning a Coffee Shop Taught Me about Software Development

Investing in a coffee business unexpectedly gave me skills to be a better software programmer.

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0x20 Lessons Learned as a Professional Developer

"Boring software is the best software," "what I know is way less interesting than what I don't," and a few other things development has taught me.

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Software Practitioners Shouldn’t Overlook the Design Mgmt. Institute

The Design Management Institute holds a wealth of knowledge about good design — knowledge that is directly applicable to software product development.

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Continuous Improvement: Know Yourself, and Know Your Tools!

Toolsmithing and tool sharpening will help you get on the path to continuous improvement.

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Learning & Presenting at SCaLE 12x

Last weekend, I lead a workshop on game development at the 12th installment of the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE).

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