January 2009
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Healthy Metrics & Tools
“You can’t manage what you don’t measure” is a management adage typically attributed to W. Edwards Deming. Well it’s as true for business as it is for our health.
Elevation Graph from Trailguru
In my role as a senior manager in a large corporation, I use metrics all the time in my work*. I’ve now undertaken the challenge of applying this same approach to my...
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“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant....”
– Albert Einstein
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iPhone Touchscreen Dead Spot; What to do?
So I stood in line for the first iPhone back in June 2007. In fact, my girlfriend did as well (me at the Apple Store and her at the AT&T store to ensure I got one; we reached the front of each line simultaneously). I didn’t camp out. In fact, I wanted to wait a couple weeks, but alas, we were leaving on a long trip the next day. As it turns out, I was delighted to have the device...
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“Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more...”
– Paul Valéry
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