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How do you find great Product Managers? Alyssa Dver looks at interviews, beyond what is normally asked that can help identify if someone has the inclination to be a great PM:
Alan Kearn's talks to the founder of a 'Slow and Green' travel agency who left his career behind in order to follow his dreams.
Do you feel that you're lucky to have your job...and the company that subsidizes it? Or are they lucky to have your talent or experience? Or is it somewhere in between?
Based on her popular Webinar, Alyssa Dver breaks down what the best Product Managers have in common.
"You also need to work hard, because I’m the best date that you’re going to find. I’m such a knockout that I don’t even shave my legs." Trevor takes a funny look at jobs descriptions from a blind date perspective.
When it comes to hiring, it’s wise to begin with the end in mind. Making an offer of employment is your first chance to motivate your soon-to-be employee.
We've all worked with someone who just blew us away at every level: driven but not manic, more charismatic than autocratic, talented to the nth degree but humble, and possessed of that subtle wash of vision, focus, organizational sense and level-headedness that inspires people to want to go to war with them.
Melanie Baker riffs on Waterloo Region's unique technology community and talks about the pros and cons of an interwoven, familial culture that blurs the lines between work and personal life.
2007 has been a great year for Red Canary. The site received a new look and vastly improved user experience in July, and over 9000 software professionals now hear from us monthly. Here are my favourite articles from the past year. Please add yours in the comments area below.
This post was borrowed from Coaching Programmers, an excellent blog by Bruce Taylor (author of Working with Programmers) that sadly hasn’t been updated recently. "Imagine Rambo in Birkenstock sandals and you’ll have a good image of the hero programmer."
What's it take to be a successful technology professional? Despite divergent careers, a young director and executive share surprisingly similar approaches.
How long, on average, should you stay in a job while keeping your career prospects rosy? Red Canary asks a pro to share her thoughts.
Exit West blends corporate team building, employee retention and corporate social responsibility by sending teams on work projects in developing countries.
Savvica founder and startup veteran John Philip Green talks about the challenges of hiring (and finding) Ruby developers, and presents his qualifiers for strong candidates.
An interview and podcast with Debbie Trenholm, a former Product Manager at Quest Software. Debbie entered an Executive MBA program and used an interning opportunity to explore a new career. Now she runs a company that hosts wine tastings and dinners for corporate clients - and loves it.
What to ask for and what to watch for. Plus an introduction to equity and profit-sharing. Plus an introduction to equity and profit-sharing.
Programmers don’t think of “career paths” in the same way managers do. If you ask a programmer about her career path she will look confused and give you a vague, ambiguous answer. This post was borrowed from Coaching Programmers, an excellent blog by Bruce Taylor (author of Working with Programmers) that sadly hasn’t been updated recently.
The smiling faces of CEOs, thought gurus du jour and accidental millionaires gorge the business section of every bookstore. Most of the volumes are self-aggrandizing tripe or neu-think, but some emerge as essential, influential reading. What business book do you most often thumb through? Which magnum opus changed your approach to career or professional conduct?