Entries from August 2008

August 18, 2008

Mutual Fund Myth

You have some savings built up and want to invest it in something with better returns than the .009% you get with checking accounts.  What do you do?  If you are like me, then a safe mutal fund would sound wise.  However, the Heath brothers (authors of Made to Stick) point out some illuminating facts [...]

August 7, 2008

Strategy for Dealing with the CC’ed War

Have you ever received an email from a coworker who is criticizing your work and who also happened to copy a manager or executive?  It becomes a really interesting internal political battle, rarely accomplishing anything productive, and usually results in someone (or everyone) walking away frustrated.
Here is my ridiculous idea for today: create a new [...]