Tag Archives: leadership

CEO of You

By TechKnow | May 31, 2011

I’ve worked for large companies and I’ve worked with small companies. There is a big difference in your day to day responsibilities when working in either of these environments. In a large company, you know your rank, your salary pay, and your place in the org chart. In a large company, you can predict product [...]

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Manage Your Manager, Organize Your Organization

By TechKnow | May 24, 2011

No matter what your position in an organization, no matter your title, or pay grade you often need to manage those you work with. Sometimes you need to manage your own manager, co-workers, and other resources. You might work with the boss that travels often and consistently sends you notes on features and requirements right [...]

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More Hats, More Problems

By TechKnow | April 17, 2010

Software users didn’t take Knuth in college and you should not expect them to have a Computer Science degree to understand how to use your application. There is no worse assumption that a software programmer can make than to assume that end users know what you are talking about, especially when there is so much [...]

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