Funky Game Book

Saturday, June 17, 2006

High-Minded Debbie

I feel so grown up when I take the high road and do something for a scorecard that deep inside I would like to see trashed.

      -- Debbie, 6/13/06

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Garrison Keillor: Republicans

http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/dailystar/132613.php

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Welsh on budgets

[Contributed by Debbie]

Jack Welsh CEO of General Electric decried the budget as

“... the bane of corporate America. It never should have existed. A budget is this: if you make it, you generally get a pat on the back and a few bucks. If you miss it, you get a stick in the eye or worse.. Making a budget is an exercise in minimisation. You’re always getting the lowest out of people, because everyone is negotiating to get the lowest number”.

Maugham on originality

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality;  it is
startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction
is one of anger.

    - W. Somerset Maugham, writer (1874-1965)

Friday, May 19, 2006

Recommended: Negotiating Like a Child

[Contributed by Debbie:
"Look into the eyes of a child and you will find yourself face-to-face with one of the world’s greatest negotiators. Tongue in cheek yet eminently practical, this book explains how to implement child negotiation techniques to get what you want." Some sample chapters: " Pretend You Don’t Understand to Get the Other Side to Offer Something They Didn’t Plan on Conceding," "Give Yourself a Time-Out," "Solicit a Bribe," ...]

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Interactions with Upper Management



(Courtesy of Kurrus Net Animations, contributed by Intransigent Debbie)


Administrating instead of managing is like baby sitting instead of parenting.

Monday, May 15, 2006

Tool: LinkedIn

LinkIn Networking
LinkedIn

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Recommended: 100 Bullshit Jobs ... and How to Get Them.

From the Publisher's Summary:

The scholarly discipline of Bullshit Studies has blossomed in the last several years, fertilized by a number of critical works on the subject and the growing importance of the issue across a wide range of professions. Now, best-selling author and lifelong practitioner Stanley Bing enters the field with a comprehensive look at the many attractive jobs now available to those who are serious about their bullshit and prepared to dedicate their working life to it. ...