December 2008 - Posts

Grady Booch on the Microsoft Application Architecture Guide 2.0
Grady Booch blogged about our patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide 2.0 , which is our Microsoft playbook for the application platform.  It's a thoughtful post and he obviously took the time to figure out the structure of the guide.   Read More...
Posted 31 December 08 08:10 by J.D. Meier | 4 Comments   
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Jack Canfield Speaks at Microsoft
I posed my Lessons Learned from Jack Canfield on Sources of Insight .  Jack presented to Microsoft earlier in October.  He's the author of many successful books including Chicken Soup for the Soul and The Success Principles.  He holds the Read More...
Posted 30 December 08 04:25 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Character Trumps Emotion Trumps Logic
One of the simplest ways to improve your effectiveness is to know the pecking order of persuasion.  I wrote a post on Sources of Insight about how character trumps emotion trumps logic .  This is a pretty important piece of information, considering Read More...
Posted 23 December 08 11:34 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Know Your learning Styles
This is for all you life-long learners out there.  If you know your learning styles, you can improve your results.  You can also improve your interaction with others.  This is something that shows up everyday, but you might not be aware Read More...
Posted 23 December 08 01:19 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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The Zen of Results and Evernote
I tested Evernote with my time management system, The Zen of Results .  Evernote is like ITunes for knowledge.  Check out how easily The Zen of Results fit with Evernote: It took me under 5 minutes from start to finish.  It was intuitive Read More...
Posted 22 December 08 10:18 by J.D. Meier | 4 Comments   
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Personal Development Books
I created a list of my favorite personal development books on Sources of Insight .   I'm a fan of continuous learning with an emphasis on personal excellence.  This includes working on interpersonal skills, leadership skills, thinking skills Read More...
Posted 18 December 08 03:36 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Application Architecture Guide 2.0 Final Release
We released our final release of the patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide 2.0 on Codeplex.  It's the "Microsoft playbook for application architecture."  This is our guide to help solution architects and developers Read More...
Posted 16 December 08 01:10 by J.D. Meier | 14 Comments   
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Quitting and Sticking More Effectively
Are you the best at what you do?   Could you be the best at something else?  How do you know when to hold'em?  How do you know when to fold'em? The Gambler teaches us: "You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Read More...
Posted 16 December 08 02:51 by J.D. Meier | 0 Comments   
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Jason Taylor on The Zen of Results
Jason shares how he implements the Zen of Results workflow as well as a dialogue around some sticking points with his team.  Jason's one of the most effective people I know and his insights are always crisp and actionable.  Here's my key take Read More...
Posted 13 December 08 03:24 by J.D. Meier | 0 Comments   
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Why Do You Do What You Do?
One of the keys to making impact is knowing "why" you do what you do?  Chasing the "what" can be a red herring.  It's living your"why" and "how" that helps you be your best and it's where your inner strength Read More...
Posted 12 December 08 11:04 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Personal Productivity Quotes
I shared a set of personal productivity quotes on Sources of Insight .   There's some classics from Bruce Lee, Lao Tzu, Peter Drucker, Tony Robbins, and more.  I framed the quotes for quick browsing.  There's buckets for action, focus, Read More...
Posted 12 December 08 05:03 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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The Zen of Results Free E-Book
Personal productivity is one of my passions.  As one of my little experiments while I'm out of the office, I put together The Zen of Results E-Book .  I turned a slide deck into a PDF to see if it makes it easier to share.  It's brief (17 Read More...
Posted 10 December 08 09:10 by J.D. Meier | 12 Comments   
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Lessons Learned in Product Management on Shaping Software
I have a guest post at Shaping Software by Rick Samona on Lessons Learned in Product Management .  Rick's actually one of the most effective Microsoft product managers I know.  I had the pleasure of working with Rick on several security projects, Read More...
Posted 09 December 08 09:43 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Out for December
Just a quick note -- I'm out of the office through December.  Here's what I'm up to: Improving Sources of Insight .  That's where I share my lessons learned from books, quotes and people for improving effectiveness for mind, body, career, financial, Read More...
Posted 09 December 08 01:24 by J.D. Meier | 4 Comments   
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