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10x Productivity Difference in Software Development

Posted on April 2, 2008 by John Hunter

10x Software Development The original study that found huge variations in individual programming productivity was conducted in the late 1960s by Sackman, Erikson, and Grant (1968). They studied professional programmers with an average of 7 years’ experience and found that … Continue reading →

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Employees That Telecommute are the Most Loyal

Posted on September 18, 2007 by John Hunter

In Loyal Employees Stay Home, quotes from the Wall Street Journal (behind a iron curtain still in this day and age – oh well): “When companies allow employees to work remotely or from home, they are explicitly communicating to them … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #19

Posted on September 14, 2007 by John Hunter

Please submit your favorite management posts to the carnival. Read the previous management carnivals. Why Does Bad Management Thrive So Much? by David Maister – “My question is: why hasn’t this egregiously bad management been driven out competitively? How do … Continue reading →

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2007 Posts

Posted on August 25, 2007 by John Hunter

curiouscat.com > Curious Cat Management Improvement > Management Blog > Archive Most popular posts – 2004 posts – 2005 – 2006 – 2008 December 2007 Detailed Monthly Archive 29: Communicating Change 26: Carnival of Human Resources #23 24: Bigger Impact: 15 to 18 … Continue reading →

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Multi-Tasking: Why Projects Take so Long

Posted on July 30, 2007 by John Hunter

From a new, interesting, Theory of Constraint blog by Kevin Fox – Multi-Tasking: Why projects take so long and still go late In many companies the impact of multi-tasking is obscured by the fact that in spite of its prevalence … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #8

Posted on April 3, 2007 by John Hunter

Good is not almost as good as great by Seth Godin – “They understand what a customer wants. They’re not just better than good. They’re playing a totally different game.” Great point (says John Hunter) “Fire half your salesforce. Then, … Continue reading →

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Five Pragmatic Practices

Posted on November 8, 2006 by John Hunter

Becoming a Great Manager: Five Pragmatic Practices by Esther Derby [the broken link was removed] 1) Decide What To Do and What Not To Do Deciding what to do and what not to do helps focus efforts on the important … Continue reading →

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