| My friends and colleagues often ask me how
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| | concept of multitasking; not just what I
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| I am able to produce so much in so little
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| | do on the computer, but also how I work in
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| time. Although I am flattered by such
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| | general. More importantly, I do not fear
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| compliments, it's really not much of a
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| | technology and am always looking for new
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| secret which I attribute to the following
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| | ways for it to assist me. Make no mistake
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| areas (in no particular order):
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| | though, I have been burned on more than
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| * A strong sense of organization and
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| | one occasion by new technology,
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| prioritization which has been ingrained in
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| | particularly in the use of beta-releases.
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| me over the years during my professional
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| | Consequently, I am less likely to migrate
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| development. Basically, I had good
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| | to something new until it has proven
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| mentors who taught me what was right and
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| | itself as a viable alternative. In other
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| what was wrong, what was important and
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| | words, I have to trust the technology
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| what was not, and how to best spend my
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| | before I make it a normal part of my
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| time and how to avoid wasting it. This
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| | operations.
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| includes being sensitive to schedules and
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| | * Avoiding complicated solutions. I tend
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| commitments, particularly those of
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| | to believe the best solutions are simple
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| customers. Call me old-fashioned, but I
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| | ones. Some people have the curious habit
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| still believe that a person's word should
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| | of making life more complicated than what
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| be his bond. My company has now been in
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| | is really necessary. As for me, I have
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| business for 37 years and in all of that
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| | always sought pragmatic solutions as
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| time we have never failed to meet a
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| | opposed to wallowing in technical detail.
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| customer commitment. This is something I
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| | True, there may be situations where there
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| am particularly proud of.
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| | are many elements to be addressed by a
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| * Training and experience. Although I
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| | single problem. In this event, controls
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| have a college degree, I recognize I am
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| | have to be enacted to manage complexity.
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| far from being perfect, and smart enough
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| | But in all my years in this industry, I
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| to learn from my mistakes as well as
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| | have never encountered a technical problem
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| others. I network, I listen, I learn. And
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| | that couldn't be conquered with a little
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| I believe we're never too old to learn a
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| | imagination, some concentrated effort, and
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| new trick. As such, I am a firm believer
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| | a lot of good old-fashioned management.
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| in continuous improvement and set aside
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| | * Caring about what you produce; which I
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| time to stay abreast of industry
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| | consider to be of paramount importance.
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| developments. I guess what I'm saying is
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| | If you do not have the determination or
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| that you have to exert yourself and
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| | dedication to see something through to its
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| exercise some intellectual curiosity as
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| | successful completion, no amount of
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| opposed to sitting like a vegetable and
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| | technology will expedite the assignment.
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| hoping someone will spoonfeed you. They
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| | To me, your work is a reflection of your
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| won't.
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| | character and how you will be judged by
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| * Use of standard and reusable
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| | others. Interestingly, some people do not
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| methodologies. I recognize the value of
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| | make this connection and put forth little
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| uniformity and standardization in work
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| | effort. Caring about your work makes you
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| effort and understand its impact on
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| | more resourceful than others as you are
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| productivity. I am also not a big believer
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| | concerned with doing whatever is necessary
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| in reinventing the wheel with each
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| | to get the job done. Ultimately, your
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| project. If something has been tried and
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| | work is a reflection of your value system
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| proven, I will use it unabashedly,
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| | which will become obvious to your
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| regardless if it is old or out of fashion.
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| | coworkers and your boss.
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| I am more interested in results. This
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| | Bottom-line, my productivity is based on
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| also means I am a student of history in my
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| | my sense of organization and discipline I
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| field and have noted successes as well as
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| | learned at home, in school and in the
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| failures.
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| | workplace. Fortunately, I believe I had
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| * Competency in the use of technology. I
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| | some very good teachers along the way.
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| am sure my early indoctrination in
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| | The one thing I have learned is that you
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| computing has materially assisted me in my
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| | make money when you are organized and
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| work effort over the years. One thing
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| | waste money when you aren't.
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| technology taught me in particular was the
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