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About the current moment
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I am against disposability. Disposable cup - consumer fast food. A dull surrogate. It can come in handy at a critical moment, but I don't want too many critical moments in my life, as well as plastic waste. I am for longevity. Durability...
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Transformation. Based on personal stories
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That year was remembered for the struggle. Spring. A gambling struggle for a dream contract and a short-lived joy of victory “and how are we going to do it now?”. Summer. A sultry struggle for resources and the simultaneous delivery of functionality to the client despite “one hand, and that one on the back”. Autumn....
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See the forest for the trees. What are your real strengths?
What should I do better? How do I determine my strengths? What makes my product / service unique? It is interesting that more often such questions are asked by mature individuals - managers, managers or business owners. Versatile experience and a heavy baggage of conflicting knowledge - and now for ...
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On the road to ideal
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“We need to better select managers. Let's develop score sheets ”- the second hour of the meeting, which already lasted twice as long as the announced time, was coming to an end. History of one meeting Initially there was a question about an unhappy client ... Then the discussion migrated through ...
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Professionalism that brings no value
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People who don't care. I remember one old episode from my life, which then strongly hooked, and similar continues to cling to this day. The task was to implement an IT product. The decision was made long ago by the management and the product itself was at the final stage. I need...
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L'Arte di Vivere - the art of living 2020
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It seems to me that 2020 brought us closer to the truth. What looked indestructible lost its brilliance, and at the same time - and meaning, one had only to turn the angle of light a couple of degrees. And this is a good time to ask yourself questions about true values ​​...
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About my managerial career. From shield to flashlight.
The Beginning of a Managerial Career Like many aspiring managers, I was rooted in the team, and my initial managerial style had a touch of idealism. I wanted to be useful to people, create comfortable working conditions, build trusting relationships with them, and give them opportunities for development. The situation was aggravated by ...
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The power of irrationality
The Power of Irrationality Irrational people are people who start preparing for an exam or a project about the night before the event. Often they even have time to prepare, at certain times they manage to pull out exactly the only ticket that they have learned, but in most ...
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Quality controller
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Engineering thinking, quality and everyday life of a student programmer If, while studying at the Institute, someone told that there is a quality assurance position - a quality controller and there is a chance to find a job for a first-year computer science student, life could have been completely different. But...
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About the author
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In this expert blog, I write about leadership in an era of change, digital transformation, and the art of living in uncertainty. My name is Natalya. Niki Volt is my pseudonym for writing. I am an engineer, researcher, expert blogger, I write about elegant and stylish solutions, intelligence, art ...
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