Thursday, October 17, 2002

Basic Principles in Making a Conversation Successful by Margaret J. Wheatley: 1. We acknowledge one another as equals. 2. We try to stay curious about each other. 3. We recognize that we need each other's help to become better listeners. 4. We slow down so we have time to think and reflect. 5. We remember that conversation is the natural way humans think together. 6. We expect it to be messy at times. 7. We come with a willingness to be disturbed, to allow our ideas to be challenged by what others think. We have to be willing to let go of our certainty and be confused for a time. When we listen with as little judgement as possible, we develop better relationships with each other. 7:12:24 PM    trackback []     Articulate []

Conferences I'm going to the AYE Conference in Phoenix this year, on my own dime. Whether I find myself eventually engaged as a QA/Test Architect or as a manager, I feel the techniques I can learn and the contacts I can make at this conference are well worth my time and money. [A QA Guy's Radio Weblog] 6:26:21 PM    trackback []     Articulate []

Books for the Asking: "After spending a year trying to sell her book to publishers and receiving 70 rejection letters as a reward, Laurie Notaro, a newspaper columnist in Phoenix, decided to do it herself. Working with iUniverse, one of many companies that offer "print on demand" services, Ms. Notaro paid $99 to have her book designed, laid out, stored as a digital file and printed and bound only as copies were ordered. Several months later she sold the rights to her book, plus the concept for a new one, to a major publisher for a six-figure sum." [From the Desktop of Dane Carlson] 4:15:04 PM    trackback []     Articulate []