Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Four Hour Body



A very fun and interesting book. Not worth the hype though; tried the slo-carb diet for almost a month and lost about 5 pounds. I think it's not from the lack of carbs as much as the reduction in eating -- if you're not eating carbs chances are you're not snacking.

Will try some of the other ideas potentially, but aside from some interesting ideas not sure it actually works.

Planets 3

A very fun compilation of 3 short stories from the 1950's golden era of pulp sci-fi. Great fun to read!

Monday, May 16, 2011

Acting Director Gig Over Today

Whew... it's been a hell of a couple months. What did I learn from in the director role?
  • having 200+ reports and being responsible for $100M+ in budget is hard. Fun, but hard.
  • your peers and leaders expect you to have all the details for every project, issue, and person at hand at any moment. Keeping track of 136 in-flight projects in your head is tough.
  • it's a hellava lotta fun helping build a quarter of a billion dollar IS budget for one of Canada's biggest companies.
  • politics isn't everything, it's the only thing. Keep your head on a swivel at all times.
  • protect your time like it's gold -- everybody wants a piece. Note to self: raise leaders that know how to manage their time.
  • all-day meetings suck. Really, really suck. Note to self: when in the role permanently get rid of these.

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