personal improvement
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Helpful Tips to Control Workplace AngerHave you ever felt like screaming at a customer, clobbering your manager, or trashing a teammate’s favorite digital device? Occasional anger is normal, but frequent anger can be harmful. | 
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Hero Culture or Crisis Culture?Organizations should avoid developing a "hero culture," but keep in mind that the heroes themselves aren't the villains. It's the organization's inability to handle difficult situations on a regular basis that leads to trouble. | 
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Tips for Creating High-performing TeamsOpinions about how to create a high-performing team vary widely. The interesting thing about these opinions is that even if your reaction is “Yes, but …” almost all of them offer food for thought. Here are just a few interesting perspectives. |
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Learning to Self-organizeThe concept of self-organizing teams is one of the most important foundations of successful software development but also one that is often misunderstood. | 
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How to Say No to Project Scope Creep Scope creep hasn’t been getting as much attention as in past years, perhaps due to more mature development processes, such as agile methods. Inevitably, though, some customers will want just one more thing and just one more other thing. So, the ability to say no will always be in style. |
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Digital Technology: Burden or Benefit? If the teens who attended the recent Apple Developers Conference are any indication, there’s a lot of development being done by teens. But, even as young people join the ranks of app developers, there’s growing concern about the dependence of kids—and adults—on technology. |
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Working on Writing BetterTechnical professionals write code, test plans, requirements documents, and documentation. They write blogs. They write countless email messages. They certainly tweet a lot. But quantity doesn’t equate to quality. |
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There's No Such Thing as MultitaskingSoftware professionals are multitaskers. Some are better at multitasking than others, but everyone does it because, after all, what choice do you have if you want to get everything done? |
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