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Great Story About the Beginning of a Business from ArtofManliness.com
Posted by tjkimberly in Business on December 2, 2011
Among my friends it’s no secret that I love to read stories about the beginnings of great businesses and business men (and women!). What I love about them is the creation of something from nothing. At the start it’s nothing but a series of electrical pulses through someones brain. It grows into a verbal conversation, [...]
My Hiring Philosophy – Attitude is Most Important
Posted by tjkimberly in Business, Lessons Learned on November 14, 2011
In the last (nearly) 2 years at my company Spotted Koi I’ve had the opportunity to to hire several dozen people. Obviously not all of those people worked out but that is largely because of my inexperience in hiring. We’ve learned a lot int the last couple of years and I’d like to share what [...]
How to Become a Project Finisher
Posted by tjkimberly in Awesomeness, Business, My Life on June 25, 2011
Are you a Project Starter? Do you want to be a Project Finisher? The folks over at Harvard Business Review have written a great little article on the type of people who are great at beginning projects but terrible at finishing them. I happen to be a shining example of this type of person so [...]
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Journey To A Better Man- Response: My Weaknesses February 9, 2011I’ve been doing research and writing on a topic recently that has led me to think a lot about weakness. After quite a bit of time staring at a blank screen I came to a few realizations. 1) It has only been in the last few years that I’ve actually made an effort to even […]Tony
- Weaknesses February 7, 2011I was researching this post on Google and found that most of the articles and information in the top 10 results for “what are my weaknesses” relate to interview questions for a job. This is interesting to me, because it seems that this is really the only time when people actually think or consider their […]Matt
- Reflecting on the past year #reverb10 December 1, 2010I have been seeing a bunch of links on Twitter and Facebook about #reverb10 (257 people recently on Twitter). From the #Reverb10 website: Reverb 10 is an annual event and online initiative to reflect on your year and manifest what’s next. The end of the year is an opportunity to reflect on what’s happened, and […]Matt
- Response: My Weaknesses February 9, 2011