Non-practice

“I don’t do change”

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There’s a movie which I like a lot and express one thing: “I don’t do change”. Essence of life – one doesn’t do change. It may inspire it, provoke it, ignite it. Not actually do it. “We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.” – Mother TERESA (Mother Teresa quotes; Mother Teresa – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) It’s an important distinction: change, great things, huge accomplishments take a lot of things. But what I can do is small things. With love, as mother TERESA puts it.

The warranty (extended or not) for a product is not required

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You may look at this and tell me I’m wrong; why would I buy a camera from another country, with difficulties in returning it, and, possibly, with a smaller time-frame for warranty than in Romania (one year vs. two years)? The answer is simple – I don’t “believe” in warranties; sure, if you ask me, give me not 2 years, but 200 years of warranty; but, the thing is, if I am to pay more for warranty of a product, I would not do it; I have been using digital devices all my life; rarely, if ever, did I had to use my warranty; even in cases where I needed warranty, most of the time its warranty-free (let’s say, I drop a product in water); I rarely needed warranty for a product.

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When you buy IT things, should you do research or not?

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The answer is – it depends:

  • I think that when buying certain items, you should do research (monitors – research; video camera – research; hard drives, power source, media player, motherboard, processor, video card – research) if you’re not a professional / expert in that field.
  • On the other hand, there are items which you should definitely check out yourself (mouse, keyboard).
  • At other items, you may do research or buy by checking things yourself – head phones; loud speakers; computer case (perhaps monitor&video cameras, if you’re a professional working with graphics);

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Elements of a successful team (by Jim BAGNOLA)

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At a recent conference (Jim BAGNOLA: “Leading Teams: Managing Success”, The Leadership Tour (2011.11.25, Bucharest, Crystal Palace Ballrooms) – Get a result now!), Jim BAGNOLA (see Jim BAGNOLA – the best trainer I’ve seen – Get a result now!) said the elements of a successful team are: Preparation; Cooperation; Communication; Luck; Execution. Also, you should operate in a team as if it were an emergency. (an emergency asks for no individual responsibility, it’s either success or not) Finally, there should be a shift from being different into making a difference.