tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31133782009-07-08T14:55:10.186-06:00From Software Development to Entrepreneurial Business, and everything in between.Ray Yiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02662056214721465586noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113378.post-83737974277074626632009-07-08T13:43:00.003-06:002009-07-08T13:46:58.168-06:00

From the In Praise of Dullness of The New York Times:The C.E.O.’s that are most likely to succeed are humble, diffident, relentless and a bit unidimensional. They are often not the most exciting people to be around.

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I just missed the recent live Ziglar Success 2.0 Webcast - I Refuse to Lose! In the email, it says that Scott Turner would cover the following points.You must have a visionThe importance of mentors in your life How humility plays a role in your successBe instant in season and out of season How to build determination in your lifeI guess I'll see if I can watch it in the replay instead.

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I like this video. It cheers me up.

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Need to re-learn and apply this:Sow a thought and you reap an action;sow an action and you reap a habit;sow a habit and you reap a character;sow a character and you reap a destiny. -- Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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From some self examing and reading, I found out my learning style is "Concrete Random" and the Concrete Random individual:Is highly curiousFinds out-of-ordinary answers to problemsSeems driven to say or do things in a way others have notIs a risk-takerLikes to discover my own way of doing things; must test things for myselfIs extremely independent and competitive with myselfPrefers to investigate

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We moved to a new office. Much bigger space and functional. Lots of windows in the developers' office and we have a boardroom to conduct business meetings.

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Just received a copy of Computing Canada in the mail. Check out this article, Executive Roundtable-Building better business ties. It's a good read. Here are some excerpt from the article about the job of CIO. The bolded are the notes to myself since I'm acting as a CIO/CTO of my company."Be a business manager first and then technology can fit in from there.""Your job is not only to manage the IT

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There is a Golden Rule: "Treat others the way you want to be treated".Blessed are the ones who know the Platinum Rule: "Treat others the way They want to be treated".This is so crucial for business so that you will have satisfied employee and customers.

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Here is a list to start:communicationfigure out prioritiesset expectation and eliminate surprisesplan ahead (includes planning for resources and potential issues)take away barriersexecutionany more?It's funny that management can be anywhere, like telling your wife you'll be late for dinner. That's communication and setting expectation.

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OK. I'm writing this to myself. Every business owner should spend less time doing but more time managing.If you are busy doing, will you have any time planning, managing and all other strategic stuff for your business? The sad fact is that many businesses went under because they were too busy doing and things went out of control. Unfortunately, it usually happens when the business is growing.

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I've just signed up to Google's new Picasa Web Album and upload some photos. It's very cool and easy way to share my photo from my Picasa Desktop. It only gives 250MB free space. It seems small to me but I like this feature so far.Check out my web album.

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Failure isn't finalDon't blame your teamFocus on one thingLead from your characterSubmit to authorityReadWrite down your goalsBe tenaciousChampions stair-step their goalsBe an encourager

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I'm gonna bring my family to Vancouver for a short visit at the end of this month. Just days before I got notified that Harmony Airways (the original airline we were going to take) had cancelled the flight. We had been assigned to take Westjet airline instead but the flight will be at 8:00 am (ouch!)Travelling with kids requires a lot of planning. So I'm in planning mode these days. I want to

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I'm a proud dad of 2 lovely kids.Ryan is going to be 6 in August and is now attending kindergarten.Philia just turned 3. She's looking forward to starting the pre-school this fall.

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Our people are our greatest asset. Wrong!!!The people are not our greatest asset but the "right" people are.Having the wrong people can do more damage to your company but the right people can make your life much more easier. They can even run the company for you.

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Denis Clelland believed in people. From the day I got introduced to him, he had taken the risk to believe in me. We quickly became friends. When I left ClearStream to pursue my business dream, he was very understanding and supportive and found someone to fill in my position so that I could move on. He also gave me many advice on running business. He wants people to success.Denis, I remember the

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