http://www.pruetts.com/jeff The years teach much that days never know. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:56:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I stumbled upon this article today: an incredible example of good sportsmanship displayed by high school players and their coaches.  If only our professional and olympic athletes showed such character.  I know there are a few examples of good character at the heights of sports, but so many seem to ... http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2009/02/25/sportsmanship/ For the third year in a row, I've decided to track the number of emails I send and recieve at work.  For context, I rarely delete emails, get very little spam, and commit to reading almost every email I receive (in 2008, I left about 60 emails unread).  Here are the ... http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2009/01/05/email-traffic-report-3/ We spent the last several days in Washington state. We came up to see my wife's cousin get married, which she did successfully, and we watched successfully. The wedding was outdoors and the setting was very pretty. The ground was still wet, so after a while things ... http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2008/06/22/washington-trip/ People respond with loyalty to those who invest in them.--John Maxwell http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2008/03/24/quote-of-the-day/ Demonstrate your confidence in your people by giving them the freedom to do the job you hired them to do. Be like jockey Willie Shoemaker. He's the best in the business because he has the lightest touch on the reins. They say the horse never knows he's there - unless ... http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2008/01/10/quote-on-effective-leadership/ It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break themBenjamin Franklin http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2008/01/07/habits/ I started a tradition last year of assessing the amount of email traffic I had read and created at work over the past year.  I've always rotated my email at the end of the year to archive the previous year's significant and insignificant messages... but last year was the first ... http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2008/01/03/email-traffic-report-2/ As far as resolutions go for the new year, I like to assess my reading from the previous year, and set new goals for the next year.  Other than that, my New Year's resolutions tend to be limited and short term/measurable.Last year, I read the following books.  As usual, about ... http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2008/01/01/reading-resolution/ A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.General George S. Patton, Jr. http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2007/12/17/patton-on-planning/ It has been waaay too long since I last posted.  Life has hit the accelerator and blogging has been the last thing on my mind.  Family is good - Isaac and Kristen keep me busy.  Isaac's been learning new words practically daily, and amazing us with how smart he is.  ... http://www.pruetts.com/jeff/2007/12/14/hmmm/