Archive for February 7th, 2008

Scala tutorial links

February 7, 2008

Mainframe: The Next Generation

February 7, 2008

We can do SOA too!

February 7, 2008

http://www.share.org/events/Orlando/second_postcard.cfm#SOA

IBM Mainframers group SHARE highlights SOA at their next conference in Orlando

Otaku beat

February 7, 2008

http://otakubeat.wordpress.com/

J-Pop and other topics

Insider joke

February 7, 2008

Q: What do you get when you cross a scarecrow with a tin man?

A: You get an architect (architects have no brain or heart)

I know, it’s not funny.

BofA rate hikes

February 7, 2008

Skiing is dangerous

February 7, 2008

Where have all the women gone, long time passing…

February 7, 2008

http://www.cio.com/article/177600/?source=nlt_cioinsider_top5

There are three main areas of concern: The number of women entering the profession is too low; there is a serious problem retaining women who do enter the industry; and there is too little retraining of women who want to return to the industry.

As is typical with these articles, the comments are as enlightening or more so than the text being commented upon.

Three Stress Reduction Tips for the Office

February 7, 2008

http://www.cio.com/article/176700/?source=nlt_cioinsider_top5

Recommendations to balance mind and body and keep you at the top of your game at work and during other stressful situations.

I’d like to know how to be come a work/life balance consultant.

The nexus of Balance Integration was in the fall of 2001, when after 13 years working in corporate America, Tevis Gale started to wonder why so many people “hate” their jobs. Looking at leadership, colleagues, clients and friends, it was clear who over-engaged to the point of burnout, and who had difficulty engaging at all. In either case, she saw there lacked a sense of centeredness in the midst of daily mayhem. “How can we succeed sustainably?”, she wondered, “How can we ALL have a great day at work?”
THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY…
The numbers add fuel to the fire. Gallup reports that less than 27% of employees call themselves “truly engaged”. The National Institute of Organizational Safety and Health cites that 80% of workers experience stress at work. Add the announcement from the US Department of Labor that we now spend an average of 9.1 hours -over half our waking lives - at work, this picture is one of a stressed and disengaged culture. Let’s face it: 24/7-ization due to technology and global business isn’t making life any less demanding.
HAPPILY AT WORK EVER AFTER  
Balance Integration is the result of an ongoing odyssey to to identify practices which generate true leadership, authentic engagement and collective greatness. Our programs incorporate ideas from top business gurus in systems thinking from MIT, creativity from Stanford, and coaching and generative management systems at NYU. We’ve looked to buddhists and yogis for mindfulness and self inquiry practices, and have translated these ideas into powerful, practical and relevant tools to teach corporate professionals how to cultivate mastery – not a futile effort to control the world – but a courageous endeavor to discipline the ultimate – THEMSELVES.

Sushi etiquette

February 7, 2008