Golf Balls

Shady Acres. More than just a miniature golf course, it was a magical spot for a youth. Handing over less than a dollar would result in receiving a couple of putters, two beat up golf balls and a score card. We would pass through the windmill, the long "L" and the pesky volcano, where I always took the 6 strokes after 5 tries.

I never graduated from Shady Acres to a real golf course, so the allure of air pressure, turbulence, and aerodynamics all rolled into a golf ball escapes me to this day.

This week, a look at the history of the golf ball.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails." - Bertha Calloway (African-American community activist and historian, 1925 - )

Dimples

Top 10 reasons why Darth Vader was an amazing project manager

A project manager can have the responsibility of the planning, execution and closing of any project. It requires individuals who are intelligent and adaptable and can fine-tune the immediate strategy and manage particular tasks effectively while focusing on the main goal.

While organizations typically have subject matter experts, they also recognize that project management requires a different set of specialist skills. The tools and techniques of project management can be applied on any project and a good Project Manager should be able to add value to any environment, whether it's an IT implementation, a hotel build, an office refurbishment or construction of a Death Star.

Nice segue, huh?

Think about it. Vader takes personal charge (as the new Project Manager) to get the project back on track. After all, he built C3PO and a pod racer from scrap earlier in his life, and who was going to point out he had no major construction project experience? He also understood the business case and was fully committed into realizing the benefits on his project as soon as possible.

This week, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, a look at the top ten reasons why Darth Vader may have been a good project manager.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." - Paulo Coelho (a Brazilian lyricist and novelist, 1947 - )

Top 10 Reasons Why Darth Vader Was an Amazing Project Manager

Harvesters

You reap what you sow. Farming metaphors worked well in societies dependent on agriculture, and the idea of “you reap what you sow,” is that actions will have consequences and people can expect to harvest the fruit of their behavior, just as farmers expect to harvest the crops that they plant.

Of course, if you are that farmer, you actually reap what you sow. And until the combine harvester thresher came along, reaping wasn't always easy.

This week, a look at the history of the combine harvester thresher.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning." - James Russell Lowell (American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat, 1819 - 1891)

Fruit