Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Organize a brainstorming session where employees can share and develop new ideas. Patriot Day (September 11): Commemorate the lives of those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks. National Learning and Development Month (October): Celebrate knowledge and growth in every field. " — Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Because if you force yourself to change your behavior for three weeks, your brain will start to develop more dopamine in response to the behavior that you are trying to change to, according to Monika Fleshner , a neuroimmuno-physiologist at the University of Colorado at Boulder. I still remember what it is, and have acually accomplished it.

Accomplishment 111

Accomplishment IT Career Management 111

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Sure you might have to pay your dues at entry level and work your butt off to develop connections, but that is what most people face. So I would add that regardless of whether you go to college or not, that it is critical to develop communication skills. Even those who don't go to school. Get involved. Start writing.

Education 111

Education Management Management Career 111

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

One thing emerges very clearly is that successful performers “had practiced intensively, had studied with devoted teachers, and had been supported enthusiastically by their families throughout their developing years.” I believe we need to be reaching people about the course of their development, not just the manner.

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Mentor Career IT Motivation 111

Penelope Trunk

JULY 29, 2010

Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on July 30, 2010 at 7:48 am | permalink | Reply Working with and developing junior staff (we call them grads)has been one of the best things I have done in my career. I was a little shocked, but we developed a very good relationship and stay friends 15 years later. Not saying goodbye. I asked why.

Career 111

Career Networking Mentor IT 111

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

Here’s one book: 360 Degree Leader: Developing your influence from anywhere in the organization. Eminently proud of your skills with the electronic tools other generations developed for you, while you simultaneously criticize their designers. Changes in authority necessarily lead to changes in leadership. Anyone recognize the irony?

Leadership 110

Leadership IT Management Management 110

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I tell myself I have to develop a shorthand sign for manure, because I need him to not put it so close to the house. I certainly am a fan of working from home and believe that you have a set boundaries and expectations so that you are productive and focused on getting things accomplished to be successful. That looks long.” He’s right.

IT 97

IT Career Management Management 97

Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

Employers need to focus on their abilities to develop talented employees as well, not just on getting the operational work done. " This could still be equivalent to the earlier ones, especially when you develop the theme that happiness = friends and family (also = safety & loyalty?). " - Dead on! " no shit.

Career 111

Career IT Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Thanks Penelope :) Eduard Posted by Ideas With A Kick on November 12, 2009 at 4:46 am | permalink | Reply To your first point, if your priority is sightseeing, then having a job with lots of travel is a good way to accomplish the goal. Anything beyond that, I do voluntarily for reasons of professional development.

Management 111

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I kinda wanted to say "way to stay on the ball"… Posted by Kate on October 12, 2010 at 8:24 am | permalink | Reply I long for the day when you can't tell the difference between a Democrat & a Republican because they actually accomplish something by practicing the novel concept called "working together."

IT 111

IT Career Accomplishment Management 111

Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

Even if I manage to do that, I will not feel like I have accomplished something important today. And then, when it turns out that it really does mean sleep inducing I didn’t feel accomplished. Once you are drama free, you could actually focus on accomplishing more goals. Who puts a word like that in a picture caption?

Accomplishment 111

Accomplishment IT Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Posted by JR on December 1, 2009 at 10:20 am | permalink | Reply It is indeed amazing, and all the more admirable that she has been able to accomplish so much in spite of her disadvantages. It's amazing you can even survive, let alone graduate college or run a business. It isn't easier to handle. Love your blog!

IT 111

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I think you need to write a post about things you've done right, things you want, and how you are going to move on and accomplish them. Exaggeration: repeated tales of humanitarian accomplishments grow in the retelling. Our relationship had developed to where we knew we hadn't nothing to lose. It scared me.

IT 85

IT Career Motivation Management 85

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 7, 2010

But if "an interesting life" means rural grassroots political organization, studying the lifecycle of quail, or developing cellulosic biofuels from prairie grasses, New York might hold very little interest for you. For some people, "living an interesting life" might mean things that a large city has to offer.

IT 101

IT Career Food Management 101

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

You're accomplishing herculean tasks few women ever think of attempting. Then, quite rapidly, I developed a rage problem. Ask yourself if you're doing the right things to accomplish this, not whether you measure up to June Cleaver. Would you like to be one of these women? COULD you be one of these women? Don't.

Management 111

Management Management IT Food 111

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I was interested in starting a fitness blog, a technical software blog, a personal development blog and a general personal blog 2 years ago. I encourage the spending debate for entrepreneurs (internally and externally) to be about why to spend, what it accomplishes, how it simplifies, what's the return, etc.

Career 111

Career IT Utilities Education 111

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

There was so little opportunity for true growth or development but I kept telling myself that I should be happier being at a non-profit and not "working for the man." I will certainly make sure that my time and skills are valued, both in my pay and in my career development. How much greater good would that have accomplished?

Insurance 111

Insurance Government Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Winning is usually accomplished by placing the ball where your opponent isn't located: either you put the ball there yourself or you pass your team-mate so they can put the ball there. However, many people with aspergers develop coping strategies. She has had good coaches, and clearly she listens to advice.

Food 111

Food IT Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Posted by elemjay on October 29, 2009 at 12:41 pm | permalink | Reply Okay, you've described the problem, now what can we Aspies do to develope workarounds that actually work? So I'd say the mission was accomplished! Posted by jrandom42 on October 29, 2009 at 1:14 pm | permalink | Reply Hey P, Clearly stated as usual.

IT 111

IT Education Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 16, 2010

Looking back I realize it was the one thing in my life that I could control, accomplish something, make progress, etc. You move from interest to interest, sometimes getting stuck, mired,and wallowing; but acquiring and developing skills to navigate the way. I think it saved me from a total downward spiral! They belong in the desert.

IT 110

IT Food Career Creativity 110

Penelope Trunk

MAY 30, 2010

Penelope, your true and accomplished voice at this time is writing. HR groups are about avoiding litigation and risk management, not recruiting or personnel development. Things can get complicated when changes happen and we lose all the control of something that we previously enjoyed. They aren't going away any time soon.

Recruitment 103

Recruitment Career IT Management 103

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Maybe I'm wrong but this thing about families and businesses and the two co-existing alongside each other is a whole other world for you to delve into and develop out of. You just wait and see. You think the intersection of life and work is interesting? Also in Michelle Obama admitting that marriage is difficult.)

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IT Career Food Management 92

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

You might be sick of hearing about my company here, but, you might also be happy to know that I’ve accomplished that goal, too. The best part about all of it is that we get to explore a topic that we're passionate about ( camping ) and that we have developed some fantastic relationships and friends along the way. Regain my sanity.

IT 104

IT Career Motivation Career Goals 104

Penelope Trunk

APRIL 12, 2010

I definitely struggle with moving too fast and trying too accomplish too much, always on the go. Each day I make a list of three things to accomplish (on the really stuck days that can include things like having a healthy lunch) and at the end of the day revisit. So many things to accomplish, so many ideas to work on.

IT 107

IT Accomplishment Management Management 107

Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

To me, it says "I have developed the use of this word as a habit, I have no control over it, it just slips out." Supressing the habitual use of a word takes up mental resources that would be freed up by developing better habits. You are accomplishing your goal of being perceived as young, fun, and fuckable.

IT 111

IT Management Management Career 111

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Or just continue to pity them all, no matter how much they accomplish in life? The rewards – like the development of a physical fitness education, friendships, and discipline – can last a lifetime…whereas a football career for probably 99% of participants lasts far less than a decade.

IT 110

IT Mining Hospitality Career 110

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Here's my stance on happiness and choices: For as long as I can remember, everyone in my life has been telling me that I am wonderful and that I can do and accomplish absolutely anything I want in life. Their cups seemed to always overflow and I marveled at their accomplishments. Gen Y, sound familiar?).

IT 111

IT Career Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

" Some people need the excitement and sense of accomplishment that comes from having an interesting life. If I spend years with friends, we will develop a deeper more personal relationship. Now it's far more exciting and I've come to realize that happiness is possible. I'm happy now." I need stimulation.

IT 112

IT Career Management Management 112

Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

And they want to continue developing skills even though they are not employed. Second-choice escape from reality: Travel, which is not as valuable to your personal development as holding down a job. There is a huge uptick in the number of grad school applications during a recession, but grad school is a lame way to dodge a recession.

Career 111

Career IT Insurance Management 111

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 18, 2009

She has conducted the Stanford Study of Writing , which includes about 15,000 writing samples from students from 2001 – 2006. If anything, the internet helps people find and develop their style by exposing them to far more different authors than has ever been possible. That's all. I imagine i'm probly not alone.

Communication 112

Communication Media IT Entertainment 112

Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2010

A Stanford study shows that people develop better writing in social media than in the classroom. But when watching TV or in a darkened movie theater, intimacy is so much simpler to accomplish. We all have email overload: we parse our messages into 40 one-to-one messages instead of just a single one-to-many message.

Media 111

Media Communication Networking Electronics 111

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 22, 2009

It's been fun reading the developments with the Farmer. Although it was lonely sometimes (I was an only child), it encouraged me to read ALL THE TIME and to develop a broad imagination. When your nearest neighbor is 5 miles away, you tend to develop a stronger sense self reliance and imagination. Seriously.

IT 102

IT Career Education Management 102

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 17, 2010

And are they really choices or are we not raised to develop our own opnion? Several other moms and daughters joined the group and developed some fast-paced, synchronized drills on horseback. with remarks to “just ignore it” but what this accomplishes really is to keep the facts covered over and simmering on the back burner.

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