Category Archives: Right Gradient

Are People Big or Small?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Ken Anbender

I have been struck by how often developers, leaders and managers come down on one side or another of this issue of people’s basic nature — mostly as a matter of belief rather than of observation. Those who want people to … Continue reading →

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Chief Development Officer — M.I.A.

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Ken Anbender

Everyone knows there must be a Chief Operating Officer overseeing the major projects and activities of a large company. Why isn’t it also obvious that there needs to be a Chief Development Officer, at the same level of power and … Continue reading →

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Honor in Development

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Ken Anbender

Feel free to read the title in all its variations in meaning. There is honor in development. One can be in development regarding honor. One can have honor with respect to development. I recommend all three. Here is what I … Continue reading →

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Always and Only One Developmental Theme Up

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Ken Anbender

This post ought to be fairly short. Its length is out of proportion to its importance. If pressed I would say that this is the heart of the matter of development, and it is rarely well done. The title is more … Continue reading →

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Three Sufi Stories Regarding Development

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Ken Anbender

I once made up a “Sufi story” (a teaching story with a twist) in a conversation a number of years ago with a brilliant man and teacher who had two PhDs and had studied time for 50 years. My intent was to show … Continue reading →

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