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Managing for Creativity

Over many years, the leaders of SAS Institute have distilled a set of principles for getting peak performance from creative people. Among them: Value the work over the tools, reward excellence with challenges, and minimize hassles.

Read the entire (excellent) article in the Harvard Business Review.

daddytypes.com


daddytypes.com, the weblog for new dads, is pretty cool. All kinds of topics for new fathers. I especially like the strollers category.

Here’s my contribution to daddytypes, a picture of Chris Martin (lead singer of Coldplay) taking daughter Apple for a stroll in a black Bugaboo Frog.

Over: Sushi Party

The Sushi Party went well last night. As usual too much food! The usual suspects were there:

Alli and Dane-save the date July 8, 2006
John, Shari, and Lauren-check out the pictures to see how big Lauren’s gotten
Shannon-the 2005 Honolulu marathoner-to-be
Michael and Michelle-is she asleep again?

Special Guests

Stewart-Club 939 cometh, tryouts next week
Shaun-the newest partner of M4 Law

Pics stay over here.

Robert Horry Belongs in the NBA Hall of Fame


I heard an interesting discussion about whether or not Robert Horry belongs in the NBA HoF. Forget his 7.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, and 2.3 apg career averages. In his 13 seasons in the League, Horry’s been in the post season each year, starting with the Rockets, then the Lakers, and now the Champion Spurs. I remember him coming into the League as the Poor Man’s Pippen.

Altogether, “Big Shot Bob” has 6 championship rings.

  • 2 with the Rockets
  • 3 with the Lakers
  • 1 with the Spurs

He holds the all-time record for 3PT FG in the Finals, eclipsing MJ. Don’t forget about all his big shots he’s hit throughout his career. Did you see that left handed jam in the Spurs-Pistons series?

If winners are voted into the Hall, then Horry belongs. 13 seasons, six rings.

Commentary on the NBA Draft 2005


The NBA had its 2005 Draft so there’s a few more young millionaires running around out there. Andrew Bogut going number one isn’t too surprising-a polished center with passing skills is hard to look over. Marvin Williams is a good match for the rebuilding Hawks. They got some young guys so it’ll be a few years.

Deron Williams as the third pick to the Jazz?? I didn’t know he was that good. He looked solid during the NCAA tournament, but out of the trio of Illini guards, I didn’t think Deron would go before Luther Head (or Dee Brown). I guess the Jazz is hoping he’s the next Stockton.

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