tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91156446058333841382024-03-13T21:16:17.380+01:00X de XavierUnos y ceros. A veces, en el orden adecuado.-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-25675668575236892602010-10-05T10:22:00.005+01:002010-10-05T10:30:25.830+01:00I have been readingI have not been posting in months, but I have been reading some books.<div><ul><li><a href="http://books.verg.es/index.html">http://books.verg.es/index.html</a> Notes on some of the books that I have been reading</li><li><a href="http://notes.verg.es/index.html">http://notes.verg.es/index.html</a> Notes on articles, presentations, tools...</li></ul>I have also added some watercolor-painted stick-figure icons to <a href="http://els.verg.es/xavier">http://els.verg.es/xavier</a>, that has links to some of the different pieces of my digital identity.</div>-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-51677697064299069552009-11-09T23:40:00.005+01:002009-11-10T05:39:24.787+01:00Peter Drucker: from supervision to objectivesLast post about the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/work/handy/drucker.shtml">episode about Peter Drucker</a> in <a href="http://xdexavier.blogspot.com/2009/11/handy-guide-to-gurus-of-management.html">The Handy Guide to the Gurus of Management</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/4081872923/" title="Peter Drucker: from supervision to objectives by -Xv, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4081872923_0963ced54a.jpg" width="400" alt="Peter Drucker: from supervision to objectives" /></a><br /><br /><i></i><blockquote><i>Drucker later elaborated on the setting of objectives in Managing by Results and many have considered this to be his most important contribution to management thinking. </i><span style="font-weight:bold;"><i>He shifted the focus of management actions away from the inputs to the outputs. It was management by results rather than management by supervision</i></span><i>. <br /><br />(...) Management by Objectives can turn into management by targets and quotas, with workers spending more time chasing the numbers than doing the real work. (...) Drucker knew this. The measures had to measure what really mattered. </i> <span style="font-weight:bold;"><i>What Drucker wanted was a workplace where workers were trusted to get on with the job without undue supervision</i></span><i>, where they knew what was expected of them and were clear about how it would be measured and how they would be rewarded. </i></blockquote><i></i>-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-11953221481859293832009-05-29T05:33:00.002+01:002009-05-29T05:45:24.479+01:00SellosEn Correos puedes convertir tus imagenes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3539679582/" title="Carter by -Xv, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/3539679582_df9ecd0d7e.jpg" alt="Carter" width="400" /></a><br /><br />en sellos<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3550777119/" title="Stamps by -Xv, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3550777119_0846338e16.jpg" alt="Stamps" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Cada sello, equivalente a los que valen treintaypoco y sirven para cartas nacionales, sale por un euro. ¡Pero hace una ilusión!<br /><br />En <a href="http://tusello.es">tusello.es</a>-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-13236864227688776882009-02-14T23:16:00.003+01:002009-02-15T00:10:32.376+01:00Elles salten, però no ho anirem a veure<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3016210877/" title="Rotten Basketball Karma by -Xv, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/3016210877_8024c7d515.jpg" alt="Rotten Basketball Karma" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Abans <a href="http://xdexavier.blogspot.com/2007/02/elles-salten.html">anàvem a veure els partits de bàsquet femení de l'UB Barça</a>: ho passàvem bé, l'ambient era molt agradable i familiar, i els nens veien que les noies tenen un paper més interessant que donar saltironets amb faldilla curta mente els nois juguen. Ens agradava, però l'Universitari va desaparèixer.<br /><br />Avui hem anat per primer cop a veure <a href="http://www.cbolesa.com/">l'Olesa</a>. El partit era divertit, i l'àmbient bó... fins que la gent s'ha enfadat amb l'arbitre. Cridòria, insults. La C. ha volgut marxar quan això ha començat. I a en G. també li ha estat bé.<br /><br />Dotze euros menys i una activitat que ja no repetirem. Una pena.-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-14138720789476425642009-01-21T16:04:00.002+01:002009-01-21T16:07:31.512+01:00Mapa del Mar de Dudas<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3215178790/" title="Mapa del Mar de Dudas"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/3215178790_d6bbf01645.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 400px;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3215178790/">Mapa del Mar de Dudas</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/xverges/">-Xv</a>.</span></div><p>Este es uno de los 287 mapas que el Almirante Salomon Dudas dibujó intentando describir la cambiante geografía del mar que lleva su nombre.<br /><br />De Wikipedia:<br /><br /><i>El Mar de Dudas fue descubierto por Sir Salomon Dudas durante su última expedición. Su ubicación exacta permanece deconocida, puesto que el cuaderno de bitácora de Dudas sólo contenía interminables ensayos sobre cuál era el mejor tipo de letra para detallar con claridad la ruta. Se tiene muy poca información sobre la última expedición de Dudas y su final. La única documentación disponible son los 287 mapas, el inútil cuaderno de bitácora y el diario personal del segundo de a bordo. </i><br /><br /><i>Después de ocho semanas explorando la zona, Dudas decidió volver a puerto. Dos días después, cambió de opinión y cambio ciento ochenta grados el rumbo, para hacerlo de nuevo tres veces más. Harta de este rumbo errático, la tripulación de Dudas se amotinó y le abandonó en un bote cerca de los Islas de Buridán. Mientras el HMS Zigzag se alejaba en un viaje de cuyo trágico final se desconocen los detalles, la tripulación pudo observar como Dudas remaba alternativamente hacia la Isla Norte y la Isla Sur, cayendo exhausto antes de alcanzar ninguna de las dos.</i></p>-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-62569797366992529532009-01-05T08:41:00.003+01:002009-01-05T08:47:16.295+01:002009 User's guide. First draft<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3170137182/" title="2009 User's guide. First draft"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1061/3170137182_d14d93cfc5.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 400px;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:78%;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3170137182/">2009 User's guide. First draft</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/xverges/">-Xv</a>.</span></div><p>A first draft of my 2009 resolutions/guidelines. Inspired by <a href="http://sachachua.com/wp/2008/12/24/sketches-2008-highlights/">Sacha Chua</a>.<br /></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >make eyes shine, awe, patience, focus, simplify<br />start early, meditation, run, food, quit<br />play, listen, notes, realistic drawing, hack</span><br /></p>-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-29878032623019907632008-12-31T08:10:00.002+01:002008-12-31T08:12:29.263+01:002009<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3153188552/" title="2009"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3153188552_c4aa9f8ed0.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 400px;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3153188552/">2009</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/xverges/">-Xv</a>.</span></div><p><a href="http://xdexavier.blogspot.com/2008/12/present-and-in-awe.html">Enjoy!</a></p>-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-70174963150925619212008-12-18T01:59:00.004+01:002008-12-18T02:17:37.949+01:00No son cosasSiguiendo con mi <a href="http://xdexavier.blogspot.com/2008/12/en-los-zapatos-de-los-nios.html">ánimo sermoneante</a>...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/3113738339_6cdb138418_d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/3113738339_6cdb138418_d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />No es una lavadora. No es ni un perro ni un hamster. Ya no es un bebé. Pero no es nada raro encontrarme a alguien por ahí que describe los defectos y virtudes de su hijo a otra persona como si el niño no estuviera ahí.<br />¿Te has imaginado alguna vez que como te sentirías si te lo hicieran a ti?<br />¡Yuju! ¡Respeto!-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-61951872900661391612008-12-10T23:21:00.003+01:002008-12-11T00:39:31.296+01:00Pushing agility from the business side?<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3099036368/" title="Pushing agility from the business side?"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3099036368_8e1f12a965.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 400px;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/3099036368/">Pushing agility from the business side?</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/xverges/">-Xv</a>.</span></div><p>A possible scenario:<br /><br /><b>1.</b> IT happy with status-quo: Big Design Up Front and Waterfall.<br /><b>2.</b> Stakeholders accept non-agility as a fact of life.<br /><b>3.</b>Tell stakeholders that they are entitled to learn, to defer<br />decisions until the have more info, to change their opinion. That some<br />of their competitors use those right to their advantage.<br /><b>4.</b> Stakeholders will push agility upon IT<br /><br />Just in case it helps Ferran Rodenas to get some idea to <a href="http://www.rodenas.org/blog/2008/12/09/thoughts-on-software-development-methodologies/">break the status-quo</a></p>-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-29298062251797530242008-11-08T07:30:00.002+01:002008-11-08T07:53:34.592+01:00Got no desk :-(<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/70148893@N00/3010520705/" title="Got no desk :-("><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/3010520705_b6225bc346.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 400px;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/70148893@N00/3010520705/">Got no desk :-(</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/70148893@N00/">-Xv</a>.</span></div><p>My very own ibm desk is gone... No place to hang C's drawings, to keep my pencils (I really just care about the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/70148893@N00/3011547183/">one</a> that was a present from C.), the books I'm reading... I'll also miss sitting by my former team mates after so many years...</p><p>But I really cannot complain: I'm working very often from home now, so it makes little business sense to have a dedicated empty desk at the office.<br /></p>-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com0