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Next up on the Manager Reads is Dare to Lead: Brave Work.

Whether you love (few people) or hate (more people) JIRA, effectively using it can minimize the time you spend on it and maximize the value you get out of it.

A collegiate colleague posted a 3 x 3 grid of video games that have impacted him the most.

Next up on the Manager Reads is Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces by Karen Catlin.

A colleague recently asked me for my thoughts on the Pixel 3 as he was considering picking one up given the recent $200 off promotion.

The next book in my reading journey once again comes courtesy of the Goodreads Choice Awards of 2018.

On February 2nd - my birthday - my friend John ignored my wishlist of books and instead gifted me the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by the acclaimed Chinese science-fiction author Cixin Liu.

When speaking to a Twitch colleague a few weeks ago he shared his Goodreads account so I dug my account up and started logging my reading activity there.

At the New Years party for the SF Kendo Dojo I was talking to my senpai Koji about the reading I had done over the holidays.

The recent migration to Cloudflare Registrar has been relatively pain-free except for one thing: getting domains to redirect to my GitHub Pages blog with a custom domain and HTTPS enforced.

While Cloudflare is better known for distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) mitigation and content delivery network (CDN) services, I have long relied on them to help mitigate my profound ineptitude about DNS.

Next up on the Manager Reads saga is a book I’ve been wanting to read for a while: Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Matty McCord, the co-creator of the (in)famous Netflix Culture Deck.

The first manager reads book of 2019 is like Citizens United for books: organizations can be authors too!

It’s the New Year so it’s the most wonderful time of the year for goal-setting.

After a brief stopover into the world of fiction I closed out 2018 with my 13th leadership and management book: It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by the Basecamp cofounders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson.

The past six months of reading has been packed with leadership and management books so as 2018 closes out I decided to start weaving in some fiction books.

The holiday break has been great so far: spending time with family, eating (a ton) of Portuguese food, and catching up on the reading backlog.

Keeping with books written by authors with a military background, the 11th book in the Manager Reads saga is Turn the Ship Around!

Next up in the Manager Reads adventure is a book I’ve been looking forward to since reading Extreme Ownership.

Great news for my thousands of readers in the Bay Area!

Next up in the Manager Reads adventure is The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle.

Google just doesn’t get it sometimes.

The original Valkyria Chronicles was an unexpected gem and one of my favorite games on the PS3.

A half year into the manager reads initiative we arrive at the eighth entry in the Manager Reads saga: Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra.

Since I started reading leadership and management books Tina has been recommending I read The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations by John Kotter and Dan Cohen.

I’ve been fortunate to work at great companies during my career but one thing all have missed the mark on was celebrating work anniversaries.

Next up on the managerial reads train is what we all strive to be: The Effective Manager by Mark Horstman.

I typically find myself not engaging in DLC content that releases after I’ve completed a game.

Sony’s announcement today that it was joining Nintendo in making classic versions of its former consoles is exciting for those who never had a chance to explore the awesome games of that generation and exciting for those who are craving a nostalgia trip.

Nintendo Directs are always exciting but this week Nintendo delivered an A+++ announcement.

It’s been a while since my last Manager Reads post as Octopath Traveler cut into my reading time but I’m back to report on my latest managerial read: Extreme Ownership: How U.S.

For JRPG fans, JRPG memory loss is a terrible affliction.

A little over a year ago, Kotlin was announced as an official language for Android at Google I/O 2017.

I have made two notable mistakes recently.

After a recent weekend getaway to New Orleans, Tina and I returned beignet addicts.

Many people including myself have been looking forward to the quirkily named, classic JRPG-throwback Octopath Traveler.

The past two months have led me through four great reads on the never-ending pursuit to being a better manager.

Here are my feelings about downloadable content (DLC) served via three stories about three games I played recently that have DLC.

Years of doing Jenkins here and there has let me pick up some (perhaps unconventional) habits.

The parade continues with what many consider a seminal book for managers: High Output Management by the late Andrew Grove.

A coworker of mine called up Wizards the day and asked them who the best drafter of all time was.

E3 2018 has come and gone and I’m already reveling in the fruits announced this year.

The other day I was looking to create a share intent in Android with multiple file attachments.

Pokémon Quest was announced and released last week amid a slew of Pokémon announcements.

Next up on the manager reads train is Debugging Teams: Better Productivity through Collaboration by Brian W.

This past Wednesday we got another treat from our benevolent Monolith Soft overlords: the official soundtrack to Xenoblade Chronicles 2!

Things I never thought I’d say: The Nintendo Switch is the clear front-runner of this video game console generation.

Next up on my path of boosting my managerial skills: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Sheila Heen, Bruce Patton, and Douglas Stone.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced the All of Us research program: The All of Us Research Program is a historic effort to gather data from one million or more people living in the United States to accelerate research and improve he…

I just wrapped up my first power-up-managerial-skills book: Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip and Dan Heath.