Comments on: Handling a Resource Crunch: A Lesson Learned the Hard Way

By: Josh Klauder

Josh Klauder — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:29:27 +0000

I think the employee reward is by far the smartest thing on your list. Treating employees well seems like such a no-brainer – yet it amazes me how many employers don’t get it. Which is why I now work freelance.

By: drakke

drakke — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:02:59 +0000

Maybe this would fit in the overhead compartment? I’ve used similiar systems commercially up north. They actually work and are fairly reliable. I’ve even made a phone call through a mobile dish I carried out and propped up in the snow.

http://www.mobileinternet.bz/large-pic.htm

By: soft_train

soft_train — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:53:14 +0000

Some good pointers for heading into a busy time of the year. I admire Dave’s sense of work / life balance, but I’m not sure I’d feel comfortable being away for an extended period during such a busy stretch.

I’d better hide this from my wife… : )

By: Madmac

Madmac — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:13:33 +0000

Thank you for writing this post. It made me snap out of blissfully ignoring the fact that something proactive must be done since December and January are similar crunch times for myself. I’ve emailed the clients most likely to be affected and/or annoyed by delays in delivery, set a fixed stop-work time to 2am for at least a healthy 6 hours nightly rest, and taken several other small steps to boost the amount of quality work which can be ploughed through per day.