C. Kennedy Design

A Good Manager Wants To Manage People

A constituent part of being a good manager is considering if you actually want to manage people. After 15+ years of observation and HR experience, my sense is this: "I want to manage people" isn't the reason most people become managers. Some people want more money, a cooler

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q2

So I've been baking recently... Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Baking Science is the Best Science A friend recently said "baking science is the best science", which is hard to argue against... FOR SCIENCE! Here are some recent baking adventures. Earl Grey Cupcakes I've been experimenting

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1976 Briefly Revisited: AotY

Some of these albums should have been nominated, probably. If you only listen to one song: "Toys In The Attic" [live], Aerosmith Albums, Revisited Here are 26 albums I like, that also could have been nominated for 1976's Album of the Year award. The Lamb Lies Down on

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1976 OMAs: Album of the Year

1976 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Rule Zero "If zero albums are up to OMA standards in a given year, none of the albums get an award that year." OMA Rules of the Road Okay, but what's at least interesting? Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt Linda

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1976 Nominees: Album of the Year

Playlist of music in this post: Spotify The 1976 nominees for Album of the Year Between the Lines, Janis Ian Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt One of These Nights, Eagles Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon The current

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Projects and Updates, 2021Q1

Update: 21 plants + 6 plant cuttings ¯\(ツ)/¯ Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Remember To Water Your Plants There are 21 plants in my home. 5 plants is probably when I began using a basic app to track waterings. Now that I'm at 21, I'm longing for three more

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OMAs: 1975 Revisited

I'm offended no one ever told me how much KIϟϟ rocks. Albums, Revisited Here are 7 albums I like, that also could have been nominated for 1975's Album of the Year award. Kiss, Kiss I had no idea this is what Kiss sounds like. (It's only their debut album, so

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1975 OMAs: Album of the Year

1975 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell Fulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder If you only listen to one song: "It Ain't No Use" (Live), Stevie Wonder Joni x Stevie I've been familiar with both of these albums for years and they're both very

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1975 Nominees: Album of the Year

Playlist of music in this post: Spotify The 1975 nominees for Album of the Year Back Home Again, John Denver Band on the Run, Paul McCartney and Wings Caribou, Crosby, Elton John Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell Fulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder The current One Man Academy (OMA) project is

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Projects and Updates, 2020Q4

Playlist of music in this post: Spotify [1] Task Queueing with Microsoft Planner and To Do I wrote about task queueing and how I decide what to do next. Check it out here: Task Queueing with Microsoft Planner and To Do Gather.Town One of the magical things about gathering

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Task Queueing with Microsoft Planner and To Do

Previously on C. Kennedy Design, I described staying productive and included some detail on how I use Microsoft Planner and Microsoft To Do. I've continued to contemplate how I plan projects and move them to completion and I couldn't help but wonder... Is perfect planning/tasking software possible? And if

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Projects and Updates, 2020-10-01

Blank dice are a new favorite thing. Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Risk, Dice, and SARS-CoV-2 In the age of SARS-CoV-2, one of my personal disappointments is that individual citizens have been put in charge of analyzing both their own behavior, and also that of others, and deciding

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1974 Briefly Revisited: AotY

There was a ridiculous amount of really good music released during this award cycle. If you only listen to one song: "Distant Lover" Live In Amsterdam, Marvin Gaye Albums, Revisited Here are 14 albums I like, that also could have been nominated for 1974's Album of the Year.

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1974 OMAs: Album of the Year

1974 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich Innervisions, Stevie Wonder Better than I expected The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler If you only listen to one song: "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder (live) The Divine Miss M To be honest, the

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1974 Nominees: Album of the Year

It might be hard to beat Stevie, but I guess we'll see... Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify The 1974 nominees for Album of the Year Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich The Divine Miss M, Bette Midler Innervisions, Stevie Wonder Killing Me Softly, Roberta Flack There Goes Rhymin'

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Projects and Updates, 2020-07-01

It's been a weird three months. Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Life in the age of SARS-CoV-2 Obviously the novel coronavirus has thrown everyone's life kittywampus; luckily I've been able to continue working from home. While that's introduced a set of challenges, addressing these challenges is absolutely a

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Projects and Updates, 2020-04-01

I was considering writing a section on the Google Home app and how it isn't fully functional on the Google Pixelbook or Google Pixel Slate. Instead, here is a one sentence review: If you sell stuff that supposedly all works together, you should make it all work together. Playlist of

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1973 Briefly Revisited: AotY

1973 is yet another year the Grammys nominated 5 mediocre albums and ignored almost twice as many very good ones. If you only listen to one song: "Superwoman", Stevie Wonder Albums, Revisited Here are 9 albums I like that could have been nominated for the 1973 Album of

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1973 OMAs: Album of the Year

1973 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year Rule Zero "If zero albums are up to OMA standards in a given year, none of the albums get an award that year." OMA Rules of the Road Okay, but what was sort of decent? Based on my memory of listening

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1973 Nominees: Album of the Year

--> Playlist(s) of music in this post: Spotify The 1973 nominees for Album of the Year American Pie, Don McLean The Concert for Bangladesh, George Harrison & Friends[1] Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Moods, Neil Diamond Nilsson Schmilsson, Nilsson The

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Projects and Updates, 2020-01-01

Dear Amazon- In fairness, it was sort of fun in the beginning! See you in a few years, once you own all the other companies in the world. xoxo Me Playlist of music in this post: Spotify Support your community* *(but only if you want your community to survive) I

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1972 Briefly Revisited: AotY

This is officially the year there's too much music to revisit. If you only listen to one song: "What's Going On (Live)", Marvin Gaye Too much music I've been changing my approach to these Briefly Revisited posts for a while. This post, however, marks an official, conscious shift:

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Projects and Updates, 2019-10-01

A quick party hack: I've been adding Post-It Notes to my door to let guests know they've found the right place. (The crowd favorite is a note that simply reads: "It's this one.") We've all experienced being unsure you're in the right spot; this helps. Playlist of music

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Projects and Updates, 2019-07-01

For the last 3 months, I've definitely spent more time playing tennis than designing or coding. It's been great. Playlist of music in this post: Spotify App Updates I've been using my Invitation Managing/Event Planning app more than I've been designing and building it, which is great... that means

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1972 OMAs: Album of the Year

At this point, All Things Must Pass is my favorite album by a Beatle, including all of the Beatles' albums. 1972 One Man AcademyAlbum of the Year All Things Must Pass, George Harrison Also totally good and I'm sorry for the things I say in this post Tapestry, Carole King