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DEADLINE, chapter 22. I would for sure miss the whole crew.
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DEADLINE, chapters 20 & 21. It’s all thanks to your little scheme.
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DEADLINE, chapter 19. Together we can make a great team!
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This was an interesting video to make, so please check it out!
DEADLINE, chapters 17, 18 & Interlude. You can just go and relax, dude.
DEADLINE, chapter 16. Why did this person become so mean?
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DEADLINE, chapter 15. This result we couldn’t have forseen!
DEADLINE, chapters 13 & 14. Let’s go as fast as McQueen
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For some reason I can’t even embed my videos properly. So I’ll have to add a link to every single one of them.
I hope you like it!
Second partial exam [WIP]
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Right now, I’ve only done one of the reviews from this period. I will try to catch up in the next few weeks. I have some ideas that can help me get through them all quickly.
I will update this entry once I’ve read every chapter considered for the second partial.
First partial “exam”
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The first partial covers the first eleven chapters of the book Deadline. I’ll summarize all of the things that I’ve learned from Mr. Tompkins during my reading. As I wrote every single review I tried to find websites that complemented the given information, either by stating different points of view on whatever subject was being discussed or by providing updated information. I will try to focus a little more on these.
Risks and risk management
Risks are threats that every organization has to deal with, not the kind of threat that others make looking for the company to stay out, but rather the ones that are caused by management errors, accidents or other factors.
Identifying and controlling these risks is what is known as risk management.
There are multiple processes, approaches and standards regarding this subject, and there are several things that have to be taken into consideration before opting for one of them.
Regardless of the chosen approach, the intention of risk management is making said threats do as little damage as possible.
Productivity
There are some common mistakes that managers make when trying to improve their employees’ productivity that actually end up being counterproductive. One of them is mentioned in the story: when employees are distracted or paralyzed by fear (sometimes caused by the manager).
Also, there’s no way of immediately improving productivity in the workspace, but after some time and effort, productivity improvement may be apparent in the long-term. It’s, in a way, an investment.
Gut feelings
One of the essential components of a good manager. It’s that little voice that tells you if you’ve found what you were seeking for or if you need to keep looking even if the opposite
