gdp's Comments

Feld Thoughts : Minor Behavior Modifications

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:56:41 +0000

The right mix of old tech (moleskine&pencil for actions and waiting-from and ideas) and new tech (Outlook calendar syncing with my Nokia mobile) works best for me. I don't like having dozens of apps to update and sync, I want to simplify my life...That's what my blog is all about.: www.qolfe.com.

Feld Thoughts : Mesa Falls Marathon

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:12:37 +0000

Not really geeky. I use my Suunto T4 and track average heart beat every 2km versus average pace. The Suunto memorizes it then I do analytics on a spreadsheet. That plotted in various graphs gives quite a good sense of my daily training form and improvements. With the outcome I make some incremental changes to my F.I.R.S.T. training schedule raising the bar a little higher in a controlled way. That gave me really huge improvements in performance. Now training for a 10k targeting below 50' time.

Feld Thoughts : In The Stupid Patent Advertising Category

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:42:58 +0000

Euhm...iphone calls keep dropping all the time everywhere on the planet, Italy, Holland. I am afraid the problem is not ATT, but sadly the Iphone...

Feld Thoughts : Lessons From Phelps and Bolt

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:15:52 +0000

euhm...that practice in sales has very much to do with how bonuses are handled. As long as you don't give a bonus to a sales guy if he has not reached his quarterly target by,say, $100 short, regardless of the fact that last quarter he overachieved by a $10000 he will be naturally motivated to keep something for the next quarter and get two bonuses instead of just one. To be more precise it is the sales manager that building the incentive scheme lead to that dysfunctional behavior. This behavior can be just avoided building the right incentive structure, motivating the sales guy to give his all through the quarter end e.g. avoiding cut-off in sales targets.