I. M. Wright’s “Hard Code”: A Decade of Hard-Won Lessons from Microsoft®

Chapter 8. Personal Bug Fixing

In this chapter:
December 1, 2002: “My way or the highway—Negotiation”
February 1, 2005: “Better learn life balance”
June 1, 2005: “Time enough”
August 1, 2005: “Controlling your boss for fun and profit”
April 1, 2006: “You talking to me? Basic communication”
March 1, 2007: “More than open and honest”
March 1, 2009: “I’m listening”
July 1, 2009: “The VP-geebees”
December 1, 2009: “Don’t panic”
August 1, 2010: “I messed up”
March 1, 2011: “You’re no bargain either”

By the time my professional career started, I had already compared academia and the business world, having experienced graduate school and a number of internships. Academia was far more political. In business, raw measures were there to evaluate your effectiveness. ...