Author Archives: Rick Turoczy

About Rick Turoczy

More than mildly obsessed with the Portland startup community. Founder and editor at Silicon Florist. Cofounder and general manager at PIE. Follow me on Twitter: @turoczy

Searching for happiness in your work? This diagram may help

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Rick Turoczy

(Image courtesy Bud Caddell. Used under Creative Commons.)

Posted in Career, Diagrams, Happiness | 1 Comment

Yahoo! fires Brazen Careerist Penelope Trunk

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

So, I just heard that Yahoo! Finance has decided to fire Penelope Trunk. I mean, who would want to work with someone who thinks like this? I just choose the lifestyle I want first, before I choose my work. Lifestyle … Continue reading →

Posted in BrazenCareerist, Career, Firing, PenelopeTrunk | 6 Comments

You're hired, you're fired

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Anyone who talks to me about their current corporate career will likely have heard me utter—likely innumerable times—my quintessential thought about staying in one place too long, “You’re not going to retire from there.” Truth of the matter is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Employment, Firing, Hiring, Jobs | 7 Comments

Adopting an open meeting format

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Everyone complains about meetings. Seems that they’re all useless. But I have to imagine that there are some meetings that are valuable. Aren’t there? I mean, I get the chance to participate in some pretty productive meetings. So I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Meetings, Whatif | 5 Comments

More than a year for More than a living

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Just a brief note to mention that More than a living has officially passed the one-year mark. In that time, we’ve composed more than 265 posts. And those posts have generated more than 30,000 spam comments. (I can’t get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Kumquat, More than a living | 1 Comment

Without artisans, tools are worthless

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

[NOTE: I’ve been struggling with the title on this one for three days. And, while I can’t quite capture the idea in the headline, I still feel that this is imperative to get off of my proverbial chest.] People are … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan, Career, Experience, Tools, Value | 2 Comments

Intuition is a product of repetition

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

To continue to riff on the “Common sense isn’t so common” theme… I know you’re a smart cookie. So I know, for certain, that you’re often blindsided by moments of clarity. Insanely insightful leaps of intuition that just kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Common, CommonSense, Intuition, Kumquat, Mistakes, Sense | Leave a comment

Resumes: Doing our best to fix part of the problem

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Sure, sure. You see us carp and complain about how horrible want ads are. Constantly describing the role instead of the problem that needs to be solved. Well, you know, in all fairness, want ads are only part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Hiring, Jobs, Resume, Resumes, WantAds | 14 Comments

Common sense is anything but common

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Common sense. It seems so, well, common. Truth of the matter is: it’s not. I mean, common common sense is a little more prevalent than for which I give it credit. But your common sense? Nope. Not common, at all. … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Communication, Ignorance, Insight | 3 Comments

Kiss once-a-year performance reviews good-bye

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

If you work in the corporate world, you’re likely starting to feel a little prickly sensation on the back of your neck. And that’s because, after reading that headline up there, you’re beginning to think about the ominous–not to mention … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Feedback, Kumquat, Performance, Review | 1 Comment