Author Archives: Rick Turoczy

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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

How to write a better performance review

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

As I was doing a little Kumquat research, I just happened to stumble upon this article, entitled “How to write a better performance review.” It’s nearly a decade old. The problem? It still smells as fresh as a daisy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Kumquat, Performance, Review, Tips | 2 Comments

Free to an unhappy home

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

The Chief Happiness Officer has offered to give away free PDFs of his book, Happy Hour is 9 to 5, to the first 50 100 people to comment on the post entitled, “Is your workplace unhappy? Get my book for … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Culture, Happiness, Motivation, Passion | Leave a comment

Want to work from home? Tips on making your work and life intramural

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

For many of us, working from home holds a great deal more appeal than sitting in a noisy–or worse yet, deathly silent–cube farm, day-in, day-out. I know that I’m more productive here than I ever was in the office. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomy, Boss, Change, Corporate Culture, Motivation, Tips | Leave a comment

World of Warcraft taught some how to win the recruiting war

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Sorry, but the geek in me compells me to say, “This is Red 5, standing by.” Phew. Now that that is out of the way… Red5, founded by former members of Blizzard Entertainment (the company behind titles like World of … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Culture, Creativity, Recruiting | 3 Comments

Employee types from Kathy Sierra

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Okay, I know she’s using employee types to describe software applications. But, I mean, c’mon. Strip that away and you’ve still got some archetypal employee types. This is well worth the read: Creating Passionate Users: Is your app an ass-kisser? … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Culture, Employment, Truth, Workplace | Leave a comment

Kumquat oh Kumquat, how mysterious are thee?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Let me count the ways. We’ve received a number of inquisitive emails about our “little side project.” No, not Return, silly goose. The other side project. The one to which we affectionately refer as Kumquat. And we really appreciate all … Continue reading →

Posted in Kumquat | 2 Comments

Pablo Picasso anecdote or apocrypha or whatever; it's still a valuable lesson

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Toby’s recent post on personal brand highlights some critical questions we should all be asking ourselves. Why? Because we’re obligated to take care of ourselves. It’s not adult day care, folks. And what’s the end result of building all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Talent, Value | 8 Comments

How are we doing?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Any time is a good time for feedback. So, Amy, Toby, and Rick were wondering how you felt about our performance. Any input is great, but you can also feel free to drop that feedback into these buckets: The Good … Continue reading →

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5 tips to guarantee fulfillment on your next project (even if it's a complete failure)

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

As I’ve mentioned in some of my recent posts, I tend to get hung up on the big picture. And because of that, I tend to overlook smaller successes. Or I downplay them. A change of perspective is in order. … Continue reading →

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Portland's most evil boss…?

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

The folks over at Gawker are currently running a contest to find New York’s most evil boss. Which leads us More than a living types (apparently all atwitter about The No Asshole Rule and who have heard some doozies as … Continue reading →

Posted in Assholes, Boss, Corporate Culture, Criticism, Evil, Experience, Feedback | 1 Comment