Category Archives: Books

2012 Gift Guide: Getting Things Done by David Allen

Getting Things Done by David Allen This is one of my perennial gift guide favorites. You don’t need to make GTD into a near-religion like some have done, but it provides an excellent framework for looking at your life, organizing … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Radical Careering by Sally Hogshead

Radical Careering by Sally Hogshead Some books offer a careful presentation of facts and figures leading up to the dramatic conclusions of the final chapters. Others are the literary equivalent of “A Whack on the Side of the Head,” to … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: The Creative Habit and The Collaborative Habit by Twyla Tharp

  The Creative Habit and The Collaborative Habit Two excellent books by choreographer Twyla Tharp delve into the creative process and collaborating with others. The books give an in-depth view of both her work and how she creates it. There is lots … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: We are all weird by Seth Godin

We are all weird by Seth Godin Whenever I read one of Seth Godin’s books I feel he is preaching to the choir because his thoughts are so much in tune with my own when it comes to New Media, … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield

This is the first in a series of “Gift Guide”posts for 2012. I have enjoyed all these books and products over the years and highly recommend them to you, your friends and family — Douglas Do the Work by Steven … Continue reading

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Books by Douglas E. Welch

The High-Tech Career Handbook: The Best of Career Opportunities 1998-2003 30,000 Words Navigating the special difficulties of a high-tech career can be troublesome for workers, young and old. Career Opportunities, a weekly column for ComputorEdge Magazine in San Diego, California … Continue reading

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Elsewhere: Large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks for you, including: SharePoint, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Office 365, Office 2010, SQL Server 2012, Azure, and more

Eric Ligman from the Microsoft SMS&P Partner Community Blog posted a large collection of Microsoft-related ebooks available for free today on his blog. The books run the gamut from Visual Studio to Windows Phone 7 and area all available as PDF … Continue reading

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12 career “reputations” that form your overall “Reputation”

The Reputations Here are the reputations I find most important in “building the career you deserve.” A Reputation for Fairness  Do you deal fairly with those around you? Are your choices self-serving ones, driven by politics, fear and greed? Do … Continue reading

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Books by Douglas E. Welch

  The High-Tech Career Handbook: The Best of Career Opportunities 1998-2003 30,000 Words Navigating the special difficulties of a high-tech career can be troublesome for workers, young and old. Career Opportunities, a weekly column for ComputorEdge Magazine in San Diego, … Continue reading

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Free Kindle version – The On-Purpose Person by Kevin W. McCarthy

Mentioned on Seth Godin’s Domino Project blog today. Download your copy before offer expires. Kindle books are readable on nearly every computer platform using the free Kindle Reader software. You can also now read directly in your web browser. From Amazon.com… … Continue reading

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