January 5, 2010 | The Old New Thing

The Old New Thing

Thanks for coming together to enjoy the holiday together, now get off my lawn

Raymond ChenJanuary 5, 2010Jan 5, 201001/5/10

Due to a confluence of circumstances involving parents on an overseas vacation and other older relatives choosing not to attend (probably related to parents being out of town), I ended up being the oldest person at the extended family holiday dinner table. This was a first for me, and I resisted the urge to shout "Get off my lawn!" to the ...

Microspeak: Engagement

Raymond ChenJanuary 5, 2010Jan 5, 201001/5/10

Meetings are so passé. You no longer have a meeting with a customer; you have an engagement: I have a customer engagement tomorrow and they have a question surrounding Feature X. Note that this use of the phrase customer engagement is different from the process known as customer engagement. The process is an ongoing interaction...

The Old New Thing

January 5, 2010 | The Old New Thing

Thanks for coming together to enjoy the holiday together, now get off my lawn

Microspeak: Engagement

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