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Taking Advantage of My New Commute to Learn All The Things

By Elizabeth Reiher on November 22, 2019

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Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

So . . . I started a new job the day before Valentine’s Day. My previous job was one mile from my house. My new commute is 16 miles. I have decided to make the best of it by learning on the way.

Since I started my new job I have taken 14 Lynda courses. I took two of them at home because I had to work hands-on and needed two screens. The other 12 were a knowledge transfer situation (watch and learn/listen and learn).

The most recent one was short but oh so full of amazingness.

Ken Blanchard on Servant Leadership

This man is the father of Servant Leadership. Well, not exactly. Robert Greenleaf coined the term in the 70’s, but Kenneth Blanchard has expanded it and brought it to the masses. I first heard of this concept, servant leadership, when I was working on my M.B.A. at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

In this course, Ken Blanchard name checks Nordstrom. Chick-Fil-A, Alfred Nobel and Socrates.

He says the big question is “Are you here to serve or be served?” I would venture to say that most managers are there to be served. They may not be conscious of it, but their actions broadcast the truth.

His most recent book which I very badly want to read now is called Servant Leadership in Action. It’s about what Servant Leadership looks like in the real world.

He is also well known as the author of One Minute Manager, a certified business classic.

Accessing Lynda

Since I started doing this, Lynda has transitioned to “LinkedIn Learning”.

If you can, I would recommend accessing Lynda/LinkedIn Learning through your local library.

My local library offers free access to anyone with a library card. Check with your local library to see if they offer this awesome benefit.

(My local library also offers free Rosetta Stone accounts. And e-books through Overdrive. And weekly music downloads through Freegal. Seriously, hit up your local library for the goodies. You may be surprised.)

Working on my Udacity Front End Nanodegree scholarship, coming up for air occasionally

By Elizabeth Reiher on September 4, 2018

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Photo by Jonny Caspari on Unsplash

Haven’t had time to post the last few months as I have been in the weeds with my Grow With Google Udacity Front End Nanodegree Scholarship.

Presently wading through service workers and soon heading to React. Have peppered in some freeCodeCamp when I need to do something else but still want to learn.

See my progress so far on my Twitter Thread Roll.

Thread by @tonomoshia: “R3D001: Statrted @udacity Front End NanoDegree (FEND) yesterday. R3D002: Cruising through HTML and C […]” #100DaysOfCode #GrowWithGoogle #udacity #maythe4thbewithyou

(ThreadReader App is a great app that allows you to read a long thread all at once, kinda in paragraph form.)

Excited about WordCamp Miami X this week!

By Elizabeth Reiher on March 13, 2018

I am attending WordCamp Miami for the second time this weekend. Last year I was a first-time attendee. This year I am a first-time organizer. Yes, I got an upgrade!

Super excited for what’s ahead. I have read the schedule and tried to pick what am going to attend ahead of time. There were some hard choices as many talks I wanted to attend are at the same time.

Here are my plans:

Friday Workshop

Developer Workshop: The Future of WordPress with Zac Gordon, Josh Pollock and Brian Richards

Saturday Talks

9:00 a.m. Zen Mode: Developing While You’re Offline with John Blackbourn

940 a.m. How to Improve Your Website’s SEO with Linday Halsey

10:20 a..m. Interacting with WordPress with Raspberry Pi + REST API with Rodrigo Donini

10:50 a.m. How to Format Your Text to Help Your Readers with Franceseca Marano

11:30 a.m. AMA About Development with Andrew Norcross

11:45 a.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Wapuu Bot made with Javascript, Slack and API with Rick Tuttle

1:20 p.m. Getting Started with Advanced Custom Fields with Jesse Velez

1:40 p.m. Basics of PHP: Action & Filter Hooks with Andreas Lopez

2:00 p.m. How to Use Design Tools to Improve Your Workflow with Lenora Porter

2:30 p.m. How I Created WPBingo Using Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, and the WP REST API with Brian Richards

3:10 p.m. Women in WordPress Panel with Nakeesha Charles, Natalia Real, Birgit Pauli-Haack, Miriam Goldman, Tessa Kriesel

3:50 p.m. Extending WooCommerce Like a Pro with Chris Flanagan

4:40 p.m. Q&A with Matt Mullenweg with Matt Mullenweg & John James Jacoby

5:15 p.m. Gameshow Hour with Everybody!

6:30 p.m. AfterParty with Almost Everybody!

Sunday Talks

8:00 a.m. Breakfast Social

8:30 a.m. Breakfast Social & Registration

9:00 a.m. JavaScript Beyond jQuery with Bobby Bryant & Kevin Langley, Jr.

10:00 a.m. Modern JS with ES6 with Bobby Bryant & Kevin Langley, Jr.

11:00 a.m. Introduction to React with Bobby Bryant & Kevin Langley, Jr.

12:30 p.m. Lunch

1:50 p.m. 4-Step Process to Turn Your Site Into an Automated Cash Machine Even If You’re a New WordPress User with Carlos Vazquez

2:30 p.m.Self-Respect in Business: the Fine Line Between Nice and Too Nice and How to Ask for What You’re Worth with Tara Claeys

3:45 p.m. A Guide to Creating the Right Digital Perception Across Diverse Digital Platforms with William Jackson

4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks (And Giveaways)

Peruse the schedule so you can make your choices ahead of time and know exactly where to go when. Enjoy!

On day 5 of round 2 of #100DaysOfCode . . .

By Elizabeth Reiher on July 21, 2017

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Photo by Ryan Johns on Unsplash

. . . and here is my blathering so far: 2nd Round of #100DaysOfCode. I’m using bitbucket for the first time and I put my #100DaysOfCode log.md file inside my repo for my ‘Book Reports” where I am drafting my posts about the books I am reading.

So I am learning:

  • how to use Bitbucket
  • how to use Markdown (more)
  • WordPress (via Skillcrush and Udemy)
  • whatever is in these books I am reading (!)

I’m publicly committing to the 100DaysOfCode Challenge starting July 17, 2017.

By Elizabeth Reiher on July 13, 2017

I’m publicly committing to the 100DaysOfCode Challenge starting July 17, 2017. Join me! http://bit.ly/2uVOPNG #100DaysOfCode #DeepWork

— Tonomoshia (@tonomoshia) July 13, 2017

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via Twitter https://twitter.com/tonomoshia

July 13, 2017 at 11:59AM

Round 2!

Remote: Office Not Required (74/256)

By Elizabeth Reiher on May 3, 2017

On page 74 of 256 of Remote, by David Heinemeier Hansson http://bit.ly/2quMt6b

— Tonomoshia (@tonomoshia) May 2, 2017

via Twitter https://twitter.com/tonomoshia

May 02, 2017 at 02:05PM

remote

Remote: Office Not Required, by David Heinemeier Hansson & Jason Fried.

I’m at the part called “Dealing with Excuses” where the authors trot out the excuses companies make for not going remote, and they ring true–I have heard them all. They all boil down to a lack of trust and with that, fear.

Some bits that really stand out as answers to familiar refrains:

False equality benefits nobody.

Why force everyone in the organization to work the same way?  [. . .] Different jobs, different requirements. People get that.

If people really want to play video games or surf the web all day, they’re perfectly capable of doing so from their desks at the office.

Big businesses love to look at what each other is doing too. But if you hide in the herd, you’re not likely to get ahead of the pack.

I’m looking forward to the next section, “How to Collaborate Remotely”. My boyfriend’s department recently went 100% remote after a reduction in force made their office space obsolete. They have had some bumpy days these past two weeks and I’m interested to see if anything in the next section would be helpful advice for them.

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