http://mishri.org Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:41:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a post I wrote for the company blog: One of the best pieces of hiring advice an NSCS manager gave me was this: hire a generalist. I think the rationale is pretty simple. While there is a world of opportunity out there for the specialists–be ... http://mishri.org/2011/03/31/redux-the-happy-generalist-makes-for-a-successful-organization/ I wrote this post about four years ago, and I still think it's pretty relevant. The need for a general education in college is more important than ever, but it is equally important to remind students why that is the case. This post outlines a syllabus that achieves that purpose. http://mishri.org/2011/03/24/redux-designing-a-syllabus-for-an-undergraduate-general-education-class/ Every year around Christmas time, all my favorite charities e-mail me to ask for money. It makes sense-- seeing as how it's the giving season. After I make my donation, though, I'm always left feeling unsatisfied, like I didn't do enough.  That's why last January (2010), I decided to make ... http://mishri.org/2011/03/17/how-to-up-your-charitable-giving/ This is cross-posted from another blog I write for, a company blog called "Wish You Worked Here." Embarrassing fact about me: I’ve never learned how to swim. However, I did watch my sister take swimming classes. And on day 1 of the class at the Grand Ashok Hotel in ... http://mishri.org/2011/03/16/getting-thrown-in-the-deep-end/ When you think of visiting DC, what do you think of? I would guess the monuments, museums, White House, Capitol Hill. But here's one site that's a stone's throw away, but gets very little attention. I'm talking of the Library of Congress. In addition to being a  repository for hundreds of thousands ... http://mishri.org/2011/03/15/dcs-most-underrated-tourist-spot/ When's the last time you saw a  presentation? Odds are, fairly recently. It could be a professor in your grad school class, a colleague at a big company presentation, a vendor trying to sell you something or a volunteer coordinator at your favorite charity. Regardless of where it was, there's a ... http://mishri.org/2011/03/14/how-to-do-a-terrible-presentation-and-how-not-to/ From the time I was very young, I was an avid British-royal watcher. Most of it had to do with Princess Diana, whose divorce and death were the dominant media events of my childhood and teens. Unlike a lot of people, I'm a big fan of the family, not because ... http://mishri.org/2011/03/13/333/ What skills I  bring to a company, what I excel in, and what I need to succeed. My skills: 1.       If you want something completed on time, on budget and with minimal drama, you will probably give it to me. 2.       I am the project manager type-- that’s why I like working ... http://mishri.org/2011/03/12/the-mishri-principles/ I first started blogging in 2003, using Xanga. I did it because all the cool kids (aka my American cousins) were doing it. I used Xanga for a couple of years, and it was fun. I then wrote anonymously for a now defunct blog and then migrated over to here, ... http://mishri.org/2011/03/12/back-to-blogging-in-2011/ A few weeks ago, everyone was caught up in the 25-Things-About-Me craze on Facebook. I did it as well. Here's my list: 1. I hate the idea of forgetting something, so I always keep lists of everything. This includes doing my laundry. I also check my handbag before I leave work to ... http://mishri.org/2009/02/15/25-things-about-me/