Pete Millet NuHybrid

Finally decided to buy components and assemble a DIY headphone amplifier designed by Pete Millet http://www.pmillett.com/nuhybrid.html

It looks great and sounds great and it has enough power to pump 250 Ohm Beyerdynamics 990 Pro headphones.

I like the result, the only concern is that the quality of this concrete implementation is not good as it should be because I had to replace some passive elements with equivalents. So the next project is to measure frequency response manually using the EspoTek Labrador board.

Leadership for Non-managers / Pluralsight

 One hour introductory course by Jason Alba, CEO of JIBBERJOBBER.COM

Consists of three major sections

1. Understanding Leadership Fundamentals
2. Internalizing Leadership Qualities
3. Becoming a Leader in Every Role You have

The definition(s) of leadership provided in the first section. Explained the difference between leadership and management. Described a few leadership styles (LS):

• The Democratic LS
• The Autocratic LS
• The Laisses-faire LS (hands-off leader)
• The Strategic LS (focus on future)
• The Servant-leader LS
• The Transformational LS (inspiration, motivation, excitement)
• The Transactional LS (working within the system)
• The Bureocratioc LS (following rules, best in highly regulated businesses - healths, safety, etc.)

The second section is about leadership qualities. Leaders

• have integrity
• are accountable
• are learners
• make decisions
• inspire
• communicate
• lead by example
• delegate
• prioritize

The last section is about developing leadership qualities exercising the commitment, understanding, assessing, practicing it. Also, get mentored/teach others.

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Goldratt’s theory of constraints

Dettmer, H. William, Goldratt’s theory of constraints:  A systems approach to continuous improvement. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: ASQ Quality Press. 2007
ISBN 0-87389-370-0

Explanation of Theory of Constraints (TOC)

The Toyota way

Liker, Jeffrey K. The Toyota way : 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. Print.
ISBN 0-07-139231-9

Author spend about 20 years of studying Toyota and formulate 14 principles described in details with history of Toyota and demonstrate how these principles was applied in different situations.

Lean Software Development

Poppendieck, M., Poppendieck, T. and Poppendieck, T. Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit. Boston: Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003. Print.
ISBN 0-321-15078-3

The book provides explanation of a lean approach to agile software development. Authors show how principles (and some practices) borrowed from Toyota production system applied to the process of software development. Also authors describe 21 "tools" which can be used to implement lean approach to agile software development.

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