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Derek Neighbors

Serial Entrepreneur in Chandler Arizona. Co-Founder of Gangplank and Integrum. Agile software developer, scrum master, ruby on rails consultant and iphone consultant. All around pragmatic idealist.

Sunday Book Review: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything by Kerry Patterson and Joseph Grenny | Derek Neighbors

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Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands. Take Away: Too...

CenPhoCamp Presentation | Derek Neighbors

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I got the honor of presenting at CenPhoCamp recently and really enjoyed it.  I have lots of thoughts on the subject, but am too busy doing to talk about...

Sunday Book Review: The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Motley Crue | Derek Neighbors

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Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands. Take Away:...

Land Developers Make Bad Politicians | Derek Neighbors

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This post started titled.. Queen Creek Go Fuck Yourself.  That's right.  I said it.  There is a time and place for all things.  Putting the self interest...

Shop Local vs Shop Local Get the Picture? | Derek Neighbors

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Arizona is definitely in a financial crisis and as part of that there has been a lot about shopping locally.  This is seen as a primary way to help stimulate...

Sunday Book Review: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni | Derek Neighbors

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Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands. Take Away:...

Freedom In Being Focused | Derek Neighbors

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As mentioned on the Gangplank blog What Exactly Is Gangplank?, we recently went through the exercise of answering that question.  It seems stupid.  It seems...

Encouraging Institutional Innovation By Changing How We Educate | Derek Neighbors

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John Hagel's Edge Perspectives has an excellent article on challenging mindsets from reverse innovation to innovation blowback. It reinforces our mindset in...

Chandler Mardi Gras Event | Derek Neighbors

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Downtown Chandler will be transformed into the Big Easy for one magical night on Saturday Feb. 6, as the Downtown Chandler Community Foundation hosts its...

Sunday Book Review: This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin | Derek Neighbors

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Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands. Take Away: This...