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Darren Raymond
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  • San Diego, CA
  • United States
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At work, do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day?
Yes!
Profession
Writer and Editor
Best part of your job:
Being able to play to my strengths - specifically, writing documents that explain things logically and clearly, and figuring out the most efficient ways to have software help me do that. Also, the people I work with are really cool and I'm not just saying that because they can read this.
Your 2nd choice of profession (and why):
Professor of literature - so I could get paid to read and write about the classics all day.
Your favorite book/movie/time waster:
Movie: "It's a Wonderful Life"
Book: "The Brothers Karamazov"
Time waster: these never last long. Wii tennis? Portal? TV? Probably TV.
You would love to meet:
I really don't do celebrity encounters. No idea what to say.

Latest Activity

Darren Raymond was featured
Jun 10, 2011
Darren Raymond commented on TMBC's group StandOut
"I'm a Creator/Provider. I like figuring out how things work and suggesting better ways to do things... and I am really uncomfortable when anybody's left out. So yep, that about sums it up."
Mar 31, 2011
Darren Raymond joined TMBC's group
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StandOut

This group is open to anyone interested in StandOut, the next-generation strengths assessment from Marcus Buckingham. Ask a question about the 9 Roles, discuss your Top 2, talk about the Team Report — anything goes.
Mar 31, 2011
Darren Raymond posted a blog post

The Hot Button - Unhealthy Health Care

Health care is an ongoing concern not just in the United States, but in countries around the world. Everywhere, it seems, there is a tension between improved treatments and medicines, rising costs and aging populations that require more and more of the very expensive health care that human ingenuity keeps improving. …See More
Mar 23, 2011
Darren Raymond posted a blog post

The Hot Button - Quit Joking Around and Get to Work (You'll Live Longer)

For a guy who claims to be skeptical of studies, I sure read about a lot of them. This one caught my eye though because it's an indirect endorsement of the concept of strengths. Researchers at UC Riverside turned up some surprising findings in a…See More
Mar 16, 2011
Darren Raymond commented on Tracy Jean Hutton's blog post Male and Female Leadership Characteristics?
"Finally, someone who uses more parentheses than I do! (or at least as many). I'm with you, Tracy. I feel like we have some weird need to catalogue and categorize everything into neat little gender-based clusters even though people's traits…"
Mar 14, 2011
Darren Raymond commented on Darren Raymond's blog post The Hot Button - Movies are the New Television (and Vice Versa)
"True, it was -- but as if to illustrate my point, the movie was pretty decent, but the TV show took it to a whole new level."
Mar 13, 2011
Jaqai commented on Darren Raymond's blog post The Hot Button - Movies are the New Television (and Vice Versa)
"(Also, Friday Night Lights was totally a movie...first.)"
Mar 11, 2011
Jaqai commented on Darren Raymond's blog post The Hot Button - Movies are the New Television (and Vice Versa)
"You are totally describing Transformers 2.  I'm still astounded that there are people out there that actually liked that film."
Mar 11, 2011
Darren Raymond posted a blog post

The Hot Button - Movies are the New Television (and Vice Versa)

It occurred to me a few years ago that television and movies have switched places. It used to be that advertisers loved TV because they were dealing with a more-or-less captive audience. Sure, you could change channels or turn the TV off altogether, but if you wanted to watch a show, you'd have to sit through ads to see it. Now, many of us (most of us) don't even watch TV as it airs live, but either use TiVo (my personal favorite) or another…See More
Mar 9, 2011
Darren Raymond commented on Jaqai's blog post Happy Hour! Oscars!
"I've only seen The Social Network, Toy Story 3, and Inception. Of those, I'd vote for Inception. Not a fan of TSN. But somehow I'm rooting for "The King's Speech," even though I haven't even seen it. I'm sure…"
Feb 25, 2011
Darren Raymond posted a blog post

The Hot Button - A Simple Question

When I go to buy oranges at the grocery store, I normally check the price and weigh my selection to know roughly how much they're going to cost me. When I take my car in to the mechanic's shop, he gives me an estimate (okay, sometimes it's a cruel joke, but still) of how much it's going to cost to repair whatever my issue is. Before I click "Place order" on Amazon.com or a hundred other e-tailers, they've told me exactly how much the item, the shipping and the tax will cost.  My simple question…See More
Feb 23, 2011

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At 8:48am on September 9, 2010, Kenneth Flamer - Moderator said…
Thanks Darren.
At 12:40pm on September 1, 2010, Bronwen Fitzhugh said…
I am amazed to be invited to be your friend, it is truly humbling.
At 12:28pm on August 4, 2010, Jaqai said…
Got a view thread option now, which makes conversations way easier to happen. That's a nice touch.
At 5:13pm on June 7, 2010, Charlotte Jordan said…
no
At 3:58pm on June 7, 2010, Charlotte Jordan said…
only now are you my friend.
At 6:08pm on June 1, 2010, Darren Raymond said…
I was being literal and cheeky and weird at the same time. Some dumb old senator once described the internet as "a series of tubes." It was hilarious at the time.
At 6:06pm on June 1, 2010, Charlotte Jordan said…
i dont get about the series of tubes though....
At 6:06pm on June 1, 2010, Charlotte Jordan said…
thanks for joining Darren! So glad that you are on the site.
At 5:33pm on June 1, 2010, Jaqai said…
Welcome to the wonderful land of Strengthsing.

Darren Raymond's Blog

The Hot Button - Unhealthy Health Care

Health care is an ongoing concern not just in the United States, but in countries around the world. Everywhere, it seems, there is a tension between improved treatments and medicines, rising costs and aging populations that require more and more of the very expensive health care that human ingenuity keeps improving. …

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Posted on March 23, 2011 at 8:37pm

The Hot Button - Quit Joking Around and Get to Work (You'll Live Longer)

For a guy who claims to be skeptical of studies, I sure read about a lot of them. This one caught my eye though because it's an indirect endorsement of the concept of strengths.

 

Researchers at UC Riverside turned up some surprising findings in a…

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Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:47pm

The Hot Button - Movies are the New Television (and Vice Versa)

It occurred to me a few years ago that television and movies have switched places. It used to be that advertisers loved TV because they were dealing with a more-or-less captive audience. Sure, you could change channels or turn the TV off altogether, but if you wanted to watch a show, you'd have to sit through ads to see it. Now, many of us (most of us) don't even watch TV as it airs live, but either use TiVo (my personal favorite) or another…

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Posted on March 9, 2011 at 5:58pm — 3 Comments

The Hot Button - A Simple Question

When I go to buy oranges at the grocery store, I normally check the price and weigh my selection to know roughly how much they're going to cost me. When I take my car in to the mechanic's shop, he gives me an estimate (okay, sometimes it's a cruel joke, but still) of how much it's going to cost to repair whatever my issue is. Before I click "Place order" on Amazon.com or a hundred other e-tailers, they've told me exactly how much the item, the shipping and the tax will…

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Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:43pm

 
 
 

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