Happy Friday!Last night my wife and I went to a concert and while we were walking from our car to the venue we saw a special VIP parking area guarded by a teen. The teen was sitting on a stool behind a large orange cone, and a few feet away another l...
Happy Friday,I don't know about the rest of you, but I do know I get that weird itch in Spring that I need to clean up and make everything feel fresh again. I also get the same feeling right now through early fall. Only it isn't to freshen things. It...
Happy Friday,When I work with leaders in most tech organizations, they almost all express a desire for their teams to go faster. The way they express this varies from small phrases interjected here and there to outright threatening people that they n...
Happy Friday,I was on a cruise last week, and it was most excellent. People ask, "Where did you cruise do," and I want to say, "Who cares!" It was just great to get away and relax. Unfortunately, that relaxation knocked me out of work mode, so I for...
Happy Monday!Take a look at this photo!Now, this photo is from the 4th of July at my in-laws place. This is a wildfire that started on their property. What isn't pictured here is the black smoldering field that goes to the horizon.My father-in-law wa...
Happy Friday!I think and use a lot of metaphors in my work. None are perfect, but there is one that has been rolling around in my head for years. For those of you who don't know, I like cooking, so I naturally relate a lot of things to food, and this...
Happy Friday!It is interesting to hear the shifts that are happening across clients. No, I'm not talking about every company trying to throw AI at everything. I'm talking about more fundamental changes. One of these changes that I keep bumping into i...
Happy Friday!Back in the 19th century (Which, if your brain is anything like mine, requires that you explicitly remember that means the years starting with 18), people only went to the hospital if they were going to die anyway.At the time, people bel...
Happy Friday,I haven't written in a while. I miss you too.Life got very busy for me very quickly. One week, I was ramping up with a new client; the next, I was at a weeklong leadership training; and the next, I was dealing with a tornado that hit.I l...
Happy Friday!One thing that keeps me going is the feedback I get from clients and co-workers. If you know me in person, you know I can't take a compliment, and when I hear one, I want to run away.People who know me really well use this against me.Whe...