It’s been a while! Over a year actually. And now I’m going to be a hypocrite and talk about actions. It’s something that we take for granted. I think as highly technical folks, or folks that deal in absolutes, we tend to take words at face value. When someone says they’re going to do something…
Hey Friends! Long time no chat. When I started this blog (if you can call it that), I wanted to share more about what I find useful with managing my ‘experience’ in the information technology field. What I found is that this resonates with a few of you very deeply. This has allowed me the…
Me again. This week what’s top of mind for me is value. Not the value you get from having money in your bank account, houses in your name, a really nice car. These things don’t really matter. I’m talking about the value you find from life, those around you, and the experiences you’re able to…
Been a long time folks…I sorta fell away for a moment there. I’m back, no worries. Today, I want to chat about being a change agent. If one examines the environment they work in, they’ll notice they have several of these people around them. These individuals are usually “all-in” on the experience or service that…
Long time no chat friends. I’ve been busy, and thats no excuse. I made a commitment to you all (all three or four) – so I’m going to write a bit this week about being overwhelmed. I think in the IT industry it’s pretty common – and it’s the nature of all of our jobs.…
Transparency. It’s what everyone thinks they want to hear, but often can’t handle. Its arch enemy is perception – people care about perception. Perception is reality. That sucks, a lot. Specifically in the realm of information technology. I’ve held a bunch of different job functions, which likely could be an entire post of its own.…
Yikes – the tower of leadership, deciding to get into your corner of the world. Not great. Not terrible either. Giving updates to leadership often is a forcing function of action, painful at times, but effective. This magic somehow brings uncooperative parties to the table, accelerates the need for a plan, and drives others to…
The information technology field has an interesting “unspoken” mini-culture. It’s the culture of FOBSAD. What is FOBSAD you ask? It’s the “Fear Of Being Seen As Dumb.” There are probably better ways to say it, like “imposters syndrome” or anxiety – or maybe 100 different ways. It manifests as 1000 different things, from failure to…
I think that’s what you ask yourself when you start sharing thoughts publicly. For me, I’m no stranger to it – I’m just not used to doing it in away that makes me accountable for them forever. That’s scary. Think about it, everything I write on this blog will be accessible for essentially forever -…
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