July 18, 2020
For the very first blog post here, I want to address my motivation. A good friend of mine recently shared: “I have …
July 20, 2020
What do your teammates call the audience for the software you create or deploy for your organization? Employees End …
July 22, 2020
As a leader, there is no doubt you’ve been saturated with writing and lessons in empathy. Since empathy was at the …
July 31, 2020
How would you feel if someone asked you to slow down? (Would you welcome it? Would it give you anxiety?) What lasting …
August 5, 2020
What is the primary emotion you feel when you watch Martin Gugino fall to the ground and bleed? If your answer is not …
August 9, 2020
What does your childhood home look like now on Google Street View? What is the most interesting piece of IMDB trivia …
August 12, 2020
Would you agree that it seems hard for people to keep their commitments? (Based upon the fact that Alex Sheen’s …
August 16, 2020
What two commitments were made the morning that Stuart and Al got into their little argument? Most people are able to …
August 19, 2020
This is where you and I will take a left turn on our journey together. You might recognize many — if not all — of the …
August 27, 2020
Not too long ago, I was asked to sit on a diversity and inclusion panel at a conference to offer my thoughts on these …
September 20, 2020
When you are introduced to new businesspeople as a technologist, how do these people begin to see you? What sorts of …
September 27, 2020
By now, I’m sure you have all read about what Tribune Publishing did to its employees. Does your organization perform …
October 12, 2020
Do we ruin Scrum by overthinking it? I played clarinet from fourth through twelfth grade. The manner in which I was …
October 20, 2020
Many blog posts — including my very own — seek to provide inspiration through some length of writing. But some subjects …
November 8, 2020
Do you agree that love is the single most important part of our lives? If that is the case, why do we talk so little …
November 22, 2020
When you sit down with people at work and ask them about the problems that they are having — the problems that you are …
December 3, 2020
Lest you forget I am a technologist, this column is for you. I’m 52 years old. The very first computer I ever used was …
December 4, 2020
I’ve been waiting to share some antipatterns to the type of leadership we talk about on these pages. Bingo! Got one …
December 18, 2020
In reference to Technology of the Year, 2020 Edition… Here you go: Bloomberg: Microsoft Designing Its Own Chips for …
December 20, 2020
Always remember: work is a means to an end. The things that are not work are the most important things in life. For me, …
December 28, 2020
Thanks go to my brother Rich for sending this Guardian article to me, allowing me to share a final thought for this …
January 1, 2021
Happy 2021! I’m not much for ado, so here is that one thing: Work for a good private company. Not a bad private …
January 18, 2021
When you identify a leader, how do you invest in his or her growth? My father was an electrical engineer of the highest …
January 31, 2021
Before embarking on the journey of reading this unusually long post, please take a moment to reflect on your …
February 14, 2021
If you, like I, came of professional age in the earliest days of the Internet boom (we’re talking the early ’90s), you …
February 18, 2021
Lies take many forms. The most troublesome ones involve the liar taking advantage of the audience’s trust when the …
February 28, 2021
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not an avid reader of business nonfiction bestsellers. Books that have been foundational …
March 14, 2021
If you’ve been wondering about my lack of new writing, it’s not because I have run out of things to write! Quite the …
March 18, 2021
December 2020. Intel 1996: $111 billion market cap. Apple 1996: $3 billion market cap. Intel 1996: Mac? Whatever. Apple …
March 25, 2021
Seth Godin on NFTs. Thank you, Seth. I cannot think of a technology with more nerdy complexity that has been …
March 26, 2021
Simon Kneafsey of TheScrumMaster.co.uk recently introduced a marvelous “Simple Guide To Scrum – 1 Pager” on …
April 14, 2021
What might happen if we could see inside someone’s head, and gain a better understanding of what makes that person …
June 6, 2021
There are two women in my extended family born to mothers who were prescribed DES for the term of their pregnancies. …
June 20, 2021
This post appeared on LinkedIn this weekend, to resounding huzzahs. “People First; Technology Last,” this isn’t. Ms. …
July 17, 2021
We lean on each other to get through the tougher parts of life. On our best days, we are eager to help one another. We …
September 13, 2021
(It’s been a while since I’ve written. I’m sorry. One of the books that I was editing this year finally came out this …
October 11, 2021
The CIO role has arguably been around for 40 years this year. Even four decades on, I don’t see many CIO job …
December 6, 2021
Taking a look today (December 6th, 2021) at the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction bestseller list, I see: History …
December 24, 2021
“There were very few things people loved. That was one of them.” So said a dear friend and retired IT director, who …
December 27, 2021
Always remember: work is a means to an end. The things that are not work are the most important things in life. For me, …
January 10, 2022
This is the most compelling software-related post I have read in a while: Matthew Rosenfeld (Moxie Marlinspike): My …
February 28, 2022
Prologue I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that the pandemic has made professionally-oriented content feel overtly …
March 22, 2022
When you get to know someone, do you focus more on what’s wrong with them, or what’s right with them? Is there a …
June 8, 2022
It seems that every day, we are getting better reporting and research to illustrate the fragile houses of cards we know …
July 24, 2022
I once led a small, incredibly talented innovation team at a healthcare informatics business. We were a company of many …
September 19, 2022
How many essays have you read about the power of active listening? Given the volume of writing on the topic, are you …
September 23, 2022
I’m often asked: is there a simple rule that will help me know when I should take an agile approach? This is my answer: …
September 28, 2022
In The Invisible Propeller, I concluded with a quote from Lisa Hermsen (the Caroline Werner Gannett Professor of …
October 2, 2022
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October 3, 2022
There’s nothing quite like a car accident to help you identify your values. Thirty years ago, Hyrum Smith became …