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I always wanted to write. My mother would say it is because I could not shut up! Admittedly, I’ve always had a glut of words tumbling out of me. I’ve told this story before but many years ago I spoke at a business event. My mom had been invited and was sitting at the head […]
I’ve got a manufactured dilemma – one I’d love to put behind me. Turns out, I’m not that special – others face the same dilemma. This is the same kind of not special that everyone on social media who complains about being mistreated or misunderstood by some unnamed person, is not special. Meaning: Not only […]
Yesterday I had the privilege of presenting to a group for PMI Los Angeles (Project Management Institute). It was part of a day-long series of workshops. My workshop topic was: Cloud-based Team Collaboration Tools & Strategies I addressed both conceptual ideas surrounding team collaboration – practical ideas like how to craft better, easier to follow […]
“resistance is futile” I consulted for a company in an office building with 4 other businesses. One day, I visited those four other businesses and dropped off my consulting resume. One of the four companies I visited hired me that week, another the next week. Pretty good numbers. Three out of five businesses are clients. […]
I published this poem in 2011 on another blog. I might write a new one before the 1st. But I might not. This is pretty good. Enjoy! A New Year’s Poem For The Dream Doers It is the day after Christmas and all round the world People’s plans for the next year are getting a […]
I was listening to Joe Pug’s Podcast, The Working Songwriter Podcast. I’ve gone back to listen to quite a few of them. I discovered a few things: Josh Ritter stammers a lot – or did in that interview. His songwriting is spectacular. James McMurtry is a pretty dry interview. Steve Earle knows a lot of […]
Next week, Wednesday, October 4th, I’m speaking at the Challenger Networking Group LA’s monthly meeting. I’ve given this presentation a few times the past couple of months. I enjoy it because it is a free-flowing, no audio/visuals, off-the-cuff series of anecdotes and audience interaction. Here is a promo image I created. Also, here is a […]
“Boxes are for holding things, minds are for exploring things.” Throw Away The Box: Origins During a business presentation in Phoenix several years ago, an attendee asked this question during the Q & A. “What did you do with your kids and what did your parents do to make you, and them, think so far […]
This was initially published in The Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal – from my perspective column – back in 2001-ish. The advice still holds up! Sort of cool, the writer for the same column a week prior was Jack Welch. I always like this article because I wrote about my youngest (now 18) coming into […]
Stories from the consulting desk A snapshot into why IT professionals often get it wrong. And maybe some ideas on how to fix it… or fix IT. 😉 This is a true story and one that is oft-repeated in my daily work. Why ask why? I sat across from the company controller. She had asked […]