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Step 1: Finish your Taxes. Step 2: Join me at Women’s Leadership Connection.
If you’ve ever worked in the US, you know that April 15th is tax day. But this year, it’s also the day I’ll be speaking for the Richland Area Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Leadership Connection. We’re going to dig into some good food at DLX, some networking with our neighbors and colleagues, and a super-importantContinue reading “Step 1: Finish your Taxes. Step 2: Join me at Women’s Leadership Connection.”
Tired of the Corporate BS in the Tech Industry? Refactor Your Job.
I’m trying something new with my Career Nirvana program in the coming months and I’d love to have you join me for the experiment. If you’re a tech worker who’s been laid off, is struggling to find your next corporate home, or you’re still working but you’re just exhausted by the constant corporate noise andContinue reading “Tired of the Corporate BS in the Tech Industry? Refactor Your Job.”
Theme Song Thursdays: Proudest Monkey
It wasn’t that long ago that getting out of my hometown was my primary measure of success. After all, hadn’t the world been telling me as much for as long as I could remember? A shrinking job market, a contracting population, and the resulting decline in the tax base left my rustbelt community struggling throughoutContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Proudest Monkey”
Am I a modern Luddite?
I was at a meeting the other day when, after a bit of small talk, the conversation shifted to AI. It seems that everything shifts to AI these days. It floods our LinkedIn feeds with AI slop, blocks our use of every piece of software we encounter with it’s pop-ups and sidebars, and prevents usContinue reading “Am I a modern Luddite?”
Theme Song Thursdays: The Sun is Gonna’ Surely Shine!
Some mornings, when the alarm on our phone chimes and it’s still dark outside, when the house is quiet, and the whole day stretches before us, well, honestly, things can look kinda grim. Jobs, international matters, the cost of living, politics, you know, all the things, they start rolling through your brain. It’s enough toContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: The Sun is Gonna’ Surely Shine!”
Civic Assembly: Why we should be paying attention to what’s happening in Akron, Ohio
What do you get when you bring together 165 residents of a single city, each randomly selected to reflect the demographics of their community, every member of city council, the mayor, an engaged community “super assembly”, 15 professional facilitators, and an organization dedicated to better public problem-solving? You get actionable, real-world answers to tough communityContinue reading “Civic Assembly: Why we should be paying attention to what’s happening in Akron, Ohio”
Theme Song Thursdays: Walk Right up into a Brand New Day! (Santa Monica)
You know, it seems the longer I write these posts, the worse things get. I don’t want to be a downer, but seriously, the cost of living and unemployment rates continue to climb, our day-to-day activities are riddled with enschitification, and more and more of the real connection and bonding that keeps us sane isContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Walk Right up into a Brand New Day! (Santa Monica)”
BACon Recap
I had a great time at BACon, organized by IIBA in Columbus Ohio on Friday. Brian Link and I presented on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Agile. Well, actually we did a bit of presenting and a lot of facilitating. Because the attendees at the conference had all sorts of interesting experiencesContinue reading “BACon Recap”
Theme Song Thursdays: Opposites Attract
Those moments are so uncomfortable. You know the ones. You’re trapped in a stuffy conference room, the pressure’s building because the team needs to commit to a plan, but you just can’t come to consensus. Baby seems we never ever agreeYou like the moviesAnd I like T.V. Whether you’re all in wildly different places orContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Opposites Attract”
Join me at BACon in Columbus on Friday, March 6
I’ve had a last minute addition to my speaking schedule. Thanks to a generous offer from my colleague Brian Link, I’ll be co-presenting on “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Agile”. Join us as we uncover what’s working and what’s not in our shared experiences in agile working environments. Then stay on asContinue reading “Join me at BACon in Columbus on Friday, March 6”
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