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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”
Theme Song Thursdays: The Bare Necessities!
Last week I started a new (to me) book, Your Money or Your Life, by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez, and it seems that I’ve finally found something that explains what I’ve been trying to say about consumerism and our obsession with money for some time now. Special thanks goes to my new friend, TheresaContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: The Bare Necessities!”
Career Nirvana (& Life After Tech): Suggested Reading
Last week I recorded a podcast for ClueCon in which I discuss how to reinvent yourself in a new, more rewarding career. It goes live on the FreeSwitch YouTube channel on March 18th, but in the meantime, here is a bit of sneak peek. It’s a list of books and other resources you might findContinue reading “Career Nirvana (& Life After Tech): Suggested Reading”
Theme Song Thursdays: You Got Your Spell on me Baby (Black Magic Woman)
For generations now we’ve been teaching our youngsters that the key to success, the holy grail of the modern world, was to, above all else, get a good job with a big company. It’s become such an important story for recent generations that the state of Ohio has written it into the high school curriculum.Continue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: You Got Your Spell on me Baby (Black Magic Woman)”
On local business’ role in a thriving community
My reading list so far this year has been pretty heavy on community development and civic leadership topics. And it’s got me thinking. In the same way that those of us in the business advising space think of a business like an ecosystem, a collection of loosely coupled entities that all work together to createContinue reading “On local business’ role in a thriving community”
Professional Coaching: The Modern Leader’s Superpower
I had the pleasure of speaking at the NOHRA meeting this morning in Mansfield, Ohio. NOHRA is the North Central Ohio HR Association, a SHRM chapter and is home to a diverse group of HR professionals working for and with companies throughout the region. If you’ve not yet attended a meeting, you should totally joinContinue reading “Professional Coaching: The Modern Leader’s Superpower”
Theme Song Thursdays: Everybody Dance Now!
I don’t know about things on your end, but things have been tough over here lately. Between the record breaking cold and snow, the sluggish economy, the constant barrage of negative headlines in the news and in our local communities, the ever increasing cost of living, and the stress that comes along with keeping aContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Everybody Dance Now!”
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