by admin | Jan 24, 2025 | Productivity
Early in my career I was mystified at why some of my colleagues appeared to develop much faster than I did. They had more responsibility, got more promotions, or their businesses grew faster, even their relationships were better! I was mystified as to why. In many...
by admin | Aug 21, 2024 | Productivity
It’s football season again. When the “Dog Days’ of summer arrive, I am reminded of my childhood and young adulthood when football changed my life for the better. Late August each year I reported to camp, from high school through college. Seeing football teams...
by admin | Feb 23, 2024 | Productivity
In our modern world, we need software engineers. We need them to work with us effectively and efficiently to help create competitive advantage in our operations. I am sure when you read this you may have stories of order of magnitude improvements because of great...
by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | IT, Productivity
This is a story of how an effective IT road map helped a manufacturer reduce their production inventory from 29 days to 3 and changed their cash position. The discovery and consideration of human factors correlated to technology, such as communication and trust,...
by admin | Aug 22, 2023 | Productivity
During most of the 30 plus years I managed teams, 20 of those years had staff working remotely. Years before the pandemic I was an early adopter of remote work. Since the pandemic forced many more companies into remote work a lot more is becoming clearer on its...
by admin | May 1, 2023 | Productivity
In the past year I have been doing a great deal of researching and writing on how young IT professionals can jump ahead in their careers. Here are three proven ideas: First: Work on your speaking and presenting skills. I am amazed at how it helps to clearly present...