In the IT industry, there is the idea that not hearing anything (from “the business”) is a sign that things are going okay; only when there is a problem is IT normally contacted. Whether you are in the software development side or IT operations, and regardless of whether your customer…

Ok, well maybe it is not so simple. I guess that is why there are so many conversations about it (like this one), but it does not have to be so complicated either. Context Note: for some perspective this applies to…

On Thursday I was driving to a client’s office, and I had a passing thought: that looks like it could be an IED (improvised explosive device). I have not spent a whole lot of time outside the wire when I was deployed, more often I was watching out for rockets…

Following up on my previous post (about leadership), I wanted to focus on something that may not be so obvious to people who are in management: shadow employees. It is easy to recognize those who are outgoing, vocal, and always involved; however, we need to be sure that we are…

The success of a leader is directly related to the success of his or her people. I would not have had the success in my life if it was not for the people that supported me. …

Although Agile has been around for some time now, it seems like there are still companies who are struggling to integrate it into their working model. I still hear statements like “the business refuses to adopt it” or “ we call it fragile” and continue to receive questions about how…

So we all know that 2020 has been a dumpster fire of a year so far. For some it has been incredibly tragic, but even for those who have not been directly impacted by things like Corona, or the cultural struggles that our country faces, having a constant barrage of…