leadership
I'm enjoying the audiobook Trillion Dollar Coach about Bill Campbell, a football coach who pivoted mid-career into a business executive in Silicon Valley, as an executive at Apple, a CEO of Intuit, and an executive coach to Steve Jobs and other high profile leaders. One of the great
CIO
I recently went to the 2019 Gartner Security and Risk Summit in National Harbor (outside of DC). This was my second Gartner conference, and so far they're 2 for 2 at delivering high-quality, impactful, intense 5 day conferences. The event was jam-packed with great sessions, roundtables, workshops, and
agile
At the recent 2019 Capability Counts conference, hosted by the CMMI Institute, I presented a session related to Enforcing Quality with DevOps Pipeline gates, where I provided an introduction to the concepts and technologies of DevOps, and how to use the concepts of Continuous Quality to improve software quality earlier
miscellaneous
I've been reflecting recently on my father's life and what he taught me. My father was great (though certainly not perfect), and I keep appreciating more and more how different he was from the 'average father' in many ways. Many of these storied reminded
leadership
A dedicated employee who will work harder, with a greater sense of urgency (and maybe some extra hours when needed) is great. But what's much more valuable than someone with that work ethic, is someone who can see when working harder isn't going to work, and
lessons-learned
There should be a word for people who have the annoying tendency to point at problems and talk about them, instead of trying to actually improve the situation (or maybe there is, and I just don't know it). I don't know if you've been
miscellaneous
There's a fundamental pyschology concept called "Bystander Effect", where a group of people are less likely to help someone in need than when a single person is present. Everyone in the group thinks someone else will/should help the victim, instead of them. Think about this
SAFe
If you're a small business, the world of cyber security can be very overwhelming and intimidating. There are infinite articles you can read about, a long list of cyber security maturity frameworks and concepts you could try to learn, and an overwhelming feeling that you can't
Uncategorized
Scott Adams, the creator Dilbert, has written about how systems are much more valuable than goals. This concept is incredibly powerful, and there are great, large, complex frameworks for defining and enhancing systems that people and organizations use and manage. Frameworks like ITIL and CMMI do a great job of
leadership
I went to the eye doctor recently, after my eye was bothering me. I had slept in my contact lenses for several nights (which I'm prone to do), and my eye started bothering me. In the past, when this happens, I take my contact lenses out, throw them
lessons-learned
I'm no expert, but here's some baby advice for anyone about to have a child: 1. Read the book "Baby Bargains" -- it will pay for itself many times over with saving you money on what to register for and what to buy (it
strategy
I recently had the idea to create a list of audiobooks that would provide a comprehensive business education for those who wanted some MBA-level information without investing in a MBA degree. But in Googling around, I realize that many people have already done this -- the best I've