How many layers do you need?

I find a that the metaphor of a cornerback (CB) and the safety is valuable in a lot of professional … More

Power of Shifting Left

There’s a concept you find in a lot of domains about how valuable it is to find problems earlier in … More

When I was a junior engineer, years ago at Lockheed, I had a great senior architect who I looked up … More

I think everyone would agree that a great friend (or sibling or spouse) is someone who drops everything when a … More

One of the things that was so important early in my relationship and marriage with my wife, was the concept … More

When creating a presentation or developing the agenda for a meeting, it’s tempting to jump into writing the content, and … More

Years ago, I was in a series of meetings with a partner company, and one of their leaders kept taking … More

There’s a lot of value in automating things in your life — making things automatic or easy to keep happening. … More

With so many in-person conferences and events cancelled, I’m excited to be presenting at iDEAFest 2020, a virtual (all online) … More

It sometimes feels like you need lots of words/pages/slides to look/sound credible, but great communicators go through the hard work … More