The recent news about the passing of SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg caught my attention not just because he was in the tech industry, like I am, or that he was married to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg which made him somewhat more famous than most, but because he was 47. Yeah, I work in a similar…
Last week I was in London to attend a conference being put on by my employer, and to teach a training class in the days following the conference. With the conference allowing for a number of employees to be in town, I had a few newbies in my class as part of helping them understand…
While I share a lot of interesting articles across my social network profiles because they provide an interesting insight, or different approach, it’s somewhat rare for me to find something that I absolutely, completely, think everyone should read. Occasionally though, I read an article and find myself enthusiastically nodding in agreement all the way through….
I know, I’ve written before about depression, and the risks associated with being in a high-demand, always connected, career like IT. Last week, I spotted another article on this topic that I thought really had some good advice on how to deal with the demands on our profession, yet still keep from falling into depression….
A funny thing happened the other day. I went back and read everything I wrote at the beginning of 2014. It made me laugh, because it was all about how the previous year had been dominated by big events, taking on a big new challenge at work, and spending 10 days on a European vacation,…
I’ve used the image of the Jury Room in Columbus, Ohio in presentations about social media for years. The point I made usually went something along these lines: This is a pub that sits across the street from the courthouse in Columbus. It’s been there since 1831. Once upon a time, if you wanted to…