I’ve often seen career advice about just updating your resume every quarter or so as you have new things you might want to include and the updated measurements. I think maybe it’s time we just set ourselves a quarterly reminder to go change all our web-based passwords as well. It’s probably safe to assume that…
Storytelling is a big part of training and public speaking. Who better to get some tips from than Pixar? “Currently only Lesson 1 is online, but others will follow throughout the year. Even if you do not desire to make an animated film, the lessons — especially those related to structure and visual language coming…
Do I think it will reach this point? In some places, I think it will, yes. Will it get this bad in the US? I don’t know, but it will absolutely become much more common than it is. Have I ever been asked to unlock my phone and have my electronics searched when entering country?…
This is an important article. Times have changed, and the fact of the matter is, there is almost zero chance that any of us will work for the same employers for 10-20, or more, years. We are all going to be moving around, working for different companies and in different types of careers as our…
It was recently pointed out to me that I tend to use humor quite a lot when doing any sort of presentation, including teaching a training class. That’s not an accident. As has often been documented, laughter provides immediate physical responses in the body that can increase the immune system, and various other effects: In…
The lesson, as always, don’t use WordPress or any other web-facing technology if you aren’t going to keep up to date with it. “Earlier this month, users of the popular WordPress CMS were advised to upgrade to the latest version of the software to patch “an undisclosed critical vulnerability.” At the sound of that dogwhistle,…