The Gift of Wisdom – Leadership from Around the World We have entered the holiday season. Many around the globe will be celebrating in December. Hanukkah begins on December 12th, Kwanzaa begins on December 26th and Christmas on December 25th. No matter your faith, I have a gift for you this season. In this […]
Status Go – Episode 93 One of the most valuable things I did in my career was to hire an executive coach. Careers are complicated. Many times we are caught up in the currents and could use some guidance for finding the way forward. If you have read my book Amplify Your Job Search, you […]
An annual tradition in our house is to sing along with Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant”. Listen to how the tradition began…
Now what? What’s next? Where do we go from here? If you have not asked those questions yourself this year, you’ve been asked those questions…dozens of times. As a technology leader, do you have answers? Have you taken the time to reimagine your world of work? Work was changing long before the events of this […]
Status Go – Episode 89 Otto Sanchez is back on Status Go. When Otto and I met to discuss this episode, we got on the topic of Kari’s Law and the life and death risks some companies may be taking with their phone systems. We thought that was so important, we created an entire episode […]
Status Go – Episode 88 Guest, Dwyane Carter’s, passion is transformation. Transformation of government Medicaid related agencies. His background in marketing, technical architecture, and consulting provides Dwayne with a skillset uniquely qualified to address the change needed to transform these agencies. The biggest hurdle he has to face is fear, fear of change, fear of […]
“I know what I am passionate about, I know what I love doing. I get excited and focused. Then I struggle. I lose focus. It’s hard when you can’t seem to find the job you are looking for. How do you stay focused and energized as your search drags on?” I could hear the urgency […]
It has been said “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” I have spent my career building plans, executing plans, leading teams to develop and execute plans: project plans, IT strategic plans, business strategic plans, and others. Never have I written, never have I seen, a culture plan, much less a strategic culture plan. In […]
“Gampaw, can I have a cookie?” The eyes said it all. Those big twinkling eyes. How could I possibly say no? I looked down and met his gaze. His face aglow with anticipation. “You need to ask your Grandma,” I replied with a twinkle of my own. With that my four-year-old grandson, Jordan, scampered down […]
Status Go – Episode 87 Being a CIO in healthcare, in Seattle, meant being at the epicenter of the first breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic. For Curt Kwak, CIO of Proliance Surgeons, this meant ensuring his team provided the best support possible in the face of uncertainly in the community around them. He and his […]