Status Go – Episode 79 In May I had the honor of hosting a webinar with four amazing CIOs. Mark Grimse vice president of IT for Robert Half, Mike Hineline, chief information officer at Indiana Public Retirement Systems, Mandy Huth, vice president of cybersecurity at Kohler, and Fleming Meng, chief information officer for Human Good. […]
Status Go – Episode 78 In May, I had the honor of hosting a webinar with four amazing CIOs. Mark Grimse vice president of IT for Robert Half, Mike Hineline, chief information officer at Indiana Public Retirement Systems, Mandy Huth, vice president of cybersecurity at Kohler, and Fleming Meng, chief information officer for Human Good. […]
What a journey. Yesterday, August 24, 2020, saw the publication of my second book Amplify Your Job Search: Strategies for Finding Your Dream Job. While it took a bit longer than my “summer vacation” it was my focus for about 5 ½ months. If you will indulge me, I’d like to take you back and […]
“How do you stay motivated during a job search?” Thas was the question posted on LinkedIn recently. My guess is it was posted by someone who was frustrated with their current search and was feeling very de-motivated. A job search can be very frustrating in “normal” times. In these COVID-19 global pandemic times, it can […]
Status Go – Episode 77 From the outset, this conversation was personal, deeply personal. Terry Morris, director of global services and digital solutions for Eli Lilly and Company and serves as the national president for BDPA (Black Data Professionals Associates) takes us on the journey of being a black leader in tech. After explaining his […]
Let’s do coffee. I would be hard-pressed to count the number of cups of coffee I’ve had at local coffee shops. Two, three, four times a week for ten or eleven years. THAT is a lot of coffee. Let’s do coffee. It sounds like a tone-deaf imperative in this age of social distancing. However, despite […]
Status Go – Episode 76 Avid followers of my posts may recognize my guest’s name from a Leadership Spotlight I wrote a couple of months ago. Melvin Velazques Feliciano is a hero in my book. When many of us would be fleeing disaster Melvin heads into them. No, he is not a medic or a […]
Status Go – Episode 75 The CIOs first 30 days can be a blur. Mix in a relocation and a global pandemic and it can be more than just a blur, it can be chaotic. After having been a bank CIO for over a decade, an acquisition forced Gary Kern into a job search, a […]
Last month, as you may recall, I invited you along on a journey: a journey of discovery into some of my family history. I’ve learned a lot in one month..but have a lot more to learn. I’ve exchanged LinkedIn messages with LeRone Branch, the Eagle Scout turned Tax Accountant, who helped develop the memorial to […]
Should I share my story? It’s a question I get asked often. It’s a question I used to ask myself. I was asked the question again a couple of weeks ago. I was on a Zoom coffee call when the question came, almost out of leftfield. Should I share my story? This time the question […]