Enjoying an iced coffee, post breakfast on my 49th birthday, and listening to my all time favorite radio host, Vin Scelsa on a podcast recording being interviewed by his daughter. My boys are coming …
The Dangers of Groupthink
I worked in a technology firm where there was a list serve called “Town Hall”. This was meant to be a safe place where there was total transparency about company operations. There were also similar …
Who would you prefer your clients remember: you or your firm?
I remember my good friend and ThoughtWorks colleague, Luke Barrett, saying: "If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing well." We shared numerous consulting assignments together and in all cases, …
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Goodbye Old Year, Hello New: The Best and Worst of 2018
Here's an understatement: It's been a year. I'm happy to say that all is overwhelmingly good. The family has health and good fortune and despite the ups and downs of daily life we have had no major …
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Front Stage to Backstage: Insights From a Client-Facing Consultant
The Role of a Client-Facing Consultant During the last several years of my career, I have played a series of internal operations roles. This was a nice change after so many years being a …
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Almost Paradise: Musings On Leaving California
I wrote this in October 2016 only to leave it unfinished. During the last week, I received a notification of a post from Facebook a year ago when we were on a house hunt in Virginia. When I re-read …
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