One of the things I am reading more of these days is other people’s blogs. I figure that if I want people to read my blog (and I do) then one way to encourage this is for me to read, comment on, ‘like’ and occasionally even repost the blogs of other people. I’ve shared a… Continue reading Reading blogs
I want to change the world. There, I said it. I don’t just want a comfortable life (though I sure wouldn’t mind if that happens too) or a fun job (also nice but not my highest goal). I want to make a difference, to leave things better than I found them, to be part of… Continue reading A Little Secret
The truth is I don’t listen to music all that often from my iPhone. I have a long commute (frequently over two hours in the car every work day) but I usually spend this time listening to audio books or podcasts. My job is fairly interactive and our office has a fully open floor plan… Continue reading Shuffle
The issue of how organizations benefit from embracing diversity and inclusion has come up in multiple ways this past week, including in an interesting article from a back issue of Scientific American that you can find here: http://bit.ly/1qLZR2E We talked about this issue in my company today as we discussed goals and objectives for 2015. This… Continue reading Diversity and Leadership
Today’s question can be asked in a negative way: What am I doing wrong? But I prefer the more positive spin: What can I do to get better? Heading into a new year it is not surprising to think about areas of personal and professional growth I would like to pursue in 2015. From my… Continue reading How can I improve?
What am I reading today? This seems appropriate: Harlem BY LANGSTON HUGHES What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags… Continue reading MLK Day
I wrote recently about not being clear what our Agile development team was missing by not having a dedicated Scrum Master. In an article I came across (and reblogged recently) Steve Johnson talks about the areas of expertise that product teams need to have and whether it makes sense to have one person responsible for… Continue reading Roles on an Agile Product Team
Since I am working on this blog post as the 2015 Oscar nominations are being announced this morning, I have movies on my mind and I have to say this feels like a great time to be a nerd at the movies. Superheroes are everywhere. Guardians of the Galaxy is nominated for two Academy Awards… Continue reading Oscar nominations
I mentioned on Twitter yesterday (@asbiv) that I had a great run using one of my favorite treadmill workouts. I’m generally not a fan of treadmill running but I find it helpful in the winter when I only run outside once or twice a week; it can also be useful for specific focused speed workouts… Continue reading Running workout
At the company meeting for my firm today our CEO gave his annual ‘charge for the new year’ speech and it reminded me of two of the core responsibilities of strong leaders: set vision and say thank you. Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going you might not get there.” Setting… Continue reading Two key leadership responsibilities
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