It has been a tough week. The team is all hands on deck to reach a project milestone. Most of my time went from coordinating work and impediment removal to hands-on development. The task at hand for me was to set up data in all environments. With a…

When I started this career path, I was in a bustling office space where 90% of the IT team was in the office five days a week. To learn what I needed to and make progress to get to the next development level a great pair of noise-cancelling…

I was never a perfectionist. In school, I was the type to race through all the work to get to the "fun stuff." I always wanted to move forward, not often looking back to see what I missed or could have done better. When it comes to writing these…

I have been fortunate in life with employment. Up to this point, I have never been laid off or fired. Every position I have moved on from was my decision, no one else's. While I have worked for various sizes of organizations, currently I am working…

The elephant in the room keeps looking at me. I know exactly why it is peering my way. The elephant knows I have lost it; I know it too. I didn't want to believe it... At least not yet. How did it take so long to gain it, but could be lost in a…

Take a moment to imagine your perfect employment scenario. Is it a new role at your current employer, a new employer, or jumping out to start your own business? Is the space you are working in, the corner office on the top floor, an empty garage…

This post has been a couple of months in the making. It has been too long in the making, if you ask my family. Three months ago was the last contribution. That is a quarter of a year. This delay will not reflect kindly on my end-the-year wrap-up and…

People close to me have labeled me as a little sporadic. I am always ready to move on to the next thing throwing one idea to the side for something that sounds more interesting. My life moved to the beat of my drum on a whim. I have never been a…

I often fall into the trap of thinking I am better at multitasking than I know. After finishing several tasks this way, I found more issues than when I started. Or one of my favorite outcomes, where the result is miles from where it should be. Why do…

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was privileged with the opportunity to be the head coach of a coach pitch baseball team this summer. The assistant coach began a post-game ceremony as the summer's games concluded. I loved that the assistant coach…

As everyone grows in their career, they fill a toolbox with tools for many situations. Select tools have well-worn grips from their consistent usage. Moving from role to role, we must learn and build new tools to fit the needs. Since I have been in…

Many of the leaders in my life can see opportunity in everything. I have always wondered how they got into that mindset. I have tried to ask the question, but it has never come out phrased in a way to get the answer leading me to that mindset. Earlie…