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Why I am leaving Twitter/X.com

For folks that take time off work to raise children, we shoudl normalize that as part of the person’s resume and relevant life experience - not a gap on a resume.

I will tell you that your organization’s Brand is one of the most important assets you have. I think this is fairly logical given that I co-own company that sells branding services.

I want to like Christmas or the Holiday Season. I really do.

At the same time I have steadily decreased my enjoyment of the Holiday Season each year and it’s led me to reflect on why that is the case. I believe that most of my challenges are related to the tension between reality and expectations for the season. Gift giving is a perfect example of one of these tensions.

The dance is real. Leading an organization is a constant dance. The type of dance may vary day to day yet every day you will need to move your feet. One of the dances I’ve been fascinated by is the one where we balance the needs of the customer and the needs of your employees. In my experience there is tension between these two stakeholders.

I have learned a secret that seems to help IT and software related projects run more smoothly. At the core it is key to understand how to blame developers when they are late on their project delivery. It’s quite simple.

I’ve been doing a lot of exploring around accountability, teamwork and culture lately. One of the things I have been fascinated by is how external accountability works. In my experience, I am far more likely to let myself down versus another person. And everything I’ve read is that this experience is not unique to me.

We’re about to take a family vacation time at our household. As we look to have some downtime with our family I liked into what we could do from a practical perspective with a 4 year old and 2 year old at home. The results were… not plentiful.

It made me think of the differences between house-arrest and attempting to vacation during COVID-19. The short answer is that House Arrest may, in some cases, offer more options.

Sometimes the task of building a company and/or technical product needs a good soundtrack. If you’ve ever been a tech lead and/or founder of a company - this playlist is for you.

Is the Thames a great river?

For me, the river is an amazing natural treasure. I have walked its shores in quiet contemplation. I have biked along it both for commuting to work and for pleasure. I recall attending family reunions in Springbank Park as a child, playing with my cousins down by the river’s banks.