Blogs

Work = Life Priorities

Balancing our work and home lives is a challenge that nearly everyone faces.  I was a single parent for many years and managed large teams and projects in Fortune 100 companies.  It was not always easy.  

Recently, I was talking to an old friend and former colleague.  When we worked together, she did not have children.  She remarked at how easily I seemed to manage the competing demands of work and fatherhood.  

Business Agility: Getting Started

Agile is now part of the general business lexicon.  On the news, non-technology leaders keep mentioning the need to be “agile” or “pivot.”  Even leaders of traditional industries, like football, use the terminology to describe their approach to their complex business problems.

Agile is not magic, nor is it hard to learn.  This article shares two foundational principles are empowering people and making work visible.  

Considering How We Think

We are living in interesting times. All countries are struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic.  Societies are challenging their histories of racial and social injustice.  Fundamental beliefs are being scrutinized. Considering how we think and understanding our cognitive biases will be essential as we adjust to this “new normal.”