Communcation… Ownership – How it can go wrong – Part 2 7 Jun 20235 Jul 2023 This is a five-part set of blog posts on Ownership. The first you can find here. No approach is perfect, most things can be done wrong with unintentional consequences. I…
Change Management… Ownership in Small and Medium Technology Companies – Part 1 10 May 20238 Aug 2023 This post is part of a series on Scaling Small and Medium Technology companies. I will start with a hypothesis for each of the topics I explore in this series.…
Culture… First Job in the USA 2 Oct 20173 Dec 2018 Here is a presentation that I presented to some of my colleagues at Enova about what it was like to move to the USA. The Journey of an immigrant from…
Culture… One rainy Whistler and #smashingconf 12 Dec 201415 Dec 2014 When I first saw that Smashing Mag was coming to Canada and close by i.e. Whistler, BC. I booked an Early Bird Ticket. I have found both their emails and…
Culture… Is ageism a lazy form of decision making? 15 Aug 201415 Aug 2014 Ageism is often used in reference to what some people think about older people. I have seen ageism used to undermine the opinions and thoughts of younger people.I think what…
Culture… Surviving as a Junior software developer 31 Mar 201414 Feb 2019 If it helps, you are never ready, you will never know enough, and the key is knowing how to cope with that. At the beginning you may have no idea or a…
Career Management… Actions speak louder then words 28 Mar 201428 Mar 2014 A person, company, organization community can be judged on its actions and behaviours not its intents. Especially when the shit hits the fan. Its easy to be nice when the…
Career Management… Leading your professional you 27 May 201328 May 2013 The reality for most people is you will have many jobs and careers. My journey so far would appear to be all over the map. I started as apprentice potter,…
Change Management… Becoming a leader of an organization 24 May 201315 Jan 2018 So recently someone I respect has being promoted to become a leader of an organization. I want them to be successful, so I thought long and hard if I had…
Culture If you really cared, you would stand for election! 14 May 201314 May 2013 Rant... to a friend.. now even more rant like.. If you really cared, you would stand for election! "We must be the change we wish to see in the world"…