Review of Leading Quietly
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Quick read on leadership and quiet leaders, those who work behind the scenes in solving some of the toughest problems. I’m glad I picked up this book, as it really…
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Review of Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders
Love Works by Joel Manby offers a welcome change of pace from typical leadership books. Manby’s core message – leading with love (agape) – is inspiring and challenges traditional notions…
Speaking Topics for 2018
Last year, I added data science to my talks. This year, I’m planning on growing more of my technical skills – learning React, Vue, and Node.js. In terms of talks,…
The Fear of Not Appearing Technical
Inspired by the greatest Sarah that I’ve met this year who has introduced me to #SarahConf…. this thread really hits home: I want to talk about something that’s bugged me…
Earning vs Learning
Once again, Cory House has a blog-inspiring question: One of life’s hardest decisions: Earn vs learn. When you’re reached expertise, do you stay put and harvest the returns as long…
EGO CHECK – TESTERS ARE *NOT* INFERIOR TO DEVS
After talking with people – recruiters, developers, testers, and many other techie types – I see a lot of people quick to judge testing as a task inferior to development.…
Why I Do What I Do
I have to thank Cory House for mentioning this article about Why Do You Do What You Do Because You Better Know. With some changes happening, this is something I…
Kalamazoo X – Inspiring Change
For the past 9 years, my dear friend Michael Eaton has been holding an amazing conference in Kalamazoo, MI called Kalamazoo X. In 2018, he will be putting on the…
Thoughts of my Dream Job Situation
While watching Twitter, I saw this pop up in my stream: What is your dream job situation? What would you do? Do you have that job now? — SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity)…
Before Contracting, Do Your Research
Within the past couple months, I’ve been dealing with junior devs who have taken on side gigs and signed up for contracting gigs without really knowing what they were getting…