People first. Technology last.
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o-iZ_GfTTs. Not too long ago, I was asked to sit on a diversity and inclusion panel at a conference to offer my thoughts on these topics in front of a few hundred people. My colleagues on the panel represented a vibrant rainbow of the human spectrum: Black, Latino, Woman, Disabled, […]
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ1glxX1BiQ. This is where you and I will take a left turn on our journey together. You might recognize many — if not all — of the first seven foundational values that I’ve discussed to date. Many of them have been written about by other people individually or in combination […]
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbn6a0AFfnM. What two commitments were made the morning that Stuart and Al got into their little argument? Most people are able to see that Al made a commitment (albeit reluctantly) to Stuart to put some numbers together. This is the type of tangible commitment that we are used to talking […]
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx6_0Do0qGQ. Would you agree that it seems hard for people to keep their commitments? (Based upon the fact that Alex Sheen’s “Because I Said I Would” is a worthy organization with a passionate message that truly resonates around the globe, I certainly hope you agree that this is a very […]
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyZf0mKXZr8. What does your childhood home look like now on Google Street View? What is the most interesting piece of IMDB trivia for your favorite movie? On what website can you find the inventor’s original intent for the Ruffles potato chip? What piece of sports trivia would you share that […]
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieQH6X_XBJo What is the primary emotion you feel when you watch Martin Gugino fall to the ground and bleed? If your answer is not related to the idea of “compassion,” I accept that, and I am willing to admit that the approaches discussed among these pages might not be your […]
🎹 Music for this post: http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/. If you are on mobile, you will have to settle for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ7osdJ4H_8. How would you feel if someone asked you to slow down? (Would you welcome it? Would it give you anxiety?) What lasting things have you achieved by rushing? (Would you list those things as your proudest accomplishments?) […]
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gV-kTMGUwI. And you thought it was going to be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1jVrXo_r6Q. As a leader, there is no doubt you’ve been saturated with writing and lessons in empathy. Since empathy was at the center of my life studies, there was a time when I was going to write a book about it. […]
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j13oJajXx0M What do your teammates call the audience for the software you create or deploy for your organization? If I were a betting man — or a cheap psychic — I might bet that your answer is 2 or 5. Despite my wary ways, however, I wouldn’t hesitate to bet […]
🎹 Music for this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdUQKUiQ3pw For the very first blog post here, I want to address my motivation. A good friend of mine recently shared: “I have always feared executives. They always have an agenda and they have the power to hurt me. I have trusted very few executives in my career.” Can you […]
