It is a throwback dudes day. I had coffee today with 2 dear friends that I have not seen in far too long. These dudes are 2 of the smartest technical people I have ever met. I was fortunate enough to work with both of them a few years back at a Compuware here in…
Over the weekend I had 2 encounters with Dwight D Eisenhower. One was a quote at a SCORE workshop “Plans are worthless but planning is everything.” The second was a post written by one of the Dudes, Chip Lutz. Here is a link to his post. Those encounters reminded me of my first project management…
After another discussion this week on Dudette and Dudess, I had to again explain what a female dude would be called. They are called dudes. I am not sure if the column, or the name of a female dude has become a bigger topic. Anyway this week’s dudes are men. This weeks Dudes had some tall…
It is baseball season and according to some pitching beats hitting every time. In this article I would like to suggest business process beats tool every time. I have been talking to several potential customers in the last few weeks and it surprises me how often tool is the primary driver in IT decisions. In…
I again had discussions this week on what a female dude would be called. They are called dudes. This week I was trying to be forward thinking and get out in front of what my advertising needs might be. I signed up for a free one hour assessment with Kat Ramirez from adBidtise. Kat is…
Have you ever heard, my company is too small I will never grow my skill set here. Or maybe you have heard my company is too big no one ever gives me a chance to do new things. Or maybe my boss is not a good leader I am not learning leadership from them. All…
While this weeks dudes are both male, I had 2 more discussions this week on what a female dude would be called. They are called dudes. I did not go to the DreamBank this week but I did attend another session hosted there via webinar. If you haven’t been to the DreamBank, (Channeling my inner…
Did you know it took JK Rowling 5 years to plan out the books in her Harry Potter series? She did not write one book until that 5 years of planning was finished. There is no way of knowing if a 5 year IT plan will make you a 1/2 a billionaire as it has…
Welcome to the fourth edition of 2 Dudes I Met This week. Remember dudes can be female. This weeks dudes helped me see the sunshine in the clouds. It has been an extremely difficult week. Monday we found out my father-in-law has very serious health issues and that evening my dog ate a bottle of Advil. Fortunately…
In 2018 it is no longer feasible for IT professionals to be the introvert who sits in the corner coding. There are many skills needed to be successful in IT. Second only to sales is emotional intelligence (EQ). According to Andrew Coleman, from A Dictionary of Psychology: Emotional intelligence (EI), also known as Emotional quotient (EQ) and Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EIQ)[1],…
