Why You Should Attend a Conference Every Year

A few months back I spent a few days in a hotel in Washington, DC at a niche industry conference called the BPM & Case Management Gl...

Transitioning from Head Geek to New Manager

If you are a hard core engineer, you probably scoff at the idea of ever hanging up the keyboard to become “one of them”.  Some of the most...

"Attending Meetings" is Not A Job

One day when I was working from home for IBM in a highly distributed product team, my then 6 year old daughter said to me… “Daddy, I thoug...

Ten Tips for Leading a Distributed Team

Managing a team that is entirely co-located is a luxury these days.  Here are some tips to consider when faced with producing results wit...

Translators and Euro In-Tripers

My 2 month trip to China for IBM in the summer of 2011 was such a great experience.  I'll probably write about it more in future post...

Another Blog...

Just what the world needs, another Blog!  All I can say is one day you WILL die, you SHOULD listen to your mother, but you DON'T HAV...