The culture of most Ops groups is the same everywhere ... and unique compared to the rest of IT....
Leadership topic - Bluegrass/Americana
How does a Promise execute?
We were again in my office, which you are going to think is more a disaster recovery site,...
wondering about Promise…
I have written before about the great office I had for this season ... whiteboards on both big...
The Promise of observation…
Like children, you don't really have favorites on a Team ... or shouldn't. It is where the Pooh...
The Promise of partners…
When I started teaching at JMU, I noticed that the people I worked with who had gone there shared...
Management Promise…
I really hadn't intended to land in Ops, and frankly thought my "career" was over. Pretty much...
engaging the Promise…
Our group was "Advanced Technologies," doing cutting-edge work with the Promise of Object...
renewing your Thanks…
We spent about as much time at Church as we did at home during this season. Some of it was...
executing Thanks…
After playing for a few years, particularly around Church, people got to know a bit about what we...
The wonder of Thanks…
Fannie Mae was located off of Wisconsin Ave in a HUGE palace of a building - fitting for the “home...
Thanks-observing
Happy Thanksgiving! ….and, of COURSE I have a story - actually more than one. Come on - it is...
Who are you Thanks partners?
When I arrived at Fannie in 1992, there were about 400 developers/contractors… and we used about...
Can Thanks manage?
Before I left IBM, my new Boss needed me to come to a very important kickoff meeting before I was...
What Thanks engage you?
Leaving something is never easy, particularly when I hadn't actually looked for a job in over 13...