I worked in a technology firm where there was a list serve called “Town Hall”. This was meant to be a safe place where there was total transparency about company operations. There were also similar …
Who would you prefer your clients remember: you or your firm?
I remember my good friend and ThoughtWorks colleague, Luke Barrett, saying: "If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing well." We shared numerous consulting assignments together and in all cases, …
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Tech apprenticeship is the new CS degree
The digital economy has the potential to open up opportunities for millions. This reality has become possible only in the last few years. When I entered the IT industry in the 1990's, the market was …
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Goodbye Old Year, Hello New: The Best and Worst of 2018
Here's an understatement: It's been a year. I'm happy to say that all is overwhelmingly good. The family has health and good fortune and despite the ups and downs of daily life we have had no major …
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Front Stage to Backstage: Insights From a Client-Facing Consultant
The Role of a Client-Facing Consultant During the last several years of my career, I have played a series of internal operations roles. This was a nice change after so many years being a …
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I’ve Been Busy Doing The Work
I am a digital marketer that likes to help others be better marketers. In order to do that well, it means that I've got to sometimes just skip that blog post or presentation idea and "do the work". …