Focus on Your Circle of Influence
Score 100 on the things you can controlIn life, and especially in uncertain times, there are endless sources of "news" telling you what you should be…
The Internet of Things: A Strategic Overview for IT Leaders
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the hottest trends in technology. While certainly hyped, there’s little doubt that this technology paradigm has transformative…
Protect Your Organization with SIEM
I recently published a white paper on the benefits a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system can have on your organization's overall security posture. The…
Humble. Hungry. Smart.
Exceptional teams change the world. Dysfunctional teams don’t. One of my favorite movie scenes is from Apollo 13 after the crew realized they didn’t…
Thriving in Adversity
When I was a kid, my dad owned a powder coating business. For those not familiar, powder coating is where you spray electrostatically charged colored powder…
Human and Golf Course Architecture
"Narrow fairways bordered by long grass make for bad golfers. They do so by destroying the harmony and continuity of the game, and in causing a…
Foundations of Financial Independence
Here are some slides I put together for a recent talk outlining the keys to Financial Independence. This is something I've been pursuing for a few…
Sabbatical
I've regularly been posting articles - at least once per month - since 2010. This year, a few things came up that took my attention away…
Alternative to Arguing
Sometimes you're right, and you know it. Unfortunately, we live in a world where those around us may not know what we know. Worse than that…
How to Drastically Reduce Your PowerPoint File Size
I just tried to email a PowerPoint I was working on to a colleague for some feedback and realized, to my horror, that the file size…