Are you ready for it? Don’t go chasing Unicorns Please stick to the budget and the skills that you’re used to I know that you‘re gonna have it your way or nothing at all But you're not hiring too fast. If you didn’t sing that in your head, go back…

Are you trying to hire a Master of the Universe? Many of you are. And I implore you to continue reading as I hope I can help you a little because you shouldn’t be. So what do I call a Master of the Universe job listing? I consider this a…

Some truths should be self evident, but sometimes are overlooked. I know, and I have coached others to not stop looking for a job until you have a signed contract. I know this. But, when I separated from my last VP of Engineering role in mid-November, I forgot this self-evident…

As I said in another post, I’m thinking about leaving Medium after a month because I cannot find things I like to read. I search and search. I have followed publications and authors of publications I would like the content of. But my feed sucks. Today I decided to count…

I’m seriously considering leaving Medium after just over a month. UPDATE: I’m still considering. Medium has just announced a change to improve finding stories you like. OK, I haven’t seen the change yet but I’ll give it a chance. I’ll be open-minded enough that maybe they can win me back…

I’m so proud to announce that I have published my first book. It’s a Sci-Fi novel named The After. This is book one in a series. As of today, the eBook is available in 9 stores. This includes Kindle, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Scribd and more. There are several…

Brrr, it’s cold. It’s 7 am and I’m crawling out of bed. I’m the only one up. It’s Tuesday but my wife and kids are sleeping in. There is a school delay today because of the bitter cold. -5 that feels like -15. I envy them for being able to…

Today I pulled my name for consideration for a company I was interviewing with. It was a hard decision as I liked the company. This was a company I did the first 3 rounds with two weeks ago. This was for a role I wanted. This opportunity was for pay I wanted. This…

As I write this, I’m at 99 followers. I’m sure I’ll get another soon. I’ve been on Medium for one week. Here is where the story diverges from what you think would normally expect to read now. I will not write about how I got the followers and I will…