If you’re getting into public speaking for the money, you’re definitely doing it for the wrong reasons. — It can be a huge letdown to find out that after overcoming the long odds to get your first speaking opportunity that you aren’t going to be offered a huge check. Yes, there are what I would call minimal acceptable speaking expectations: travel expenses, a complementary conference badge, and promotion…

As someone who believes strongly in the potential for business intelligence (BI) to empower people and transform organizations, I have an important concern to share with every like-minded BI pro: We aren’t being disrupted, it’s already happened. …

Today I had coffee with a mentee and he said something which brought an old buried memory back to the surface. He said, “If I want to be a manager then I have to wait until my boss or another manager leaves.” I paused for a moment, recalling all the…

Resources and advice for a successful partnership — There are so many benefits to having a mentoring program within your company. In my past roles at Reddit and Microsoft, employee mentoring programs helped me rise through the ranks, pick up soft skills, and give back to the next generation of leaders. Nowadays I’m at Looker and we’re in…

I recently got the chance to share a couple predictions about what 2019 will bring to the world of Artificial Intelligence via Forbes. Thought I’d expand on them here. As someone who has been fascinated with AI and machine learning since the earliest days of my career, the rapid pace…

When I joined Reddit in late 2016, I was faced with a unique challenge: tripling the size of the engineering organization within a year. …

Quick article while I wait for Game 2 of Warriors Cavs. Last week I had a fantastic conversation with a top employee on my team. He’s an up and coming Senior Engineer who recently started mentoring newer recruits. He asked me: “As a mentor, should I be a sounding board…

Recently, I was interviewed by Business Insider and the reporter centered our discussion around my career arc and the types of projects I’ve worked on over the years. She also asked me about my philosophy on leadership and what experiences it comes from. I got my start as a leader…

I’m going to take a risk here and say that one of the biggest mistakes I see career climbers make is spending too much time finding mentors. Of course, mentoring relationships can be incredibly valuable and I wouldn’t want to discourage them. But when I’m asked by new recruits, “What…