Published in Ascent Publication·Jan 15, 2019Am I good enough?How did you respond to your last promotion? Personally, the pride I took from my accomplishment didn’t stick around for very long. I sometimes try to take a second or two and reflect on success, but my self-doubt usually kicks into overdrive. …Entrepreneurship4 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Jan 7, 2019On Confidence.I recently moved into a new role at work. I’m really enjoying it so far. I left a position that I’d spent the better part of 7 years performing. In my old role I felt I had good situational and operational awareness. In my new role, in product management, I’m…Leadership4 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Jan 2, 2019Finding my voice.One surefire way to get followers on Medium seems to be writing about how to become popular on Medium. Everyone wants a soap box. They crave for others to see and respect their work. …Writing5 min read
Published in Product Coalition·Jan 2, 2019Your bias is showing and you’re blissfully unaware.Sometimes our greatest strength is also our achilles heal. Great leaders are able to process and adapt to new information in the blink of an eye. The problem comes when we stop adapting to new information and instead only hear the parts of the message that reinforce our existing world…Leadership5 min read
Dec 26, 2018The TerminalHello everyone! Here is my holiday themed, 200 word entry for The Writing Cooperative December writing challenge. I don’t normally write fiction, so I am even more curious and receptive to your feedback! The Terminal The strangers huddled together impatiently. They were each waiting for the announcement that would make or break…Travel2 min read
Dec 22, 2018Stop deferring, become a genuine leader today!Take a minute to reflect on what makes a leader successful. One of the first words that comes to mind for me is influence. Influence affects your relationships with coworkers, customers and friends. Influence can be a scary word, but don’t worry, we’re not talking about manipulating others. We’re talking…Leadership6 min read
Published in UX Collective·Dec 17, 2018Want to achieve your goals? Fall in love with measurementRegardless of the type of goal that you set, it’s important to make it measurable. Without measurement, how can you tell where you started or, perhaps more importantly, how you have progressed towards your desired outcome. If it can’t be measured, how can you tell when you’re done? …Product Management5 min read
Dec 8, 2018On changing roles…A few times in your career, you might be given an opportunity to pivot into a role that is outside of your comfort zone. I’ve had this opportunity at several points throughout mine. I started out as a volunteer systems administrator and eventually moved to a paid role in the…Leadership7 min read
Dec 3, 2018Start at your destination!In the last 20 years, I’ve been fortunate to work on a number of different software projects. Earlier in my career, I was usually contributing to a plan that someone else had defined. This made it easy to understand exactly what was required. It was all mapped out for me…Product Management4 min read