Getting Nicked By Hanlon’s Razor
Getting Nicked By Hanlon’s Razor
A Year-End Reflection on Malice, Mistakes, and the Emotional Blood We Needlessly Spill.
Noticed and Appreciated
Noticed and Appreciated
Three simple words of gratitude, and why they matter.
The To-Don’t List (In Six Quotes, From Zen to Zevon)
The To-Don’t List (In Six Quotes, From Zen to Zevon)
On time, productivity, and the art of not finishing your to-do list.
The Bold and the Clueless
The Bold and the Clueless
Exploring the very real and deliciously ironic confirmation bias known as The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #6 - Pass It On Before You Move On
Our eternal hate-hate relationship with documentation.
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #5 - Feedback Isn’t Optional
How to stop treating performance reviews like the in-office equivalent of blood letting for distance (or something else equally gratifying).
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #4 - Moving Up or Moving On
A beginner’s guide to deciding whether to redecorate your cubicle or torch it.
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #3 - Keep Learning Beyond Your Job Description
Why “I already know enough” is the professional equivalent of “hold my beer.”
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #2 - Step Away and Take the Time You’ve Earned
The radical notion that lunch breaks and vacations aren’t crimes.
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.
Part #1 - Burning Up and Burning Out
How I mistook work ethic for a slow form of self-incineration.
Legacy Systems, Legacy People
The word “legacy” does not just apply to ancient computer systems and the equally ancient people who run them.
Why I’m Writing a Blog After 32 Years in IT
After 32 years in IT, this seemed like the next logical mistake.