The QA challenge When you are in QA your “opponent” is invariably whoever you are reviewing. You can be drinking buddies, girlfriend/boyfriend etc – but, if you are any good in QA, you will recognize... Read More
In war, at least in a traditional conflict, there is a front line, and you are close or far away from it. The closer to the front, the more familiar you were with the terrain,... Read More
Of coffee and pirates During my short tenure working downtown in Chapel Hill, NC I would frequent a local watering hole for students, knowledge workers and other coffee aficionados. The place had a relatively new... Read More
I was leading an exercise with my infantry platoon in the US Army, under supervision and review of our battalion commander, a Lt. Colonel. Everything was going great and my platoon executed the task, exceeding... Read More
I recently listened to a story my CPA recently told me about two accountants in his old firm and a discussion they had One was bragging that he never had a client who was ever... Read More
"Here's my card. It's got my cell number, my pager number, my home number and my other pager number. I never take vacations, I never get sick and I don't celebrate any major holidays. "... Read More
I just read a good article that building trust is one of the top 5 attributes of a good leader. But what about decentralized, offshore, remote teams. Do they count? Yes, actually building trust is... Read More
Line item vetoes and cock blocking In my previous life as a CEO of an enterprise-level software company, we did a lot of work on software design. But I always found this process to be... Read More
Our company requires a note from a doctor every time you take a sick day. Eisenhower is the president, gas is $.25 cents a gallon and we have yet to land on the moon. Actually... Read More
