We were tasked with how to solve this accounting issue. The problem of the problem is that it was a problem and not terribly exciting, but we did it because we knew if we did it well, doing it well would lead to good things. After a couple years of grinding through similar tasks, eventuallyContinue reading "Managing and Growing Your Best"
Who Is Your Competition?
I remember playing basketball in different leagues throughout high school and college (when I didn’t have broken bones). There were good game and then there were games that we got absolutely crushed, like the time we went out of town for a game. It felt like the 1990s Bulls playing a junior high team. ButContinue reading "Who Is Your Competition?"
It’s the Insecurities That Make Us
It’s quite often that we don’t have enough, we are or feel behind, we were told “you’ll will never make it”, think that we aren’t strong or capable enough — it is these things that stall us. Can we stop listening to the naysayers and instead develop goals and plans to take the world head on? ItContinue reading "It’s the Insecurities That Make Us"
Becoming Irreplaceable
Seriously, if we’re not providing an extreme amount of value to our coworkers and customers, what are we doing there? Are we easily replaceable? Or are we a linchpin? So what do I do with that? How do I become irreplaceable? I don’t know about you, but there’s an innate sense of “just push harder”Continue reading "Becoming Irreplaceable"
Support as a Product and Me as a Product Manager
What is a project? Can a project have an infinite life — does it necessarily have to have an end date? I’d argue there are a lot more similarities between Product and Support than differences. Many differences are tangible (one person writes more codes, another writes more customer emails) whereas the similarities tend to be undergirding andContinue reading "Support as a Product and Me as a Product Manager"