I've spent close to twenty years in data, and a lot of that time on project work. Some of it high profile. On the ones I led, I wasn't a manager — I was the technical subject matter expert, which meant I wasn't responsible for anyone's paycheck but I was responsible for the work packages … Continue reading Whose Name Is On It?
Category: Work & Data
Your Agency Is the Story
Open any business feed this month and you'll see the same headline wearing a dozen different logos. Oracle cutting tens of thousands. Snap trimming another slice. Block reshaping itself and watching the stock climb the same afternoon. Different companies, different numbers, but almost all of them reach for the same three-word explanation: AI did it. … Continue reading Your Agency Is the Story
The Spirit of the Thing
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week I caught myself saying something today that stopped me mid-sentence. I was talking about my work, and I heard myself say I don't just get to solve problems — I get to take care of people while I do it. I sat with that, because it explained something I'd never … Continue reading The Spirit of the Thing
The Answer Has Been Staring Me in the Face
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week Zig Ziglar said it decades ago: "You can have everything in life you want, if you just help enough other people get what they want." I've read that quote a dozen times over the years. Tonight it finally landed, because it answers the exact thing I've been stuck on for … Continue reading The Answer Has Been Staring Me in the Face
One Operating System
7-40 Challenge | Planning Week For many years I've run my work life on a system. At my day job, everything moves through a board — projects broken into tasks, tasks with deadlines and clear definitions of done, a daily rhythm of picking up what's most urgent and moving it forward. I don't think about … Continue reading One Operating System
