Design Thinking

While reading the latest issue of the MIT Technology Review, I came across an article titled “A Postmortem on Design Thinking” by Rebecca Ackermann. The article examines the effectiveness of design thinking and highlights its limitations and challenges,...

How am I Doing?

I’ve had several colleagues ask me about the job market for those of us who are looking for work. Here’s my take, but I’d also love to hear from others. The tech industry is always changing, and recent layoffs have made the job market more...

Managers Have Major Impact on Mental Health

Managers – We have a responsibility to our teams. The research shared in the article by Tracy Brower PhD is a great reminder of the impact we play on our team members well being. “According to 69% of people, their managers had the greatest impact on their...

Designing a Departure

MANAGEMENT Designing a Departure The most important job of a leader is to protect those best athletes they’ve curated into a team, even as they depart. A mentor once said, “people stay at a job for their team.” Over the past year I graduated from two jobs: one...