Do You Have One of “the Three W’s” to Sit on a Board of Directors?

August 13, 2012 by 3 Comments

Kevin describes three key behaviors, the three W’s of Wealth, Work, and Wisdom, for board of director candidates and board directors.

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IT Horror Stories – Managers Run Amuck!

March 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

We hear two IT horror stories this month. In one, a manager just won’t listen. And in the other, a manager removes all checks and balances, to horrifying effect.

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[OT] Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins

October 26, 2011 by 1 Comment

In light of the current world scene, I’m reminded of the great mahatma Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins.

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Why I Do Not Support The Current PASS ExeCo Slate

August 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Kevin gives the reasons he cannot endorse the PASS 2012 Executive Committee as currently proposed.

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Women in Technology: A Quick Observation and a Quick Straw Poll

August 29, 2011 by 6 Comments

Kevin shares some observations and seeks your opinion about where women in technology encounter their first impediments to career growth.

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Paying It Forward With Project Phoenix

December 4, 2010 by 1 Comment

It seems like I’ve known Arnie Rowland (blog | twitter) since the dawn of time.  But it’s really more like the last several years, or at least since Arnie achieved Microsoft MVP status, that I really got to know him.  Arnie has also been trying to get me to speak to the user group he [...]

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Plays Well With Others – So You’re the Boss Now…

December 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Professional advice on making the transition to a management position.

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Plays Well With Others – Eight Behaviors of Excellent Leaders

November 27, 2010 by 1 Comment

Even a quick list of crucial leadership characteristics, like I’m presenting here, offers a lot of practical advice.

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Pirates of PASS: Curse of the Elections Process

November 5, 2010 by 1 Comment

Cross posted from Jorge Segarra’s blog The last few weeks we’ve watched the drama unfold in regards to the PASS BOD elections. We’ve seen people attack criticize the NomCom, the board, PASS itself, the process and the decision of feeding of Gremlins after midnight. Thankfully the fireworks have died down and we can take a look [...]

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Plays Well With Others – Successful Directors versus Successful Technologists

October 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The skills that enable a person to be a top-tier database professional have very little to do with being a successful member of a board of directors.

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