Data Conversion

This is an interesting topic.  I meet a lot of people who are constantly talking about how they are not recognized at work.  How they can't get ahead.   How management is so clueless about who really does the work. The most dangerous are those who utter phrased like: The only people who get ahead are those who suck up to management - the brown-nosers.

Recently I wrote about tools to help organize and hence enhance creativity.  One of the tools mentioned was Notepad - the simple text editor that comes with Windows. This is also one of the more simple tools you can use to help your career...  How you ask? Simple - a daily work log... I maintain a folder, on my desktop, called Notes.  I keep

The mythical career path.  Jr. Level Employee, Mid-level Employee, Lead, Supervisor, Jr. Management, Mid-level Management, Sr. Management, C-Level I'm just making that up but you know what I mean.  There is a mythical path in career development that many people believe they must work through to get their dream job or keep their career on track.  The problem is, the dream job

Both my book and this blog is about taking proactive steps to build your career.  Being proactive means taking action to the opportunity - rather than waiting for the opportunity to come to you.  Or at least doing the prep-work so that when opportunity arises, you are ready for it. As my astute readers probably know, I am moving beyond my IT career to other endeavors -

A recent report indicates the tech sector is doing well. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25338933/ Two thoughts about this.

1. The figures are based on 2006 growth numbers: Compiling national data on any subject is a daunting task and it is virtually

If you are not setting goals for the week, chances are you are going to achieve them. It is probably best to do some of your prep Sunday evening - even if just simple notes on a piece of paper.  It gives your mind time to "germinate" your goals/plans and then use Monday morning to plan your attack. I wake up early - about 4am today - no alarm, just what I do.  Then I grab

Ran across this video of a Ted Talk. It kept my attention because it was only 3 minutes long - even I can stay in one place that long. One of the final slides of the video...

I like Mike!!!  Mike Schaffner, that is.  I've mentioned this before.  I like him because he has quoted me several times - and gosh, what's not to like about that. But I really like, and greatly appreciate, his philosophy and approach to IT. He

I gave a talk recently on Becoming Indispensable.  Sure, no one is indispensable but as a goal - trying to ensure you maintain recognizable value to your organization - it is an attitude that requires you have the right attitude and you work to ensure your skill-set is inline with the skills needed by those you work for.  This is true, whether you are an employee or a consultant. One

Well, no matter how hard the doomsayers and the television pundits try, they can't convert growth into recession.