]> http://www.data-conversion.org/taxonomy/term/186/0 Auto generated by aggregator2 autotaxonomy en http://www.data-conversion.org/profitable_consulting_your_one_thing_aka_the_niche.html <p>I am pretty amazing!!!  No seriously!!  I know it sounds arrogant - but to be honest, it is...arrogant I mean! I do a few things very well!!! But I have discovered that I cannot do everything and perhaps more importantly, I don't really w...</p> Data Management leadership Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:44:33 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/referring_business_to_the_competition.html <p>Seth Godin has a great post about customer service and ultimately about effectively marketing to those who are not your customer...yet. It reminds me of a time, years ago, when I worked at a book store (perhaps the funnest job I have ever had). Som...</p> Data Management leadership Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:30:07 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/soccer_lessons_first_loss_and_the_lessons_learned.html <p>They say that we don't keep score or a tally of wins and losses - but... everybody does. Saturday, we succumbed to a team I believe we should have be beat.  3-1. So what was the reaction by me and my players.  And what do we take away. M...</p> Data Management leadership Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:20:15 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/what_is_your_next_move.html <p>During last soccer season, I did a series of career lessons related to how I coach soccer. I have to revisit those - and today is a good day for doing so. Actually, I found a text file that I had started with blog topic ideas. I had inadvertently moved it to another folder while cleaning up my system and it has languished for several months. It contains a few ideas from the soccer topics.</p> Data Management leadership Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:03:55 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/about_careers_and_life_asking_for_help_why_dont_we_do_it.html <p>Some of you - a very few - know the inner workings and challenges of my life the past 2 years. In particular, the flood and its fallout - both financially and emotionally. Turns out, for much of 2007, I was dealing with anxiety/depression - and to some degree am still climbing out of that. As someone who is typically up - and optimistic - which I am - you don't recognize that</p> Data Management leadership Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:01:55 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/reclaiming_a_life_songwriting_as_catharsis_work_as_catharsis.html <p>I've been writing songs, poems, and free-verse since I was a child. When I met Laura, that writing became more pronounced and a fairly large body of work ensued - much of it in the form of love letters. Last year, during the "Flood of '07" - those love letters were destroyed, along with most other mementos or our marriage. Fitting, since we had just separated? Not!! The loss of those letters</p> Data Management leadership Mon, 05 May 2008 11:50:53 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/presentation_style_for_high_impact.html <p>In The IT Career Builder's Toolkit I emphasize the importance of presentation skills as critical for dynamic career growth. I mentioned in my prior blog about incorporating a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.presentationzen.com/">Presentation Zen</a> like approach to my presentations. Friday's workshop went very well - and utilized a low-text, graphics for impact - not message duplication,</p> Data Management leadership Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:08:51 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/lessons_from_the_soccer_field_you_cant_pay_for_days_like_these.html <p>We had our final soccer game yesterday. This was our closest contest of the season – which in some ways surprised me. Our opponents had three girls with very good talent and a goalie who could punt the ball almost to the mid-field line – at <strong >10 years old!!</strong> They had a defender who could, with some accuracy, put a shot on goal from almost mid-field and who was fast!! Really</p> Data Management leadership Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:02:12 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/coaching_soccer_a_practice_has_a_purpose.html <p>A year ago I didn’t coach my daughter’s team. At the first practice, her new coach told us parents she hadn’t coached before and would love help. Another father and I offered to assist her. The next practice, she asked me what kind of drills I thought we should do. I explained that many of the girls didn’t understand the game at all – most importantly what the positions were. I explained</p> Data Management leadership Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:41:57 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/venting_is_counter_productive.html <p>Oh Shut Up and Get Over It!!! or... What now/What Next?</p> Data Management leadership Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:38:51 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/10_doors_down_my_new_initiative.html <p>Walk out your door - of your home or office - look to the left, look to the right, what do you see?</p> Data Management leadership Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:19:09 +0000 http://www.data-conversion.org/leadership_innovation_and_control_finding_effective_balance_part_2.html <p>We want innovation. We request it; expect it! But often, fear of the inherent risks of innovation cause us to create an environment where we hinder or kill the very thing we desire. Is innovation risky?</p> Data Management leadership Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:31:51 +0000