Well, it did not take long for me to screw up on the PASS Board of Directors. I missed my deadline for reporting on my monthly progress. However, I have not been inactive since taking office two months ago. In fact, the PASS SIGs have made some progress over the past eight weeks. A lot of work … Read more
Previously I wrote a post that covered some very basic interviewing tips. But before you can even get that far in the process you need to find a way to secure that important meeting, right? I mean, what good is having table manners if no one invites you over for dinner, right? So I thought … Read more
I am certain that everyone who knows me would describe me as the most optimistic person they have ever met. What? What do you mean, “no”? Okay, okay, I admit that there are times that I am not always Mister Sunshine. And apparently this is something that not only hurts me when I interact with … Read more
I am putting together the framework for how to define a PASS Special Interest Group and it suddenly hit me: I love this stuff. This is what I want to do with my career, I want to build things. It could be a product, or a community, but the idea that I have some much … Read more
I wanted to share with everyone my overall vision for the PASS Special Interest Groups. My role on the PASS Board of Directors is to coordinate and lead the SIGs to…somewhere. In the past no one has known where that place was, and often times the SIGs were simply left adrift. About two weeks ago … Read more
We have all heard that it is important to communicate effectively, right? So how is it possible that, knowing the importance of good communication, we can still allow for poor communication to happen from time to time? You would think that we would double, or triple check everything that we read or hear, and choose … Read more
