Thanks to @bethstack for highlighting a change in technology leaders’ career trajectories over the years. (From almost strictly “back office experts” to partners in the business who just happen to run the technology function!)

“Longtime CIO Neal Sample advises peers to abandon zero-sum hiring strategies in favor of novel approaches designed to unearth fresh talent sources. ‘The uniformity of the approach is its own problem,’ explains Sample, now a board…

Pat Brans does a great job capturing the pitfalls of a topic that's been hot recently: "cloud repatriation", moving workloads back from the cloud to an owned and operated infrastructure. Thanks for letting me share my thoughts on the topic as well!

It's been a while since #midwest has published. but hopefully ChatGPT is a topic that was worth the wait!

Are corporate politics holding back innovation in your organization? Join @roberts_dan and me for a Summit session to hear about the art of influence and diplomacy for building high-level support, developing key alliances, dealing…

This week on RTM, we cover a topic near and dear to me: high-performing teams! How are they different? How are they built? How are they sustained? We don’t have all the answers, but definitely a couple ideas to share!

This week we’re talking about metrics! Join @teradee, Patrick Gaynor, and me as we explore the messiness of metrics in the workplace. Please share your feedback!

I'll be speaking this Thursday at TMMI's TestFormation 2022. The topic will be one close to my heart: "craftsmanship." On Thursday, I'll be talking about how it simultaneously relates closely to software, to quality, and to leadership!

We’re talking about data this week… big data, little data, medium data… all things data! It’s a little bit of history, a little bit of prediction, and a LOT of recipes for what works (and doesn’t) in the enterprise!

This was a great opportunity to connect with Peter and talk about my time at Northwestern Mutual, IQ vs EQ, changing role of technology leadership, and what’s next for me!

Here it is: another episode of Real. Technical. Midwest. Third time’s the charm, right?! . Today, we’re talking about the cloud… a look back on 20 years of promise and some reasons why, if it’s so great, it hasn’t “won” yet.

Technically, a 2nd podcast makes it a series, right?! It must be a series then!. In this episode, I'm joined by the (non-hirsuit) @teradee and the incomparable Patrick Gaynor and we talk about really, really good talent and attempt to address the "myth…

Wait… I’m cohosting a podcast now? Who lets these things happen?! One episode up! (I would love your feedback.)

I was really happy to reconnect with a past life as Randy pulled out some of the leadership lessons from our shared past! As folks who know my leadership journey know, there was a watershed moment at Yahoo years ago when I'd hit a career speed bump. Spe…

I am excited to be a part of @roberts_dan' latest publication on leadership with H.E.A.R.T.! The framework really resonated with me. I think provides a good foundation for transcending the "what" of Technology jobs and realizing that durable value also…

Erick Rudiak writes about using tools (one in particular) to get faster, better, cheaper estimates to improve planning outcomes.

Don talks about one thing we know is critically important at NM: how we work. Our work is important effort that needs to be done well, but we have choices about who we hire and what good looks like for us. Those choices come to…

Consumers adopted digital technology at unprecedented levels as a result of the pandemic – and that shift has real implications for every C-suite. This is where leaders should be focusing in 2021 to remain relevant and meet consumer expectations.

At Northwestern Mutual we’re committed to advancing women in leadership and closing the gender gap in tech. Thank you to Sangeetha Rai and the team leading efforts to launch our first Women in Tech Conference. I hope you can join us virtually on…

Technology is a primary growth driver for businesses across many industries. Thank you @mcmarkie for having me on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Lubar School of Business podcast to discuss the latest AI and blockchain trends and the benefits of i…