Organizational Management

Everything I Needed to Know About Management, I Learned from Being a Dad
I've been saying for years that I would write a book on the parallels between parenthood and managing people. My bucket list is already longer than I will ever be able to accomp...

Leadership and Management
Although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, leadership and management are distinct concepts. I like the analogy that describes leadership as pointing a boat in the ri...

Thoughts on The Wall Street Journal's "It's Time to Get Rid of the IT Department"
When the Wall Street Journal recently published this opinion piece, it caused quite a few ripples. I first saw the article mentioned in a sysadmin group where, unsurprisingly, i...