I’ve been working with computers since the nineties. Over these past two years alone, I have had to upgrade or setup more than 6 laptops or PCs for folks at home. Each time a new computer enters our household, I end up following a number of steps to ensure they are optimized and onboarded in …
Tag Archives: Work
Leadership Essentials
While addressing a panel on Change Management last month, I was asked: What does Leadership mean to me? What are the essential characteristics a leader must possess? Enough and more has been written on this topic, and of course, there is no right answer to either of these questions. That said, I have had plenty …
Ladder of Uncertainty
A friend called seeking some career advice. He was being considered for a senior role in a large, diversified group, and wanted to know my views on whether switching to it (role and brand) was a good idea. Knowing what he does now (functional head), I used the opportunity to make him aware of what …
Future of Work
Circa early 2020, Covid19 caught the world by surprise, to say the least. The last couple of years have been crazy in many ways. Organizations, big and small, went from a status quo that was essentially unchanged for decades, to work-from-home (WFH), to work-from-anywhere (WFA). New buzzwords like ‘blursday’ entered our lexicon, the common man …
Search and Retrieve
I was talking to a close friend about the need to create connections at work, and also save relevant information about those connects. One thing led to another and we started talking about data structures. He wanted to see what columns I would add in my Excel sheet when I save their contact info. I …