According to Simon Sinek, here’s the new equation for Innovation. (lack of time) + (lack of resources) + (optimism) = Innovation The book “A Beautiful Constraint” supports Simon Sinek’s perspective. The idea that only a few well-funded and powerful Companies could innovate no longer stands. Take Adobe and its growth in Innovation. While also…
For many people, this is a typical workday. It’s also why many have 46,000+ emails in their drafts and 3,000+ Slack messages in a ‘draft’ state. Start the day, plan it out; meeting time and working time – maybe written down with a cup of coffee in hand. If you are smart – this…
“Ode To Those First 15 Minutes After The Kids Are Finally Asleep” by Clint Smith Praise the couch that welcomes you back into its embrace, as it does every night around this time. Praise the loose cereal that crunches beneath your weight – the whole-grain golden dust that now shimmers on the backside of your…
The term technostress was first introduced by the American psychotherapist Craig Brod in 1984 – well before technology dominated our lives. But, according to Joanne Griffen, author of Humology, even before the digital age, Brod described this new form of stress as “a modern disease of adaptation caused by an inability to cope with the new computer technologies…
On February 27th, 2023, my Father, Frank Furlong, lost his battle with cancer. I wrote this post four days prior to his passing. In many ways, he was the inspiration for Tech Vs. Humans. Be Creative. Be Humane. Make up a few words (Sproodle Juice, anyone?) Have a laugh with a friend or someone…
It’s all over the news and LinkedIn and other outlets – we are in a period of significant change and uncertainty in the tech job market in a number of sectors. Whether you are in software, engineering, AdTech/MarTech or any other related industry, you have seen what’s going on and chances are (if you…
For five years now, I have been participating in Movember. In case you don’t know, Movember – it’s an organization that co-opts the Month of November to promote awareness around Men’s Health issues. For five years, I shave my beard on October 31st and grow the weakest mustache known to man. Like, seriously weak….
I ran into a situation that I’m certain happens to so many remote workers. The other day, I was on my 10th straight work call of the day when my 6-year-old daughter, Esme, returned from camp. It was clear from the stomping around that she needed attention, but I had not scheduled any breaks…
Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father. Bruce Willis is dead pretty much the whole time. Dil is a trans-woman. If you haven’t seen any of the movies I’m referencing, then I probably ruined your day. But seriously, if you haven’t seen Star Wars, The Sixth Sense, or The Crying Game yet – that’s on…