Jeremy and I spent the morning visiting with Senior Management and the IT Team for one of our newer Cloud clients. We make it a point to spend a little more time with Cloud clients,…
I attended an invitation only conference last week for 250 top IT companies in North America, XChange Solution Provider 2010. It was hosted by Everything Channel and sponsored by [...]
One of my favourite ITW traditions. Every year Jason and I bring the entire IT Weapons Arsenal up north for a weekend retreat. An opportunity for team building, steam release, and [...]
One thing I’ve learned from 20 years in the IT industry is that being able to execute a project flawlessly is crucial; but being able to demonstrate and quantify the…
I turned 40 in December. A (new) tradition in my family is to pursue a new life experience when you hit 40. I chose to go to Machu Picchu in Peru. I’ve wanted to go there since… [...]
I just read another Jim Collins book: How the Mighty Fall. This one did a great job illustrating the common pitfalls any organization–really, any team–can fall prey to. He chronicles the 5 [...]
It’s official. There’s no turning back now… As of the last day of December, we were done with our Bonhill Road home. We swept the floors, patched the holes in the walls, and handed the [...]
Have you ever heard the phrase, “May you live in interesting times?” With everything going on at ITW lately, I keep rolling this phrase around in my mind. Apparently, scholars and bloggers [...]
Excuse my alliteration… I’ve been doing plenty of reading lately. I’ve got a novel and two business books under my belt while on the boat … Alliteration! I re-read Jim Collins’ Good to [...]