203: Quit Being a Pawn [Podcast]

If Nobody is Talking, Who is Controlling the Conversation?

Quit being a pawn. Stand up and fight back. As you might be noticing yourself, nobody is listening. We have quit talking and turned instead to yelling at each other. And, if nobody is talking, who is controlling the conversation? I have been watching what is going on in our country (I am in the […]

202: College? There Has Got to Be a Better Way [Podcast]

Alternatives to Higher Education

A conversation I often have with parents is something like this:   “College? There Has Got to Be a Better Way”. College is like a money pit and does not offer such a powerful tool to create wealth and security as perhaps it did. In fact, if chosen poorly, it generates the opposite. So today, I […]

There Has Got to Be a Better Way

201: Moving from Tech Expert to Leader [Podcast]

Moving from tech expert to leader in your organization can be tricky. Scientists, engineers, developers, architects, and many other experts move into leadership positions every day. Many companies expect this transition to take place. But other companies do not see tech experts as leaders – just as tech experts. It is kind of a new […]

Moving from tech expert to leader

193: Using Love as a Business Strategy [Podcast]

Using love as a business strategy might seem like a strange title – especially coming from an engineer. Generally speaking we technical people are pretty much just the facts. The talk of soft skills and focusing on people makes me squeamish – so to start talking about loving your customer is really a leap – […]

Using Love as a Business Strategy

191: My Reading List for 2020 [Podcast]

Book review / Summary

My Reading List for 2020 is a collection of ideas around the topics of success, money, work, time management, and how to think apart from the crowd. All in no particular order. My Reading List for 2020 Atomic Habits The Greatest Salesman in the World The Compound Effect I Will Teach You to Be Rich […]

My Reading List for 2020