As a software engineer, scrum master, and, in my humble opinion, generally intelligent guy, I have often found myself sitting in meetings thinking, “I could do that.” and on a few other occasions, thinking to myself, “What in the world is that manager thinking?” And so my quest to leave development and enter the magical, mystical realm of management began.
This site exists for several reasons.
Think of this as a diary
This isn’t some super secret diary with a lock on it stashed away in the night stand. While it might do me some good to have one of those, it won’t server the full purpose: dialog. Let me get me thoughts out, and in exchange for reading my diary, I hope some of you will respond back with your thoughts. Tell me I’m nuts. Tell me you agree with me. Either way, ideas can’t grow or help others without the open dialog.
I like to tell stories
I’ve heard lots of great analogies over the years. Quite a few were stories when I first heard them. Others were just good ideas that then were turned in to parables (of sorts…) when I explained them to others. So why not share?
Consulting
OK, yes, there is an ulterior motive here… I’d like to think that some of my thoughts are good enough, or important enough, or even just entertaining enough, that maybe someone out there wants to pay me to use those ideas. Maybe that’s a speaking engagement. Or maybe it’s just for help with instigating change within their organization. Or maybe I’m just so darn handsome. The sky is the limit with what I can accomplish and what I believe I can help others accomplish. Like what you see? Let’s talk.
It’s because of this journey of being a geek to becoming a manager that this site exists.