Team Culture

As the teams I work with have grown over the past 3 years, I find it important to set the right tone and expectations for new members of the team. I put together a Culture Deck which I review with anyone new as part of their onboarding process. Some companies have defined culture traits and…

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What Else?

This is quickly becoming my favorite phrase. My favorite sales manager and friend uses this all the time when speaking to customers and whenever we just catch up to vent with each other. At first it was a bit jarring, ‘What do you mean what else? I just complained for 15 minutes.’ But then I…

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Be a Bus Driver

Working in and building a high performing team in a startup environment comes with countless challenges and even more opportunities to seek out. I liken my role to that of a Bus Driver. It’s the job of anyone in ‘management’ (in quotes because depending on the situation, that term carries different meaning and connotations) to…

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Just Wiggle the Mouse

It may or may not come as a great surprise but your colleagues who receive high ratings aren’t always the same colleagues busting their butts daily. You often hear of peers barely doing anything at the client yet they receive higher ratings than you. Erin Reid conducted 115 interviews at a top-tier management consulting firm…

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Don’t Point Fingers

That’s what I was taught growing up. It made identifying objects high on shelves difficult but nonetheless it was the rule. It’s also a good rule to bring into the work place, especially during a crisis. Over the past few weeks my current project had a few bumps in the road. By sitting back and observing…

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IT Project Outsourcing

I had to write a paper for my CIS 3001 class at Georgia State University about IT Project Outsourcing. I chose to answer the question below: What kinds of projects are candidates for successful IT outsourcing? What kind of projects are NOT suitable for IT outsourcing? Consider the nature of the application, development process, technology…

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