Category: Thoughts and opinions
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What it means to Volunteer
Like many of my posts, this one started as a thought on LinkedIn and turned into a good enough discussion that I wanted to share it here, too. I want to round out this week with a couple thoughts on what it means to serve and what it means to volunteer. I’ve had a lot…
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Meeting Mayhem | How to hold meetings that don’t suck
Team, I could write a book on the evils of bad meetings – and for those of you who have connected with or followed me on LinkedIn, you’ve probably read enough to fill those first two chapters. I’ve chosen to write my first book on other things (I’m fine with finally going to contract on…
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Remote Work Thoughts | First Two Years
This past weekend marked two years since we packed the family into our car and drove from Northern Virginia down to the Sunshine State to kick off our part of the Army’s remote work pilot. Still working for the Pentagon back then, just from 860 miles away. I reflected on some of those early findings…
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Remote Work Thoughts and Insights | First Three Months
Hi there, friends! It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here, so I’m jumping back in with a few collections of discussions, thoughts, and insights, starting with my own foray into remote work. I’ve finished three months of remote work for the Army now – back in May, my family and I jumped from…
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As Seen in Forbes
I’ve been prodded by mentors and colleagues to get a number of different topics I’ve been working on out of the pure tech discussion forums and into more mainstream publications. I think getting an interview published in Forbes is a pretty good step in that direction! Read the full interview here!
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Gamification | Cracking the Code on Data Collection in Conferences
Everyone who knows me knows I’m ridiculously excited about attending this year’s Disney Data and Analytics Conference #ddac2019 and even though it has only just kicked off, I’m already learning SO much. Pretty sure my brain will explode at the end of Day 1. But one of the things I have been most impressed with…
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Upcoming Talks | Data Driven Government 2019
If you’re working in government, in the DC area, and looking to integrate more data science and advanced analytics into your industry, you should check out Data Driven Government on September 25th! DDG is a one day symposium (with a couple adjacent days of workshops available) to share best practices and techniques that advance the…