Let’s do coffee. I would be hard-pressed to count the number of cups of coffee I’ve had at local coffee shops. Two, three, four times a week for ten or eleven years. THAT is a lot of coffee. Let’s do coffee. It sounds like a tone-deaf imperative in this age of social distancing. However, despite […]
Status Go – Episode 76 Avid followers of my posts may recognize my guest’s name from a Leadership Spotlight I wrote a couple of months ago. Melvin Velazques Feliciano is a hero in my book. When many of us would be fleeing disaster Melvin heads into them. No, he is not a medic or a […]
Status Go – Episode 75 The CIOs first 30 days can be a blur. Mix in a relocation and a global pandemic and it can be more than just a blur, it can be chaotic. After having been a bank CIO for over a decade, an acquisition forced Gary Kern into a job search, a […]
Last month, as you may recall, I invited you along on a journey: a journey of discovery into some of my family history. I’ve learned a lot in one month..but have a lot more to learn. I’ve exchanged LinkedIn messages with LeRone Branch, the Eagle Scout turned Tax Accountant, who helped develop the memorial to […]
Should I share my story? It’s a question I get asked often. It’s a question I used to ask myself. I was asked the question again a couple of weeks ago. I was on a Zoom coffee call when the question came, almost out of leftfield. Should I share my story? This time the question […]
The Future of Work. A tantalizing topic technologists have pontificated about for years. In this episode of Status Go, I have a chance to chat with Neil Miller. Neil is the host of The Digital Workplace podcast. For those of you thinking this is about some future society…spoiler alert…the future is now and the digital […]
How are you? Don’t answer “I’m fine”. I’m being serious. How are you? You’ve been leading through some incredibly chaotic times! You’ve been taking care of your staff. You’ve been taking care of your family. You’ve been taking care of your friends. When was the last time you took a moment to check in on […]
Status Go – Episode 72 OK, I am a white host of a podcast, representing a predominately white company (InterVision) in an essentially white industry (tech). The last several weeks have forced me to confront my own inaction. In this episode, I sit down with Lamont Hatcher, CIO, and Wayne Patrick, CRO, both of AIS, […]
In the twelve years, I’ve been writing this blog I’ve taken you on many journeys. This time it’s different. This time I don’t know where we are going. Join me as I explore. Together, we will explore the past, and maybe, just maybe, there will be some lessons for us today and in the future […]
Robin Fleming, CEO of Anvl, has the “distinct honor” of asking me the greatest question I have ever been asked while participating in a panel discussion. To know what that question was, you will have to listen to this episode. Of COURSE, there are more important reasons to listen to this episode. Robin shares her […]
