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I Formed My Vision of Artificial Intelligence Back in 1987
I grew up watching Star Trek: The Next Generation. By then, The Original Series was on re-runs and seemed hokey in comparison. Picard is my captain. The world of the 24th century really captivated my…
Leadership Lessons from Escaping a Tsunami in a Hippie Campervan
Back in July, I took my family on a camping trip in Hawaii. We flew to Honolulu and rented a pair of campervans for our family of six. We had been on the ground for less than an hour when our phones…
Leadership Lessons from Dropping My Oldest off at College
We did it. We dropped my oldest son, Caleb, off at college last weekend. This was a first for our family. Many friends and colleagues have gone before us. It’s a significant experience and something…
Leadership Lessons from Driving a Rented Tesla to a Volcano
I just got back from a family vacation in Hawaii. We had never been there before, and it was a lovely time. As a part of our trip, we spent two days on the “Big Island” and I really wanted to see…
Leadership Lessons from Mentors in Movies
I noticed this quite a while ago, and once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it. Many movies, dare I say most, are written with a hero and a mentor. We love to focus on the hero characters, but ever-present…
IT Execution at Ludicrous Speed: Leadership Lessons from Spaceballs
Did you hear the news? After 38 years of waiting, Spaceballs 2 was announced yesterday. Check out the hilarious announcement from Mel Brooks himself: I cannot wait! In 1987, Mel Brooks…
10 Public Speaking Hacks for Geeks – Revisited
Last week, I spoke about technology change leadership at Open Source North. It was a lot of fun. In case you missed it, I drew heavily from these past Zach on Leadership articles: Today’s article…
How Generative AI Fixed My Air Conditioner
I’m naturally fascinated by new technology. No one needs to tell me to keep up on tech trends. I do so naturally. I’ve done plenty of dabbling with Generative AI. I’ve written about it a few times on…
The End of the Corporate Data Center
I remember the first time I set foot in a real data center. It was roughly 26 years ago. That’s where the magic happened. That’s where the serious IT engineering work was done. At the time, I was…
What to Do While You’re Waiting to Be Promoted
Do you ever get the feeling that you should’ve been promoted to the next level by now? If you are early in your career, you might think you are the only one. Ask anyone. Every single person will say…
Everything is Computer
This week, the President of the United States stepped into a modern EV and remarked with exuberance, “Everything is computer!” I will set aside the political context for this, because that’s not the…
The Difference Between a Good Servant Leader and a Great One
Can you be a people-first, servant leader and still have the guts to make the tough calls when you have to? Yes, but it’s really hard. Those of you who have been following me for a long time know…
How Do You Know What’s Really Going on in Your Team?
I was asked a pretty insightful question this week. I was doing Q&A with Minnesota Technology Association’s ACE Leadership cohort. We were discussing a wide range of leadership topics when one of…
For the Love of Robots
It had been 5 years since I last coached a competitive Lego robotics team. 5 long years. What could possibly have changed? From 2017-2020. I coached a Lego robotics team through three seasons, two of…
Leadership Lessons from Boston’s ‘Peace of Mind’
I love to teach leadership lessons inspired by pop culture references. Last week I drew leadership lessons from Napoleon Dynamite. That lesson was targeted at people my age and younger. Some of my…
Leadership Lessons from Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite was released 20 years ago and was wildly successful, especially considering its tiny budget. The first time I saw it, I thought it was pretty dumb. But I must admit, it’s grown on…
Leadership Lessons from Losing the BlackBerry
Roughly 12-14 years ago, a war raged in every corporate IT department. The people wanted iPhones at work. Corporate IT clung to their BlackBerry’s. This is most certainly old news. Why bring it up…
Bring me Problems, not Solutions
There’s a meme circulating on the internet called the bell curve meme, or the midwit meme. It points out funny things that newbies do, compared to the prevailing wisdom of the masses, compared to the…
What’s the Difference Between a Director and a Vice President?
Eight years ago when I started Zach on Leadership, some of my first blog articles were about helping people advance in their careers. I love techies. I’m one of them. I spent years of my career as a…
Reimagining the Buy vs. Build Process
One of the most fundamental questions a tech executive must answer is, should we buy or build our software solutions? On the surface, this seems like a pretty straightforward question, but it can get…
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