How the Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion Makes Us Less Inclusive
This overemphasis on the business case for diversity and inclusion has placed too much importance on the diversity side of the equation.
5 Ways to Make Infrastructure Planning More Manageable
We have a massive gap between what we spend on infrastructure and what we need to spend to bring our systems up to snuff.
Oh, My Aching Back! Making Your Home Workstation Work for You
Working from home is a major benefit, but if you don’t have the right set up, it can be a major pain.
Email vs. Phone Call: Which to Use and When
The email vs. phone call debate is a bit nuanced, and not simply a zero-sum game. Let’s take a closer look at how using email and phone calls together can help you become more efficient and communicate better.
No Regrets: 5 Ways to Make Your Next Professional Conference Count
Can we break the cycle of no follow-up and truly make the conferences we attend worth the time and resources that we and our agencies invest?
Hey IT! Cut Me Some Slack!
I just wish IT would embrace shadow IT a little more.
Leadership Lessons Learned from a Female CTO
Mastering the fundamentals of executive leadership and personal branding can be especially challenging in the government contracting industry that is known as a risk-averse and a tight-knit marketplace. Here are a few lessons learned from my journey as a female CTO and team leader.
Improving Service With Citizen Personas
Personas do take some time to develop, but time spent thinking about your end customer is definitely time well spent.
IBM Fully Authorized to Provide Highly Secure DoD Cloud
In an exciting progression of our IBM Cloud announcement in February, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has recently provided IBM with a full Provisional Authorization for the IBM Cloud Managed Services for Government (CMSG) Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud Service Offering through August of 2019. This update extends IBM’s previous authorization, and enables theRead… Read more »
Kneeling for the National Anthem While Standing Up for Patriotism
What we forget about Kaepernick’s constitutionally protected right to freedom of expression is he is following a long line of people of color athletes who have protested the “Star Spangled Banner.”