Someone to Watch Over Me

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My son came home from school upset this week, after his math teacher informed me (in front of him) that he wasn’t doing his homework. As he is a child who otherwise excels in math (and in school in general) this was strange to me, and precipitated a conversation (at times lively) about what was going on. The solution ended up being as simple as emptying his backpack and starting … Read More

On Cross-Pollination

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The transition from working for a single company to consulting for many different ones, which I went through a few years ago, was interesting in many ways. It was hard moving to the other side of the table — whereas in previous positions I had interviewed and vetted various consulting companies and contractors, now I was in the position of being interviewed, being vetted, on some level always looking for … Read More