The Middle Manager

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Category Archives: Travel

Lessons From America’s Space Program

It’s been 50 years since Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins pioneered the way to the moon.  That first moon landing was the capping achievement of a nearly decade-long mission, kicked off by a simple statement in a speech by John F. Kennedy, given to Congress on May 25, 1961:  “I believe that this nation should commit […]

Going Global

As you read this I’m once again on an airplane to Manila in the Philippines. This is my second trip to the island nation, and I’m looking forward to visiting my team there. I expect that this trip will be more eventful since I now know my way around and what types of things I […]

Customer Perception

I had the unfortunate experience of having my iPad stolen last week.  It’s a horrible feeling, knowing that god-knows-who has your property, doing who-knows-what with it.  Fortunately, much of the information on it was cloud-based; unfortun-ately it was not set up with a passcode (I don’t use one when I’m at home, and simply forgot […]

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