Breaking Down Unconscious Bias with Conscious Thought
Have you ever been the victim of unconscious bias and felt the sting of unintentional discriminatory behavior? None of us wake up in the morning and say, “I’m going to show my bias today”. But unfortunately it happens. Not only have I been on the receiving end of unconscious bias, but I have unintentionally demonstrated […]
Don’t be a Structureless Leader: Avoid These 4 Behaviors At All Cost
If you are a leader of people, it is your responsibility to provide the structure needed to shape, plan, build, and organize your team towards a common goal. In the absence of structure, chaos and confusion show up, causing organizational disfunction. To prevent this, avoid these 4 behaviors at all cost: #1 Not defining a […]
Why People Leave their Jobs.
There are three known factors for why an associate chooses to leave their job. They don’t feel appreciated They aren’t passionate about their work They don’t like their direct manager Attrition can’t be prevented, however, as leaders, we have influence over each one of the factors above. So the question is, are you solving the […]
The Power of an Invisible Leader
Invisible threads are the strongest ties. Friedrich Nietzsche Invisible Threads An invisible thread is something that is undetectable and hidden from view with the ability to impact or influence its surrounding environment. We have all encountered invisible threads, whether it’s gravity’s influence on the ocean tides to wind blowing the branches of trees, both of […]
Find Your Totem Pole: The Bear, the Fox, and the Owl.
A young man went hiking and stumbled upon a totem pole that stood 10 feet tall. The structure had detailed carvings of three animals: a bear at the base, a fox in the middle, and an owl at the top. As he approached the totem pole, he noticed words etched next to each animal. They […]
THE PUSH FROM WITHIN: A JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION
The Push from Within: A Journey of Transformation is a keynote I presented at Saucecon 2019. It is an inspiring story of self-reflection which recounts my journey of how I helped Walmart Labs transform its engineering culture to adopt a culture of quality, while I learned the true meaning of success. This case study is […]
The Heartbeat of an Entrepreneur
We are faced with challenging situations daily. And each of these experiences help shape who we are as individuals. It is through the fire we become refined and through this refinement we become who we are destined to be. The Heartbeat of an Entrepreneur is an inspirational keynote I presented at San Diego Startup Week […]
A Warning on Complacency
Have you stopped pushing yourself out of your comfort zone? Are you at a stage in life where you’ve achieved your career goals or accepted your personal situation because “it’s not that bad”? If this sounds familiar, be careful, as you might be getting too complacent. Being satisfied with your accomplishments or situation is not […]
Focus on the Low-Hanging Fruit
Is your todo list overwhelming? Well try focusing on the low-hanging fruit. The term “low-hanging fruit” refers to a set of tasks that take minimal effort to accomplish. Here are three ways to identify the best low-hanging fruit: Avoid procrastination. Sometime when we know a task is “easy” we put it off till later. If […]
Do You Hear or Listen To What Others Say?
The ability to understand what someone is saying is one of the critical elements of the communication process. When someone is speaking do you find yourself hearing or listening to what is being said? Let’s look at the difference: Hearing: means your ears are working. You are conscious of the sounds made by someone or […]
