We mostly think of diversity and inclusion issues as it relates to people and organizations.  The benefit of thinking in this dimension...

A trailblazer is a pioneer, or someone considered a first in their area of expertise.  Leaders point the way, take risks, and change the...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, the role of IT leaders in ensuring the security of organizational data has never been...

With Halloween right around the corner, some pranksters really get kicks out of trying to scare people.  Do you want to know how to scare...

We can learn a lot about leadership from householders.   They show us the importance of leading from behind.  Many associate leadership...

At one point, I became the Co-chair of the Federal CIO Council’s Architecture and Infrastructure Committee.  Though I was new to the gig,...

I shared with a girlfriend, who happened to be a former colleague, about some lively discussions at an executive summit on how we need to...

I’ve come to the conclusion that many of us in the field of Information Technology live in IT Flatland.  Flatland is a place, described...

I want to take the opportunity to talk specifically about some significant contributions from some women in mathematics and perhaps to...

I had the pleasure of participating in a special event – Teaching Children to be Limitless - for Women’s History Month.  We rotated...

One year, I was interviewed by a reporter writing an article about me.  She asked me why I loved technology so much.  I paused to try to...

As autumn nights started to approach, the air conditioning was turned off and the windows were opened.  The smell of the fresh fall air...

At the end of a very rough week, I got a note from someone who used to work with me.  She sent me the following note : “How do you keep...

There is much discussion about government transparency, especially regarding tools such as blogs, Twitter, and various social networking...

I remember running into a colleague whom I hadn’t seen for a while.  He had taken a new position, so I asked him how it was...

I threw the concept out at an All Hands Meeting about the differences between leadership and management.  I got this strange quizzical...

There’s always lots of discussion about populations as they experience the migration from an agrarian, through industrial, and to...

Once on a great visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, I got my first chance to see pieces of history from our nation’s space...

Turning corners and climbing hills requires Breakthrough Leadership.  It gives us the ability to have a positive expectation for what has...

I have always loved mountains.  Not that there are many in Washington, DC.  But I do remember learning in Greek mythology of Atlas, whose...