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jlondon4Apr 22, 20182 min readAre you Agreeable or Authentic?Being “agreeable” is valued in social and work circles. It means you are easy to be around, people want to work with you, you make...
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jlondon4Apr 16, 20182 min readProject Managers as ConnectorsConnections are a common point of failure in organizations. In response, most companies create roles for people to manage those...
jlondon4Apr 15, 20183 min readHandoffs: Handshakes or Hugs?“It fell through the cracks.” How many times have you heard this explanation when something went wrong? A 2011 study showed that 35% of...
jlondon4Apr 12, 20183 min readWhy does IT Suck?I majored in Computer Science in college. This was one of the more difficult majors at my university. My fellow students were some of...