We’ve just met, but now I’ll always consider you family Dean Delray. See you in San Francisco for the show!

Thanks Jeffrey Kidder for sharing How Poker Can Help Us Make Courageous, Fact-Based Decisions!

Love this collaboration between Amazon Web Services and the NFL to improve player safety. The power of #AI and #Cloud continue to transform our lives and jobs in ways we couldn’t imagine - and it’s just getting started. #NFL #AWS buff.ly/3qraqw1

Few management initiatives will have a more profound or lasting impact on the future of your organization than a major cost reduction. Here are 7 tips on how to do it well & minimize collateral damage. #Frugality #Cost #Operations #Leadership #Strategy buff.ly/3KmibLH

In #leadership, “walking the walk” is not always separate from “talking the talk”. Terina Allen shares 11 phrases great leaders can use to pivot into open, engaging dialogue to help bolster employee experience and satisfaction. #EmployeeExperience buff.ly/3ucw4GS

Insightful, practical article in Harvard Business Review with strategies for balancing compassionate leadership in high-stress environments. #Leadership #Compassion #StriveToBeEarthsBestEmployer buff.ly/3BpZQJC

Brilliant blog by Eric Barker on the power of regret, with practical advice on how to overcome, and even benefit, from it. #Regret #SelfCare #WellBeing #MentalHealth buff.ly/3J6RjOj

Please consider donating to my wife's fundraiser for Homes For Our Troops, a fantastic cause that donates custom homes for injured Veterans. To help reach her $3,000 goal, I will tap into my Metallica concert fund and match up to $1,500! buff.ly/3tUFhmk

Please consider donating to my wife's fund-raiser for Homes For Our Troops, a fantastic cause that builds & donates custom homes for injured Veterans. And, if she raises $3,000, she will be able to run in the NYC Marathon in November! #HFOT #NYCMarathon buff.ly/3tUFhmk

If you’re a leader inclined to dismiss #empathy as a soft skill lacking any real ROI, Forbes @TracyBower108 has assembled some hard-hitting numbers on the impacts of empathy (and the lack of it) from leaders. #Leadership #strivetobeearthsbestemployer buff.ly/3nOdQYT

My former Ericsson colleague and contract expert Sanjay Bhandarkar shares insights on evolving the contracting process for communication service providers and vendors to support today’s cloud-native, #5G architectures. #SystemIntegration #CouldNative buff.ly/3O56tH5

Great blog from executive coach @LizKislik on developing yourself as a leader. She digs into four common blind spots for aspiring leaders and gives actionable advice on how to move forward in a meaningful way. #HireAndDevelopTheBest #Leadership buff.ly/3kFRyG3

Think the #Jedi were zen masters in total control of their emotions? Think again. In honor of #Revengeofthe5th, reposting my blog explaining what Star Wars can teach us about #EmotionalIntelligence. #StarWars #EI #EQ buff.ly/3kO7S7r

#Empathy in leadership is as important today as it was during the depths of the pandemic. Re-sharing my interview with @AreaDevelopment from this time last year on #leadership soft skills and how to develop your empathy muscles. #strivetobeearthsbestemployer

Leaders, I cannot recommend this piece and ugh. Authors deepa purushothaman and Lisen Stromberg show how toxic cultures, specifically a company that tolerates toxic rock stars, have an outsized impact on women of color. #IDE #leadership buff.ly/3MjLLSk

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My daughter, Hana, publishes a monthly Webtoon called Blood Stained Creations that, in my unbiased opinion - is phenomenal. Please check it out, like and subscribe. #bloodstainedcreations #comics webtoons.com/en/canvas/bloo…