PinnedDyslexia and the art of simplicityGrowing up with Dyslexia has made me a champion of simplicity throughout my career. Whether it was processes or content publishing, simple to me is always better. There’s a lot of deliberate complexity inside medium to large size organizations, and I’m not talking about just their cloud architecture either. They…Dyslexia4 min readDyslexia4 min read
Jan 175 technologies powering the future of workMy current job hunt and some freelance assignments have got me thinking about the future of work. It’s easy to wax poetically about hybrid and remote work, but I’ve been thinking more about the tools that’ll power that transformation. 1. Office productivity suites go SaaS There’s a growing parity between Google Workspace and traditional desktop Office…Saa S4 min readSaa S4 min read
Oct 3, 2022Layoff anxiety, resilience, and being cavalier about itLayoffs are, unfortunately, a fact of life in many industries. If you work in a content job such as technical writing or marketing, you’re bound to be the first one out the door when things break bad for your employer. I concluded years ago that a job is a temporary…Layoffs2 min readLayoffs2 min read
Oct 2, 2022Notion as a personal wikiOne of the personal tasks I set out for myself after being laid off in August was up my Notion game. As a writer, marketer, and (now) job hunter, I’m usually swimming in research for pitches and personal projects I have underway. I made the extra effort to create a…Notion3 min readNotion3 min read
Oct 2, 2022Social media, lies, and LinkedInI’ve been spending lots of time on LinkedIn since I’m on a job hunt. My track record of finding jobs and gigs on LinkedIn has always been positive. Fast Company published an interesting article about a potential new technology that is supposed to tell if people lie on their LinkedIn…Social Media2 min readSocial Media2 min read
Oct 1, 2022The influence of dyslexic thinking on my life and workMy Dyslexia has been an open secret in the professional world for a while. It wasn’t until reading the work of Sir Richard Branson and Made by Dyslexia that I began to figure out the influence of Dyslexic Thinking on my personal and professional lives. First, here’s a definition of…Dyslexia3 min readDyslexia3 min read
Oct 1, 2022The case with technology case studiesAs a writer and marketer, I’ve had the opportunity to write case studies for startups, established firms, and even publications. Consequently, these experiences have left some indelible marks on me on the art of case study writing. The easiest time I had writing case studies was writing for ZDNet and…Case Study3 min readCase Study3 min read
Aug 27, 20223 simple secrets of side writing hustlesSide hustles are all the rage because of the economy and the extra hours each day that working from home affords us. I’ve had more than a few during my professional career, such as technical reviewing computer books to technical writing to writing articles for publication. Here are my three…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Aug 25, 20227 things I’ve come to peace with as a content creatorI’ve spent my career as a content creator, starting as a technical writer, then as a freelancer, and currently in marketing. Time has given me a thick skin, lessons learned, and the ability to separate my passion for writing from the realities of corporate America. Here are some things I’ve…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Mar 18, 2022The law of diminishing returns and content developmentThere’s a law of diminishing returns you have to watch out for when you’re developing thought leadership and other content. “Perfect is the enemy of good,” according to Voltaire. It’s possible to work on content for too long. For example, creating a PowerPoint deck that takes months. Or, the fact…Content3 min readContent3 min read
