I recently read an interesting paper about how we understand the world. The base tenet was we build mental models of common, everyday things. This familiarity makes us believe we understand how they work. However,…
It’s The End of the World As We Know It
and I feel fine…. – R.E.M. I’m sure I am not the only person to experience this, but the predictions of the end of “XXXXX” seem to be accelerating. In the last week, I’ve noticed…
Agency-Urgency-Accountability-Priority
At the end of 2025, my leadership team at Telaeris decided on our company strategy the next year. As I put in place the pieces to enact this strategy across the company, I organically came…
2026 Predictions for Fun
Just for fun, I decided that I would make some predictions for the upcoming year. Let me get to it in no particular order, and with no particular agenda. Artificial Intelligence With so much…
Finding Clarity using AI vs Google
Sometimes, before looking forward, it is good to look at where you were. I distinctly recall in November of 2024 that my workflow had significantly changed – ChatGPT had become my go to research tool….
Notes from UpWorking
We have been hiring a lot of contractors from UpWork in the past few months trying to find the right person to accelerate work on an existing project. We have hired and released 6 of…
Moving on Up
I found out yesterday that a friend of mine, Father Jim Boyd, had passed away. My thoughts were simultaneously one of profound loss and joy. While I, and I’m certain many, many others will miss…
Entrepreneurship vs “Buying a Business”
I shouldn’t be surprised. Today, I accepted a meeting with someone who said she was an entrepreneur starting in the security space. I thought she was honestly trying to do homework as she…
Unplugging
I’ve written before about the benefits of unplugging. However, like many other people I’m much better at giving advice like this than executing on it. I brought my phone with us on our recent backpacking…
Single Parenting and Choosing Wisely
This week, my wife has been away helping out her parents which has left me home alone with our four boys. During this week, I have had zero free time or “me time” and it…