Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. -Chinese proverb I try to remember this proverb when I’m working with members of my team. If I answer every question, I’m just giving them fish. If I show them where…
Consistency
I like consistency in my life, just as I like consistency in our customer databases. Consistency is calming; it reduces angst and anxiety in my mind. I realized this today after my spin class. I love my spin class. Every Tuesday and Thursday I know that after class I will be exhausted because it’s a…
PowerPoint Notes: Not Always Good to Share
I don’t know about you, but when I am creating a presentation in PowerPoint, I use the notes section. Sometimes I write full sentences about what I want to say, sometimes I just include a link to a whitepaper or blog post. If I’m rehearsing I might put a To Do item for the slide…
SQLskills Training, Day 5: Beyond Training
The last day of training was well over a week ago, and yes, I am finally pulling together the blog post that covers Day 5. I also wanted to write some kind of overall summary and after some events in the past week or so, I decided to just incorporate that here. Day 5 We…
