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From Innovation to Leadership: My 2024 Journey

As 2024 comes to a close, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you—my readers, followers, and colleagues. Your engagement, feedback, and support have been a constant source of inspiration and motivation. Whether you’ve shared a comment, reached out with questions, or simply taken the time to read my work, I truly appreciate your presence in this journey. Thank you for being part of this year’s growth and discovery.

Reflecting on 2024, I’ve delved into various facets of software development, leadership, and emerging technologies. Here’s a recap of my key experiences and insights from the year:

Embracing Fractional Careers: A New Approach to Hiring and Job-Seeking

Finding a new position in today’s challenging job market can be daunting. However, a fractional career can provide the solution you’re seeking. This concept, famously used for CTOs in growing companies that need a CTO but lack the budget for a full-time hire, can be extended to other positions in the tech field. This blog delves into the benefits of fractional careers for both job seekers and hiring managers.

The Power of an Internal Employee Portal: Boosting Engagement and Retention

Effective communication, seamless collaboration, and engaged employees are critical for organizational success. Enter the internal employee portal—a versatile platform that revolutionizes the way companies operate. In this blog, we’ll delve into the benefits of an internal employee portal, explore key modules to enhance its functionality, and provide actionable strategies to boost engagement and retention.

What is an Internal Employee Portal?

An internal employee portal serves as your organization’s digital nerve center. It’s a secure, private website that acts as a centralized hub for communication, collaboration, and information sharing among employees. Think of it as your company’s virtual headquarters—a place where everyone can access resources, documents, news, and tools, regardless of their location or role.

Guide to Decision-Making Using Data Analytics

Data analytics has emerged as a cornerstone for informed decision-making in the dynamic business world. Integrating data analytics into business operations can significantly enhance an organization’s strategy’s efficiency and effectiveness.

The Imperative of Data Analytics in Business Decisions

In today’s data-driven environment, the ability to analyze vast amounts of information is invaluable. Data analytics provides insights that lead to better decision-making and strategic business moves. By leveraging data, companies can predict trends, understand customer behaviour, optimize operations, and outperform competitors.

ChatGPT to Create Acceptance Criteria

Today’s Learning

Today, I took a business requirement and put it into ChatGPT. I created a couple of simple prompts. The first prompt created acceptance criteria to make the software developer successful. The second prompt was to create test cases.

Surprisingly enough, it generated some pretty accurate results.

Importance of Building Internal Tools

I recently sat through a few meetings where we described doing the same thing many times and in the same way. I was seeing a pattern that could be automated. Since seeing a pattern, I began to think about tools I could build that would replace these repetitive multiple step processes.

My Favourite Tool

My favourite tool goes wherever I go. I keep it beside the bed, and it is the first thing I put in my suitcase or backpack. My favourite tool knows more about me than anything or anyone else. It carries my thoughts, my dreams, my annoyances and my happiness. My favourite tools never need to be charged. My favourite tool, my wife says I have too many of them.

My favourite tool is a notebook and a fountain pen.

Podcasts I Follow

These are the Podcasts I follow and listen to most often. They range from business, design and general interests. They are not ranked in an particular order, but my favourite is James Altucher and Jordan Harbinger. I would challenge everyone to listen to one or both of these regularly. Continue reading Podcasts I Follow

Giving Back

It is important to give back to the community in some way. Your community may vary from other people’s, but it is a great way to create awareness of charities you believe in, your company’s good deeds and create balance and fun for your employees. Giving back also shows your employees the importance of supporting local charities and groups. Continue reading Giving Back