Okay, so I’m jobless right now. So I could sit around and mindlessly click the “Easy Apply” button on LinkedIn or I can write about some of the many things that are on my mind. For the moment, I’m going with the writing thing. I put our new car in reverse. And slowly I back […]
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I lost my job, here’s why, illustrated (bonus: 4 lessons learned)
There is a saying among sociologists, “so you might not have a job, but at least you’ll know why.” Well last week, a little over 8 months since I started my position at EnCompass, I lost my job. My first ever lay off. Losing a job can be a taboo subject. But I think there […]
Visualizing Strengths Finder Results in Tableau
Strengths Finder is a type of personality test designed to give individuals a sense of their core strengths. But it’s often used in organizations as a way to understand team dynamics and guide team structuring. From an individual perspective it’s super easy to understand. If you ask someone who has taken the test to give […]
A 2018 Evaluation Cartoon Christmas (5 new cartoons)
Just in time to spread Christmas cheer, a new set of holiday cartoons. We all know why the grinch really hated Christmas. Did you know that It’s a Wonderful Life is an evaluation story? What is the true impact of Christmas? Alexa at Christmas If Charlie Brown were an Evaluator
A few lessons learned as I close down my business.
Most small businesses don’t fail, they fade away. Starting next week I’ll be starting a new position, I’m super excited and will share more about it at the end of this post. But as I close my consultancy after a couple of years in operation I thought I would share some of the key lessons […]
Cone of Uncertainty Cartoons
So I live in North Carolina, luckily a bit in-land, not by the coast and not in a flood plane. With an impending Hurricane Florence, I’m a bit worried about the people in the eastern part of the state I’ve called home for the last decade. Even though we have a lot going well for […]