The Evolution of Work: AI, Coding, Remote Work, and the 12-Cent Engineer
Saved by a question The tech investment landscape is changing dramatically, and recently, I had a meeting that highlighted this paradigm shift. Three tech investors and I dove into the heart of current trends, yet we found ourselves tangled in the weeds of technical experience and capability. I don’t think my responses enthused them. E.g. […]
Kolbe Psychometrics: Why Writing to One Type Excludes 75% of Your Audience
You’re missing 75% of your market. Are you tired of feeling like your LinkedIn posts are falling flat? Join the club! I’ve been experimenting with all kinds of posts, from personal to professional, and let me tell you, it’s been a rollercoaster ride. I’ve learned that anything personal tends to get more views and likes, […]
Tech Problems Are People Problems: Psychometric tests during Due Diligence
For the past 20 years, I’ve been working with customers on their technology problems, which are ‘people issues’ under the guise of tech. I can understand why that happens as technology is tangible, and what we build has some outcomes. Focusing on tangible tech makes it easy to justify the effort and expense needed to create […]
Solving the CEO-CTO Clash with Kolbe Assessments: A Success Story
Using Kolbe Assessments to Resolve a Personality Clash in the Workplace I first used Kolbe assessments on pre-deal tech due diligence five years ago, in 2018. At that time, we assessed a company of about 100 staff, reporting to and assessing the CTO and the CEO. And it was pretty evident from the beginning that […]
