How Do You Know What’s Really Going on in Your Team?I was asked a pretty insightful question this week. I was doing Q&A with Minnesota Technology Association’s ACE Leadership cohort. We were…Jan 10Jan 10
For the Love of RobotsIt had been 5 years since I last coached a competitive Lego robotics team. 5 long years. What could possibly have changed?Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
Leadership Lessons from Boston’s ‘Peace of Mind’I love to teach leadership lessons inspired by pop culture references. Last week I drew leadership lessons from Napoleon Dynamite. That…Nov 8, 2024Nov 8, 2024
Leadership Lessons from Napoleon DynamiteNapoleon Dynamite was released 20 years ago and was wildly successful, especially considering its tiny budget. The first time I saw it, I…Nov 1, 2024Nov 1, 2024
Leadership Lessons from Losing the BlackBerryRoughly 12–14 years ago, a war raged in every corporate IT department. The people wanted iPhones at work. Corporate IT clung to their…Oct 18, 2024Oct 18, 2024
Bring me Problems, not SolutionsThere’s a meme circulating on the internet called the bell curve meme, or the midwit meme. It points out funny things that newbies do…Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 2024
What’s the Difference Between a Director and a Vice President?Eight years ago when I started Zach on Leadership, some of my first blog articles were about helping people advance in their careers.Oct 4, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Reimagining the Buy vs. Build ProcessOne of the most fundamental questions a tech executive must answer is, should we buy or build our software solutions? On the surface, this…Sep 6, 2024Sep 6, 2024
The Balancing Act of Innovation and OperationsMark Zuckerberg famously started Facebook with the motto, “Move Fast and Break Things.” Eventually, they abandoned that motto after they…Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 2024
Leadership Lessons from Volunteering for Extra WorkLast week, I shared some leadership lessons from our company’s response to the global outage caused by a CrowdStrike update. Upon further…Aug 2, 2024Aug 2, 2024
