Legacy

Legacy

If you’ve worked in or intersected with technology for any length of time you’re certainly familiar with the term “legacy,” as in, “That’s legacy technology.” It is often used to mean “obsolete” or “something...
Evidence

Evidence

An important reality regarding today’s job market and employment search is that employers are increasingly emphasizing “experience and demonstrable skills” over  “unprovable hype.” Mostly gone are the days when being a decent student who earned a degree at a...
Affordable

Affordable

In business, we have a tried-and-true formula for determining what is affordable. Step 1  — Define a marketable product Step 2 — Determine how much it will cost to produce the product Step 3 —  Decide how much profit margin you want when selling the...
Success

Success

Our definitions of success have certainly changed over the years.  Earlier in my career, I generally defined success in terms of my title and salary, how those things determined my status in society, and how much I could contribute to my family. I think that this...
The Gold Standard

The Gold Standard

My experience tells me that most people use the phrase “the Gold Standard” to refer to the status quo, with a particular eye toward preserving it. We love using this phrase to describe traditional classroom teaching. I mean, everyone can look back at all their classes...
Equity

Equity

Equity. Everybody gets a chance to succeed. Everybody has the same opportunity to succeed (in life, business, education, etc.). Everybody has access to the specific supports they, as individuals, need to succeed. Equity is realizing that all people have the innate...