Author Archives: Dave Boring

Defining Success

Success is one of those words that can be defined in many different ways. I am often asked when starting a project, “How will you measure success for this project?”… Read more »

Be Aspirin, Not a Vitamin

The other morning was a typically busy Saturday morning in my house. We were all scrambling to get out the door to get the kids to soccer, and I grabbed… Read more »

Converting Books-On-CD to a Single MP3

I have a long commute and I used to listen to the radio while driving. After an hour of the same jabbering on the talk radio station, or the same… Read more »

Who Are You?

I’m getting started on an e-commerce project at work that should help increase the company’s ability to do business. When thinking about e-commerce we often think of a B2C (business… Read more »

Career Advice from Mike Rowe

Mike Rowe is best known as the host of the TV show Dirty Jobs. What many people do not know is that Mike Rowe is also an Eagle Scout. He has addressed… Read more »

Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials. In the workplace, there are challenges that come from multiple generations working together. The different generations don’t understand each other and this often leads to… Read more »

1% Inspiration

Once in a while, we need someone else’s vision in order to understand what we see directly in front of us. There are times that I have felt stuck and… Read more »

Your Job Is Changing

I have had some recent conversations with people regarding changes in how employees should work. Some people advocate for sticking to the traditional 40-hour work week; you show up, do… Read more »

Verizon 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report

Verizon released the 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report yesterday. The contributing agencies have grown to 19, compared to 4 in the 2012 report. There is a lot of good information… Read more »