Don Tennant

Ah, the irony. Now that the male-dominated corporate world has finally evolved to the point where the value of women in top leadership positions is beginning to be recognized, women in the millennial generation appear to have little interest in attaining those positions. Seven Tips to Attain Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work According […]

A colleague of mine who spent 25 years as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency often quotes an Agency psychologist who said that there’s only a “casual relationship” between logic and human behavior. His point was that you can’t assume people will react to something the way you think you would under the same […]

As the debate over communications privacy and national security continues in the wake of the disclosure by Edward Snowden of classified information regarding the National Security Agency’s data collection programs, it’s unsurprising that my background as a former NSA employee would spark the interest of journalists and others who are trying to get a better […]

As someone who has never been able to understand why advances in battery technology haven’t kept pace with the exponential advances and price drops we’ve seen in data storage and processing technologies, I’m gratified to know that just as software has helped to advance data storage, it’s helping to advance energy storage, as well. Six […]

It’s a warm, sunny, summer day, and as you toil in your uncomfortably over-air-conditioned office, you’d much rather be lounging at the beach, picnicking in a park, or doing any of the innumerable other summer activities you wait so much of the year to be able to do. You know a lot of the employees […]

Female employees who work from home tend to feel that there’s a perception at work that they’re not fully committed, and that they’re not team players. Their remote-working male counterparts don’t tend to fret about that. Best Practices for Teleconferencing with Employees Working Remotely That’s one of the nuggets that came to light in my […]

In light of recent events in the news, it’s probably safe to say that there’s a general sense of heightened concern about technology being used to violate personal privacy. So I have a hunch that being in the business of providing technology to track people’s whereabouts is not without its challenges in the best of […]

How many times has someone asked you about the craziness of dealing with the challenges of being in the IT profession, and “I could write a book” was your natural response? The fact is, you probably could, and it would probably be a valuable resource for your peers. Unfortunately, those potential goldmines of information generally […]

If you’ve ever been responsible for keeping remote employees engaged and productive, you know how tough it can be. It’s hard enough to manage people you see every day, so doing a really good job of managing people you rarely or perhaps never see in person can seem next to impossible. The Best and Worst […]

Speaking from experience, I can attest that the older you get, the more likely you are to adopt the adage that “age is just a number.” If that’s the case, it follows that you can be in your 50s or 60s and have the mindset and outlook of a millennial rather than that of a […]

There’s probably not an IT professional around who has been through a merger or acquisition, who didn’t wish he had some sort of map to guide him through those murky, treacherous, potentially career-threatening waters. Finally, a former IT executive who has successfully navigated himself through those swirling currents has done something to help keep his […]

Scenario: You’ve just moved into a management position in your IT department, and now you have six people working for you. The only problem is that all six of them are older than your parents. What do you do? That’s pretty much the scenario I discussed earlier this week with Aaron McDaniel, senior director of […]