As I get older, not quite willing to own “old” just yet, I realize one of the best feelings of the holiday season is spending time with the ones you love and being remembered by friends near and far away. The power of a simple holiday card to bring joy…

First introduced in 1956, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been so overused in the marketing of modern software, it is hard to know what is real #AI or just a good algorithm. Below are some analytics and technologies that have helped deliver on the promise of human-like intelligence from a computer. …

My grandfather was a backyard beekeeper. I have fond memories of visiting him and his bees. It was always a little nerve-racking and thrilling to open a hive box and help him manage the honey extraction. …

No, not S.J. Sharkie or Brent Burns … I’m referring to the other big fish over at SAP Center in San Jose, CA. I met Jonathan Becher in 2008 during my 12-year tenure at SAP and enjoyed every moment I was able to work with and for him. Jonathan has…

In 1987, Mel Brooks cracked open a fresh can of “Perri-Air” as a comedy bit in Spaceballs. Thirty-plus years later, as a joke, a ziplock bag of Canadian clean air was sold on eBay in China for $168. That joke turned into a business called “Vitality Air”. Vitality Air sells…

When we go to the grocery store in California, we now line up down the aisles with 6 feet between shoppers. I’m not sure if it’s the same across the country, but it’s the new normal here. To get in line, you have to look down each aisle to see…

I was driving last night and realized that using your blinker is one of the simplest acts of kindness and leadership. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to be a more thoughtful leader, a better human in general, and just the simple act of clicking my blinker on (and…

We are the Chief Executive Officers of our lives. (Our homes, however, might be a different story — in my house, I report to the big boss, my wife, with a strong dotted line to the small boss, our dog.) We are each responsible for our own emotions, ethics, and…

The tech industry has been using the term “disruption” for many years now to describe the effects of digital evolution and law. Whether that disruption is a good or bad thing, and how big an impact it has on you, depends on where you sit. For many companies, the idea…