There is that point at which you don’t know if it’s going work. What matters is what you do at that point. Do you give up? Do you dig in? Do you panic? Do you thrive? What’s the worst that could happen!? Imagine the worst has happened…what would you have done to change that? Now…do […]
Posts by Chris Allport (chris)
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The Power of Face-to-Face
A couple of years ago, I was leading a huge project. We had an immense amount of work to do and a very short period of time to accomplish it. My little team was forging new ground and executing highly detailed procedures on massive amounts of data…and the process could not be automated. We scheduled […]
Mixed Feelings about Transformers
Time to be honest. I hate Transformers. No, not the movies. I’m not even talking about the classic cartoon series. I am talking about the toys. The Transformer toys of my youth weren’t too bad. They could be changed from vehicle to robot and back in a few seconds. Which wasn’t too bad when you […]
Death of a Legend
A couple of years ago, I had an in-flight meal that included a two-pack of Oreo cookies. Not having a cup of milk (or coffee), I didn’t eat that delightful treat and dropped in my backpack. Once I got home, it found its way onto my desk…where it sat…taunting me…for years. The truth is that […]
Simplicity may take Complex Thinking
My team is currently involved in a really complicated project. Really complicated. By way of summary, we are building a multilevel representation of unmanned air vehicles that goes from very generic to very specific with each subsequent level of detail connected to the former. This allows actual systems (very specific) to relate to other actual […]
Should is NOT an Action Word
This week, I was absolutely blessed to have coffee with a good friend. This is a seriously busy, high impact kind of guy and I am always so grateful to get a piece of his time. He is definitely one of those guys look up to in my professional, family, and spiritual walks. A couple […]
Forests and Trees and Agile Bunnies
I’ve been a Steve Martin fan for as long as I can remember, but have never made it a priority to see his play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The setup of the play is, essentially, two guys walk into a bar, except that these two guys are Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso. Although it’s […]
The Grass is always Greener?
It’s funny how you hear an expression and don’t give much thought to the literal meaning. I live in a relatively young neighborhood and when sales of new homes slumped, the builder started offering sod as one of the incentives. We built before that was offered and our yard was planted on concrete, rock, and […]
A Bright Moment in the Dark Night
“Dad?” I looked up from my computer screen, and all I could see was the black of the room. I knew where to look, but could not see the sweet little face behind it. “Yeah, buddy, what’s up?” “What are you doing up so late working?” That’s how my day started…or yesterday ended. As parents, […]
Setting the Pace
Last night, I finished the proposal. We had initially agreed on a 10pm submit time, but I started the process early. Most of the time, I can post multiple updates, so a last minute change is no big deal. This time was different. All submissions are final. As the “Submit Proposal” button stared back at […]
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