Persistence is Under-Rated
What is it that makes a company become a success? People a lot smarter than us have been trying for years to figure out the playbook. Is...
Top 10 Reasons Your (Work) Life Sucks
1. Reactive vs Proactive. All day, every day, problems are chasing you. You never get ahead. You spin from problem to problem. 2. What...

Everything People See, Tells A Story
Everything people see…tells a story. So, what does your story tell? Take this challenge…record what you work on for the week. Write it...

Your Career Depends On This
Let’s go back forty years. You walk into your new job on day 1. You do what’s expected, work hard and you earn a promotion. Rinse and...
Getting Ahead Means Changing Our View
Career progression is a tricky thing. On the one hand, when we are early in our career our supervisors expect us to know the details...
No One Gets Fired For Picking Salesforce…BUT
Have you heard of this saying: “No one ever got fired for picking Salesforce?” It essentially means, with all of the choices available to...

New Year, New Tagline
Happy New Year! This time of year generally brings about an “out with the old, in with the new” attitude. Here at Wholestack Solutions,...
Teaching to Learn
I have a newly-minted fifth-grader on my hands. As he’s brought home writing, science, and math assignments, teaching him has shown me...
The Key to Bringing Users Out of the Shadows
Telephone calls, conference calls, remote meetings, and emails– in modern business, communication rarely occurs face to face. There just...
Perceptive Listening: Building Your IT Leadership Skills
As a CIO, you know how important communication can be for quality assurance throughout your company's operations. Creating a perceptive...