Andy Leonard is CSO of Linchpin People and SQLPeople, an SSIS Trainer, Consultant, and developer; SQL Server database and data warehouse developer, community mentor, engineer, and farmer. He is a co-author of SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns. His background includes web application architecture and development, VB, and ASP. Andy loves the SQL Server Community!

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• Less Useful Soft Skills

  Introduction This post is the fifty-sixth part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page . Over a career that spans decades, one encounters useful and “less useful” soft skills Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2012 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Consulting, EMPs (Expensive Management Practices), Engineers, I-Am-Such-A-Geek, Transparency

• What Matters Most

  The end of the year is a study in extremes. For many, it is a time of merriment and celebration. For some, it is yet another day to survive. I believe most people reflect on the past year as it draws to a close. We think about the things that happened Read More... Posted Sunday, December 25, 2011 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Community, Encouragement, Personal, Transparency

• PASS Summit 2011 Evaluation Responses

  I was honored to participate in delivering several presentations at the PASS Summit 2011. I received lots of feedback. I am sharing portions of the feedback from session evaluations, as in years past. The scale is 1 to 5: 1 - Very Poor, 2 - Poor, 3 - Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS Community, PASS Summit 2011, Presentations, Transparency

• How to Tell You’re a Community

  Introduction I read a slogan yesterday and laughed out loud. Literally. Had I been drinking coffee at the time, I would have needed to clean my laptop screen. When the laughter subsided I realized the organization that created the slogan believes it to Read More... Posted Thursday, August 25, 2011 12:30 PM by andyleonard | 2 Comments Filed under: Community Mentoring, Developer Community, EMPs (Expensive Management Practices), Transparency

• Servant-Leader: Kevin Hazzard

  I’ve written , tweeted , and had several conversations recently about leading and serving. Pictured above is my friend and brother Kevin Hazzard ( Blog | @KevinHazzard ) at this past Saturday’s Richmond Code Camp (photo used by permission from Brock Barnett, Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 3 Comments Filed under: Code Camp, Developer Community, Transparency

• Managing Technical Teams Series Landing Page

  Introduction I'm taking Brent Ozar's ( Blog | @BrentO | SQLPeople ) suggestion regarding my ramble-rant about the software business. At the Spring 2011 DevConnections Conference in Orlando, I had an opportunity to sit down with Brent for a good long chat. Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 06, 2011 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: EMPs (Expensive Management Practices), Ethics, Mentoring, Professional Development, Software Business, Transparency

• Elegant Events

  This post is cross-posted at the new SQLPeople Wordpress blog (in beta as I type this). Introduction I debated including this post on elegant events in my series about managing technical teams and the software business. I find a lot of what I've learned Read More... Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Developer Community, EMPs (Expensive Management Practices), Leadership, Transparency, Values

• Pre-Conference Sessions at the PASS Summit

  Introduction I have some thoughts on the selection of pre-conference and post-conference session presenters at the PASS Summit. PASS pre-conference and post-conference sessions are $395. Trainers and speakers in the various SQL Server fields (relational Read More... Posted Sunday, May 30, 2010 2:04 PM by andyleonard | 14 Comments Filed under: PASS, PASS Summit 2010, Transparency