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• What Does a Good Mentor Do for You?

  These would be good mentors - me plus Adam Machanic, and Klaus Aschenbrenner Not long ago, John Sansom ( Twitter | Blog ) kicked off a SQL Community Project #DBAJumpStart by asking 20 successful and experienced SQL Server professionals this exact question: Read More... Posted Monday, January 13, 2014 1:21 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Opinion, Professional Development, Goals, Creativity, Developer, Career, Leadership, DBA, Productivity, Management

• Now Playing on SSWUG TV!

  Get the details about Kevin's new weekly web show appearing on SSWUG.org. Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 10, 2013 1:45 PM by KKline | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Administration, Professional Development, Database Design, Cloud Computing, Career, Business Intellience, Architecture, Leadership, DBA, Productivity, Management, On-line Resources, SQL Server 2012

• Do You Have One of "the Three W’s" to Sit on a Board of Directors?

  Kevin describes three key behaviors, the three W's of Wealth, Work, and Wisdom, for board of director candidates and board directors. Read More... Posted Monday, August 13, 2012 1:28 PM by KKline | 1 Comments Filed under: Professional Development, PASS, Goals, Career, Governance, Leadership, Productivity, Management

• Starting this week: Dublin, Maidenhead, and London

  This might be most most overcommitted four-week period of time ever in my life. I’m tired just thinking about it! Not only am I traveling internationally and speaking over the next few weeks, I’m also helping on two book projects, learning some new applications Read More... Posted Monday, March 19, 2012 10:18 AM by KKline | 2 Comments Filed under: Speaking, Quest Software, Professional Development, Conferences, Developer, Career, Leadership, DBA, IT Horror Stories, Management

• Why Do IT Pros Make Awful Managers?

  If you're like many IT pros, it starts to sink in that all of those skills which made you 'the awesome' as an technologist are =NOT= transferrable to the management work you've now got on your plate. Learn why and how to fix it. Read More... Posted Friday, March 09, 2012 1:29 PM by KKline | 7 Comments Filed under: Professional Development, Career, Leadership, Management