It seems like managers, so often, either go way overboard or go into hybernation and do way to little. This month, I had the pleasure and horror to hear two stories of managers run amuck with power. The first is from a friend and IT professional I'll call Tony. Tony said this:I worked for a firm as an IT manager when it was going through a ...

I read the PASS Officer Election announcement from June 15th with a bit of trepidation.  There was something about the announcement which made me uncomfortable, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. As a bit of background, the PASS ''officers'' are also known as the Executive Committee (ExeCo), as described in the PASS Bylaws in ...

Introduction In November 2010 I wrote in The PASS Board Election Review Committee: I would like to see the PASS Board Elections process and procedures reflect trust in and respect for the community. In June 2011, PASS published the PASS ERC Recommendations document and a link to the document can be found here. Good Work I know the members ...