So you have an interview with your potential new manager, or the company CTO, how do you efficiently share what you have accomplished with impact and clarity? Interviews can be fun. Or not. Being prepared is immensely helpful and the most effective way is to Know Your Stuff. I don’t…

Career Counselling Findings A career is work and it is life because it is a bit of a symbiotic relationship. The closest analogy I can think of is the Farmer and their draft animals. Imaging you are the farmer plowing a field in 1890. Your plow is tied to an…

The T-Shaped competency model is oversimplifying our constellations of knowledge and experience — Organization X: “We are looking for people who are T-Shaped — a broad, general knowledge across many disciplines, and [at least] one deep competency.” Organizations are attracted to this model of a Contributor, and why not? T-Shaped People are the best of both worlds: They can use their general knowledge…

How an app makes aurora timelapse videos more accessible and immersive — The Northern Lights, or “Aurora Borealis,” are something you never forget. In a few moments, the whole night sky can unexpectedly fill with impossible light and motion — green, violet, magenta, and red. Adventurers take thousands of photos of the aurora every year, as do researchers trying to understand the connection between the aurora and space weather. Researchers collect their images…

Homeschool resources to keep kids close to science and discovery Hi, This document is all about keeping kids engaged and learning while school is out. It is for parents and caregivers who have to find a way to occupy everyone’s minds with good quality content. Make your own Canadarm Grappler (NASA activity sheet) A quick craft that I…

A quick note about brand during a time when brands should act, not brand There is a long history of companies using a social cause as a branding element, but the speed at which branding has re-tooled for this particular Crisis demonstrates the very tight, very calculated connection between the…

Aurora photographers can have a rude surprise in store if they use a protective lens filter And you thought the most expensive part of photography was the camera. Just wait till you start buying lenses that really perform well in low light for the aurora — wide viewing angles and…

Yes — here’s how Aurora photos with kit lens and camera So, you are going to Iceland! Or Norway, or Yellowknife, or Alaska, or the Yukon, and you are all packed, including your: Canon Rebel, or Sony A6*00, or Fujifilm X-A, or Nikon D3*00, …and the 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 kit lens it came with. You’ve also packed your…