Doubly Good

Well, paid my #taxes just in time yesterday, so was feeling #creative. Apologies to anyone that likes Gilbert & Sullivan (or hates it) - especially if you end up with this song in your head... To the tune of 'The model major general'... One for Alex Yedigaroff and Dave Cant 🤣 * Challenge. If this gets... 100 likes, I'll put this to music and sing it myself.

My profile subheading is bland as hell, and I need help. Don't get me wrong. It's 100% accurate, and I'm pretty good at what I do, but... this doesn't say who I am. What it says is what my business does - and you should check us out - but not what I do specifically, or what I'm like to work with. It doesn't reflect the fact that I'm literally the most hilarious Dad alive (according to my daughter) or that I'm poleaxed by Sales & Marketing, and think the folks that make that stuff happen are wizards. Is this relevant? I think it is. Although I'm 'historically' a web developer, my key differentiator in every single role I've had since 2007 is that I make people a high priority in my work. Whether it's user-centred design, stakeholder wrangling, delivery management or process optimisation. My 'professional' personality is an important factor in how I work, build consensus, have difficult conversations and generally make things happen. So, my professional profile should represent what I'm like to work with. I'm obsessed with 'Service' in the widest possible sense. After all, everything is a service these days, right? I like to pick battles where small improvements to processes & systems means computers can't say "NO". I believe design is dangerous, and should only be done by skilled professionals. I don't believe there is one single magic framework, process or software that will solve all your problems but I do believe there's value in trying to find one. By the time you read this, I might have changed my sub-heading, but I've captured it for posterity in this post. When you read my current sub-heading, I'm hoping for 'Heh😁 ' not 'Meh 🙄 '. Let me know what you think in the comments...

My profile subheading is bland as hell, and I need help. Don't get me wrong. It's 100% accurate, and I'm pretty good at what I do, but... this doesn't say who I am. What it says is what my business does - and you should check us out - but not what I do specifically, or what I'm like to work with. It doesn't reflect the fact that I'm literally the most hilarious Dad alive (according to my daughter) or that I'm poleaxed by Sales & Marketing, and think the folks that make that stuff happen are wizards. Is this relevant? I think it is. Although I'm 'historically' a web developer, my key differentiator in every single role I've had since 2007 is that I make people a high priority in my work. Whether it's user-centred design, stakeholder wrangling, delivery management or process optimisation. My 'professional' personality is an important factor in how I work, build consensus, have difficult conversations and generally make things happen. So, my professional profile should represent what I'm like to work with. I'm obsessed with 'Service' in the widest possible sense. After all, everything is a service these days, right? I like to pick battles where small improvements to processes & systems means computers can't say "NO". I believe design is dangerous, and should only be done by skilled professionals. I don't believe there is one single magic framework, process or software that will solve all your problems but I do believe there's value in trying to find one. By the time you read this, I might have changed my sub-heading, but I've captured it for posterity in this post. When you read my current sub-heading, I'm hoping for 'Heh😁 ' not 'Meh 🙄 '. Let me know what you think in the comments...