Author / Brennan Hurley

Ahhh, the last blog post of the semester.  I think that this chapter really sums up the book’s main point, geeks like objectivity, not subjectivity.  This is true in terms of work/life…

Influence might just be the key to moving up in an organization.  Someone that has influence over others generally is able to impress others, maybe even totally different kinds of people.  Therefore,…

According to The Geek Leader’s Handbook, geeks find it very difficult to present information to non-geeks, all of whom they would call “business people” in the workplace.  In my own context, I present…

Resolving conflict and restoring trust among clients might be one of the most difficult things for a manager to do.  Many times, technical people, whether it be salespeople or IT people have…

The primary function of most businesses is to make money through the sales of some sort of good or service.  Whether a business sells something relatively pricey, like cars or homes, or…

Future leaders are not just yesterday’s successful technical people.  Too many times, in my opinion, someone is simply promoted to a management role because it’s their turn, not because of their abilities…

The geek to manager chapter was really interesting to me.  I think that the book correctly points out that the sequence of events leading to a new manager goes something like this:…

Making sure that one is talking to an audience in a specific way is incredibly important.  I think that this is one of the most underappreciated skills in the business world today.…

Geeks seem to be obsessed with absolutes and black and white.  I will use clips from The Office to demonstrate my point.  I have included Dwight Schrute’s ideas of both the perfect crime and…

What is a geek?  What is a nerd?  The debate between the two is never ending.  While they both seem to have been used interchangeably for many years, there are distinct differences.…