Nick Kelly

July 26, 2019

PARTNER

Keeping the Saw Sharp

Co-authored by Nick Kelly    My wife is a photographer and recently, she created a picture based on the quote “Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That!”. Do you remember that quote?  I certainly do.  More so recently, as I am studying for a certification exam, wrapping up the end of our fiscal year (at…

April 16, 2019

PARTNER

Work/Life Balance – How Not to Add 10 Years to your Life Overnight

Co-authored by Ken Daniels   Work hard, play hard. Sleep when you’re dead 😵. We’ve heard the same clichés at Cisco, and from our partners. Hard working professionals can find endless ways to excuse maintaining an overly stressful and unsustainable approach to work. We often need to be b…

February 19, 2019

PARTNER

“I don’t know.” It’s ok to not have all the answers.

Co-authored by Nick Kelly “I don’t know”.  Those three words instill fear into the heart of many of our Partners’ Systems Engineers (SEs). SEs are considered the subject matter experts and trusted advisors, and admitting that we don’t have an answer can be scary.  Don’t fear saying the words, “I don…