This blog post is part of a series of leadership lessons that I have learned from 40 years in tech. Great managers take the time to provide balanced feedback to their employees, but it is a practice and skill that is difficult to master. Two common mistakes that managers make…

This is part of a series of posts from my cycling trip to France to experience the “classic climbs” of the French Pyrénées, Alps, and Mont Ventoux. Today’s Ride Classic Climbs of France, Day 8 Distance 30.77 mi | Time 3:21:27 | Speed 9.2 mph | Elevation 4,800 ftconnect.garmin.com

This is part of a series of posts from my cycling trip to France to experience the “classic climbs” of the French Pyrénées, Alps, and Mont Ventoux. Today’s Ride Classic Climbs of France, Day 7 Distance 58.88 mi | Time 4:50:36 | Speed 12.2 mph | Elevation 7,273 ftconnect.garmin.com Highlights Today was spectacular…

This is part of a series of posts from my cycling trip to France to experience the “classic climbs” of the French Pyrénées, Alps, and Mont Ventoux. Today’s Ride Classic Climbs of France, Day 6 Distance 57.73 mi | Time 4:33:28 | Speed 12.7 mph | Elevation 4,905 ftconnect.garmin.com Unfortunately, my Garmin GPS dropped a substantial portion of the data points so the map is missing much of the route in the…

This is part of a series of posts from my cycling trip to France to experience the “classic climbs” of the French Pyrénées, Alps, and Mont Ventoux. Today’s Ride Classic Climbs of France, Day 5 Distance 49.04 mi | Time 5:39:40 | Speed 8.7 mph | Elevation 7,736 ftconnect.garmin.com Highlights Last year I rode across the United States, coast to coast. I saw many beautiful mountain ranges, including…

This is part of a series of posts from my cycling trip to France to experience the “classic climbs” of the French Pyrénées, Alps, and Mont Ventoux. Today’s Ride Classic Climbs of France, Day 4 Distance 47.13 mi | Time 4:33:29 | Speed 10.3 mph | Elevation 6,122 ftconnect.garmin.com Highlights Today’s ride was a very special one — Mont Ventoux. The Mont Ventoux climb (from Bédoin)…

This is part of a series of posts from my cycling trip to France to experience the “classic climbs” of the French Pyrénées, Alps, and Mont Ventoux. Today’s Ride Classic Climbs of France, Day 3 Distance 14.81 mi | Time 1:08:31 | Speed 13.0 mph | Elevation 1,050 ftconnect.garmin.com Highlights Today was a travel day, as we took a seven-hour bus ride from the Pyrénées region to the Provence region. Still…

This is part of a series of posts from my cycling trip to France to experience the “classic climbs” of the French Pyrénées, Alps, and Mont Ventoux. Today’s Ride Classic Climbs of France, Day 2 Distance 64.21 mi | Time 6:22:58 | Speed 10.1 mph | Elevation 7,894 ftconnect.garmin.com Highlights I’m sure at some point, this series of blog posts will get repetitive. Conquering a long…

This is part of a series of posts from my cycling trip to France to experience the “classic climbs of the French Alps, Pyrénées, and Mont Ventoux. Today’s Ride Classic Climbs of France, Day 1 Distance 51.64 mi | Time 4:04:16 | Speed 12.7 mph | Elevation 4,426 ftconnect.garmin.com Highlights Our first day was memorable, with a challenging, beautiful loop, featuring a climb up and over…