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. …

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. The weather was great with temps in the low 70s. My legs felt great. And the climbs and descents were…

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 the picturesque Cascades and 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 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) is a classic ride known for several…

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 we managed…

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 and difficult ascents, thrilling downhills, spectacular views…

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 Col du Soulor. The weather was overcast…