Is your career in a STEM Field? Have you ever been the only female on your team at work? Did you graduate with a STEM degree, yet the percentage of women in the graduating class was less than 20%? The answers are all yes for me. Last week I participated as a chaperone for sixth-grade girls at Ignite Your Superpower (IYS). IYS, sponsored by Women & Hi Tech, provided middle-school girls a whole day to discover more about Science, Technology,… [continue]
It’s About People
Being recognized among the Best Places to Work in Indiana – a hard-working state filled with so many excellent companies – is an incredible honor. But being named the #1 place to work, in a year in which we moved from the Small Companies up to the Medium category, is downright indescribable. As we have grown from a folding table in a garage almost 20 years ago into 80+ people and around 20,000 square feet of office space today, the… [continue]
Professional Confidence: The X Factor
I am a developer…a software engineer…a coder, whatever you want to call it. If you’re not, don’t fret…I think the basic ideology of this article can be applied to any profession. Confidence is key. A little confidence can transform a professional world of doubt/fear into a thoroughly enjoyable career. Once you reach the tipping point where confidence outweighs doubt, it transforms your experience. In conjunction, when confidence is lacking, frustration and fear linger. It’s hard to enjoy your profession if… [continue]
Scrum Happens!
This is a special week at E-g. We have the privilege of hosting some valued clients in Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner certification training. We brought in Daniel Gullo of Apple Brook Consulting because a few of our folks had training with Daniel in the past. He does an excellent job. You could say we value Scrum here at E-g. To date, we have around two dozen Scrum certifications among E-g consultants. Beyond the “piece of paper” of the… [continue]
Nick is the man!
This post is part of a series of short posts where I highlight just a few attributes of the E-g partners. Nick is, most of the time, creating the first impression of E-g. Whether he’s meeting with a potential client or a candidate, he represents E-g so well. The foundation behind this is simple: build relationships by caring for people. Nick is not driven by sales targets or commission. Nobody at E-g wants to create or feel that pressure to… [continue]
Family and Friends Arduino-101
A Struggle as Old as Time Itself Since the dawn of time, mankind has been in a struggle to exercise wise dominion and good stewardship of the world around us. We hunted, then tamed animals. We learned to grow food. Somewhere along the way we took on leather, textiles, stone, metal, and gems (and so, the inspiration for Minecraft was born). Today, some young folk (and some less-young!) began a journey to wield dominion and stewardship over some Arduino boards… [continue]
Mike is the man!
This post is part of a series of short posts where I highlight just a few attributes of the E-g partners. Mike inspires. He has a gift for writing and speaking. I don’t define that as somebody who is able to use big words and sound important. My definition is that the communication is thoughtful, sincere, humble and of course full of good content. That’s Mike. From company meetings, to emails to blog articles, Mike puts words together so that… [continue]
Don is the man!
This post is part of a series of short posts where I highlight just a few attributes of the E-g partners. Don is the voice of our people. He spends time intentionally connecting with our folks to understand how they feel and think about stuff that goes on in the company. He makes them feel valued by listening to what they have to say and will debate (like daughter like father!) with them to ensure they consider all angles. This… [continue]