Hi, I'm Joel
I design systems, both technical and human.
Dad, CTO at Agility CMS, exploring software, third spaces, football 🏈, theatre, and modern life.
Leading From the Rear
Growing up on a farm, I learned that your value is measured by how hard you work and how much you do yourself. It took more than two decades in tech leadership to understand why that instinct, left unchecked, was holding my whole team back.
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When the Mic Goes Out and the Magic Steps In
A microphone fails mid-show during Mamma Mia, and what happens next is the most purely theatre moment you can imagine - the whole room holding its breath together.
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I'd Run Through a Wall for Val
What it's like to do a show with Val Russell directing Mamma Mia, and why her approach to connection, family, and theatre makes you want to give everything you've got.
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Up in the Grid
I was invited to help with the lighting hang for Mamma Mia at the Capitol Theatre. What I found up in the catwalks was more than just heavy instruments and steep angles.
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What Does Your Team Need from You?
Leadership isn't about what you can get from your team. It's about asking a different question entirely, one I learned from high school coaches and a theatre director who changed how I see the whole thing.
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Bouncing Off Points
When you zoom out on your training load, the dips that felt like setbacks start looking like launch pads. Showing up is the whole game.
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An Unexpected Trip to Egypt
A customer insisted on an in-person onboarding in Egypt during the pandemic. What started as a business trip turned into camels at the pyramids, crawling into ancient tombs, and one of the most spiritually charged experiences of my life.
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The Most Precious Currency
What is community but a group of people deciding to spend their most precious currency on each other?
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Stacking the Days
I'm not a fitness guy. Haven't been since football nearly 30 years ago. But here I am, being publicly accountable, stacking workouts at home when I can't make it to the gym.
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STOP FREAKING OUT! Performance Added for Mamma Mia! Feb 25
We haven't even opened yet and we're adding a 10th performance. Mamma Mia, February 25th at 7:30pm.
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