5 Things About Michael Foley (that don't appear on his resume!)

1. 5 Things About ... Michael Foley

3. M.B.A.

4. Myers-Briggs personality type: INTJ

5. Career mantra: Reliable Software Delivery Through Continuous Integration; Build, deploy, test.

6. Works at Red Hat ho humm... boring...

8. A punctuation mark

9. A picture frame

10. A yellow stickie pad

11. A bicycle

13. A punction mark

14. A picture frame

15. A yellow stickie pad

16. A bicycle These 5 things represent how I operate: I perceive, I question, I understand things from multiple frames of reference, I work in an Agile/Scrum methodology, and I move forward.

17. #1 A Camera

19. I likes details.

20. Looks for the beauty in common things. Nuances. Subtlety.

21. Observant like a camera.

22. Collect my own data.

23. #2 My Favorite Punctuation Mark Is a ....

26. It is only when we fully understand “why?” can we begin to change things.

27. #3 Picture Frames

29. Everyone has a different Frame of Reference Project managers, executives, technical people, customers, suppliers, etc... each have a different frame of reference

31. We sub-consciously fill in gaps in the data with our own data from our own experiences.

32. We sometimes argue with, ignore, or become frustrated with people who have different frames of reference than our own.

34. I put myself in other people’s shoes to try and understand each person’s frame of reference.

35. I communicate effectively with people in their frame of reference. (customers, executives, technical people, etc...)

36. #4 Yellow Stickie Notes

39. #5 A Bicycle

41. Keep moving forward.

42. If you want to go really far, work with people.

43. Enjoy the company of the people you are riding with.

44. Stop and smell the roses.

45. It’s about the journey, not the destination.