Gareth Barrhttps://garethbarr.com/en-gbThe Courageous Leaderhttps://garethbarr.com/thoughts/courageous-leader/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/courageous-leader/We’re drawn to leaders & organizations that set ambitious goals and communicate a clear vision, but STAY where our leaders show courage and integrity.Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:21:46 GMTLeadershipProtecting your Digital Identityhttps://garethbarr.com/thoughts/digital-identity/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/digital-identity/As we conduct more of our lives online, the use of unique complex passwords, password managers and multi-factor authentication (MFA) becomes increasingly important to our security.Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:37:34 GMTTechnologyJourney to the Cloudhttps://garethbarr.com/thoughts/journey-cloud/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/journey-cloud/The need to develop a Cloud Strategy is one of the most pressing challenges for today's IT leaders. This article explores what goes into developing a good one.Sat, 29 Aug 2020 21:00:35 GMTStrategyTechnologyCross-language shared libraries using SWIGhttps://garethbarr.com/thoughts/swig-xlanguage-shared-library/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/swig-xlanguage-shared-library/Making software libraries available on multiple platforms & languages can be complicated and expensive, but an Open Source tool called SWIG makes this easy.Sat, 15 Aug 2020 19:08:30 GMTTechnologyBeing a Better Leaderhttps://garethbarr.com/thoughts/being-a-better-leader/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/being-a-better-leader/How is a good leader able to lead effectively? In this article, I explore the role that influence, persuasion and authenticity play in being a good leader.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:10:19 GMTLeadershipWhat is leadership?https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/what-is-leadership/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/what-is-leadership/What's the difference between leadership and management? What makes a good leader? This is the first article in a series exploring this topic.Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:41:06 GMTLeadershipKick-beat Emphasis and Other Techniqueshttps://garethbarr.com/thoughts/lfotool-bass/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/lfotool-bass/Learn how to use Xfer Records' LFOTool to create great dance and trance effects that help emphasize the bass beat.Fri, 24 Jul 2020 17:33:26 GMTMusicThe Common Service Data Model, and why it mattershttps://garethbarr.com/thoughts/snow-csdm/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/snow-csdm/ServiceNow gets prescriptive in their approach - why you can't miss out on this new framework.Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:35:06 GMTTechnologyStrategy & The Art of Warhttps://garethbarr.com/thoughts/strategy-art/https://garethbarr.com/thoughts/strategy-art/What is Strategy? Why is it so important? What can you do to help your organization use it effectively?Sat, 11 Jul 2020 21:31:05 GMTStrategy