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  • A Golden Hammer, useful for all nail, and more!
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    SMART Goals: What Are They Good For?

    April 11, 2026
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    Men are Not Competing With Other Men

    Feb 7, 2026

    When is your company worth the effort?

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    Why Leadership is Hard

    Jan 31, 2026

    When you’ve been trusted, you have an obligation

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    My Tinfoil Hat

    Jan 26, 2026

    Except it’s not tinfoil It’s red yarn, and It keeps…

  • What’s the Good News?
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    What’s the Good News?

    Jan 17, 2026

    In which I talk to my 90-year-old dad about how…

  • How It Ends
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    How It Ends

    Jan 10, 2026

    In which I describe to my 90-year-old father how the…

  • Cory Doctorow Neatly Encapsulates AI:
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    Cory Doctorow Neatly Encapsulates AI:

    Jan 7, 2026

    This is a neat encapsulation of the whole AI story:…

  • The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
    technology

    The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

    Jan 3, 2026

    In which I try to be temper my 90-year-old but-still-with-it…

  • What It Is
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    What It Is

    Dec 26, 2025

    In which I try to explain what AI is to…

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Bernie May

Sage and Elder Hipster

Forty-five years of project management, adventure, and wonder out of my neuro-spicy head and into yours

Former Cold War signals officer, C4ISR project manager, strategic planner. Currently writing for myself and editing for others, with a little executive/life coaching for select clients.

In my spare time I renovate farm houses, restore motorcycles and boats, walk my dog and dance in the kitchen with my partner and sweetie.

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Stylized portrait of Bernie

Practical Managers

Forty-five years of project management, adventure, and wonder out of my neuro-spicy head and into yours

I write mostly about technology, leadership, project management, culture and communication.

Former Cold War signals officer, C4ISR project manager, strategic planner. Currently writing for myself and editing for others, with a little executive/life coaching for select clients.

In my spare time I renovate farm houses, restore motorcycles and boats, walk my dog and dance in the kitchen with my partner and sweetie.

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