PinnedDave BourOn the Transition from IC to ManagerAfter building IT systems and departments at national and international startups, I recognized the same trend would repeatedly occur. I…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
Dave BourA Summary of OCR’s 2023 HIPAA Breach RetrospectiveIn last October 2023, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) published a review of HIPAA breach notifications. Terribly informative but equally…Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023
Dave Bour10 Free-ish Ways to Improve HIPAA Compliance at Your StartupAt any given time, I’m either building IT programs from scratch, constructing new offices, or conducting compliance and security…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Dave Bour11 Costly Yet Common Mistakes Companies Make with New Office SpaceHello! My name is Dave and I build IT programs from scratch, which often includes constructing new offices and retail locations. I also…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Dave BourHow to Reduce & Fix Tech Spend Without Impacting ProductivityNowadays, I’m building IT programs from scratch, constructing new offices, and conducting compliance and security assessments as an…Oct 20, 2022Oct 20, 2022
Dave BourHow I Built Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into My Consulting RatesA New Kind of Sliding ScaleMay 8, 20221May 8, 20221
Dave BourImproving the Information Security Posture of Early Stage Companies with Trend AnalysisIn The Democratization of IT, I outlined how SaaS reduces barriers for early stage companies to utilize powerful applications. As…Dec 22, 2021Dec 22, 2021
Dave BourThe Democratization of ITThis article is part of a larger series entitled “A Short History of IT” intended to answer ‘What problems does IT exist to solve?’ through…Dec 7, 20211Dec 7, 20211
Dave BourThe Versatile Manager — Strategies to Manage Up, Down, and LaterallyIt’s easy to fall into the trap of focusing all of your energy and attention managing downwards. However, when we approach management as a…Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
Dave BourOn the Transition from Management to LeadershipA while back, I wrote about what help me in making the transition from independent contributor to manager. I will always have more to learn…Sep 15, 2021Sep 15, 2021