Setting Goals For Yourself is the Key to Motivation

Gixer Stories / Gixer Stories  Setting Goals for Yourself is the Key to Motivation I believe that setting goals for yourself is critical to motivation. I might want to do something, but until I set a tangible goal, it probably won’t happen. That goes for triathlon racing, vacationing… and work, too. My colleagues might have […]

High-Altitude Climbing is a Lot Like Solving an IT Challenge

Gixer Stories / Gixer Stories  High-Altitude Climbing is a Lot Like Solving an IT Challenge What I like is the challenges that the mountains throw at you. When you feel you have finally reached one point, you turn a corner and the mountain reveals itself anew. For me, mountain climbing is about how far you […]

Solution Architect Moonlights as Mini Golf Architect

Gixer Stories / Gixer Stories  Solution Architect Turns Into Mini Golf Architect CoStrategix is proud of its learning culture and encourages Gixers (CoStrateGIX employees) to “boldly take on new challenges daily with an unrelenting will.” As a Solution Architect, I can attest to how seriously CoStrategix takes its core value of keeping the pursuit of […]

Reflections On The Costrategix Technology Accelerator Program

Gixer Stories / Gixer Stories  Reflections On The Costrategix Technology Accelerator Program CoStrategix’s Technology Accelerator Program helps early-career employees learn leading-edge technology skills. It helps train new Gixers to take on new client projects and advance their careers. The Accelerator is organized into 3-month cohorts, where teams focus on a particular skill set – such […]

Leading an Innovation Lab is Like Making Fine Chocolates

Gixer Stories / Gixer Stories  Leading an Innovation Lab is Like Making Fine Chocolates Last year, CoStrategix tapped me to lead Gixer Labs – its internal innovation lab. I am naturally drawn to innovation, and I find our Gixer Labs is actually a lot like launching a business. A couple of years ago, I started […]

The Power of Awareness in Leadership

Gixer Stories / Gixer Stories  The Power of Awareness in Leadership An opportunity knocked, and of course I said yes! CoStrategix offered to sponsor me in the first cohort of The Circuit’s IT Leadership Institute, where I meet monthly or more with rising leaders from other companies in the area. Together, our group has been […]

Embracing Agile Learning

Gixer Stories / Gixer Stories  Embracing Agile Learning One of CoStrategix’s core values is: Keep the Pursuit of Learning Alive. At CoStrategix, we apply an agile learning model to development. That way, our company can flex with the marketplace of changing needs. We also encourage cross-training of skills so that you can work on many […]