My new blog. Mine!

I am so excited about writing this post that I barely know where to start. For many of you, writing a blog is no big deal so you might be wondering why I’m so excited. After all, this is just 'another blog.' I'm excited because even though I have written a blog for more than four years, this post is on my blog.

Many of you have likely read the "IT Governance Evangelist blog" I wrote for more than four years while I was at CA Technologies. Alas, the winds of change are constant, and the latest at CA blew me right out the door. Though I am no longer with CA, you can still read my blog there because as far as I know, they have no immediate plans to pull it down. I put a lot of time and effort into that blog so I am glad it is still online.

Though I am proud of the blog I wrote for CA, my enthusiasm was always tempered by the fact that I was writing a corporate blog. I can still recall laughing when our public relations director approached me about working with our communications department to be one of the first bloggers at CA. I laughed because I thought the idea of writing a corporate blog was ridiculous. I had spent more than twenty-five years working in IT and I had never read a blog posted on a corporate website. I always viewed blogs as very personal forums so the idea of somebody sharing personal views on a corporate blog site seemed nonsensical. (I have since encountered some great bloggers on corporate sites.)

Despite my initial reaction, we forged ahead with the IT Governance Evangelist blog. I was given complete autonomy in choosing the topics and writing the content, though I would not be working alone. I was partnered with a member of corporate communications who would proof-read and post my articles. We worked well together as she made changes to improve the delivery of my message. I wasn’t always delighted with the edits, but for the most part, my messages were getting across.

After about a year, my editor was assigned to a new role. When she was, she gave me the logon and password to the blog site and from that point on I was on my own. Though I now had complete autonomy over my blog content, I was constantly burdened by my awareness of the corporate-induced do’s-and-don’ts. I knew the topics and comments that were off-limits and I acted accordingly.

There were times when my self-regulation prevented me from saying things I wanted, but I don’t think anyone was aware of it. My blog was well received and I used it extensively in my work. In fact, I became so accustomed to living within the parameters of writing a corporate blog that I hardly gave the limitations a second thought. But my awareness went through the roof when I started working on my Romero Consulting website. Seeing my blog-page for the first time sent a wave of joy through me and I had an overwhelming feeling of freedom and liberation. I realized I wouldn’t just be writing a blog, I would be writing my own blog. You should see the smile on my face right now.

So I am delighted to be starting this new chapter in my career. It was hard for me to leave CA because I loved the work I did and the people with whom I did it. Funny thing, before I even had a chance to miss my friends and cohorts I found myself working with them a mere week later. CA Technologies was the first official customer of Romero Consulting and I have already provided keynote speaker services at two of their field marketing events, with four more speaking engagements on the horizon.

But enough of the all's-well-that-ends-well, it is time to move on to the all's-well-that-starts-well. In addition to firing up Romero Consulting, I have joined Mark Perry and the executive team at BOT International. I am also in the process of developing formal partnerships with the king of eliminating project failure, Michael Krigsman of Asuret, and the multi-talented Natalie Zeituny of NZConsulting. I am in the process of establishing many more partnerships so expect to see this list grow.

I have lots of stuff to talk about but I need to get back to work on my website. I am exciting about getting it online for so many reasons, not the least of which is that I now have a home for my blog.

~ Steve 10/07/2011 ~

Comments

[szkolenie okresowe]

very interesting article, i've always wanted to write my own blog but i don't have much time to do this,
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