Earlier today I received a text from a colleague, Dave, from my previous job whom I hadn't talked to in almost a year. I was very happy to reconnect with him and am looking forward to catching up properly after tonight's Thanksgiving festivities. His note made me reflect on what I gained from my three years at Sungard where we worked together. Though I learned a lot of skills at Sungard - real estate finance, data center design and construction, managing and growing teams - I realized that it was my friendship with Dave that's really the longest lasting asset from that job.
