June 2009

Having Fun at Work? 5 Suggestions on How to Have More Fun at Work

June 18, 2009

Do you have fun at work? I do, and I don’t know any other way to work. Even as a kid when I “bean walked” in soybean fields or did corn detasseling I had fun working. Work can be tough, boring, mindless, and soul crushing, but you can still have fun. As a leader you [...]

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4 Steps to Stop Fighting Fires: Step 1 Stabilize The Patient

June 13, 2009

So far, we’ve discussed the goals of this project and provided an introduction to the 4 steps outlined in the Visible Ops Handbook. The main goal is to migrate from constantly responding to crisis situations and move toward driving your organization. Throughout this series I will share examples from my own situation, and hope to [...]

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10 Steps to Better Productivity & Less Stress

June 12, 2009

This is a guest post by Paul Gardner with minor edits by me. Paul writes a blog on leadership and productivity called, Simply Productive. You can subscribe to his RSS feed and follow him on Twitter. I’m a big believer in leaders learning how to be more productive with their time, and Paul has a [...]

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Certs!? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Certs

June 9, 2009

Despite the debatable value of certifications, I decided to use my two week school break to study and test for my Cisco CCNA certification.  In this article I’ll discuss why technology leaders should consider getting the CCNA (even if you can’t login to any of your equipment), and I’ll share how I prepared for the [...]

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4 Steps to Stop Fighting Fires and Start Leading: Introduction

June 6, 2009

How would you like to:

* Improve reliability and increase availability
* Improve your change success score
* Improve integration between operations and security
* Become compliant and maintain compliance with laws and regulations relevant to your business
* Reduce time spent on unplanned work

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