February 2010

Are You a Risk Taker?

February 28, 2010

I take my inspiration where I can find it, and this time it is from an episode of Star Trek Next Generation. Please bear with me as I briefly recount the episode, because I believe it is very appropriate to many people who want to be a leader but do nothing to become one. In [...]

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Don’t Say No – Say Yes Sideways

February 20, 2010

One of the most difficult things that I had to learn as a new IT manager was how to say no. It literally caused me emotional grief to say no when asked if I could take on a new or ad hoc task. After all, I didn’t get promoted because I couldn’t deliver results. I [...]

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A Week in the Life of an IT Leader

February 13, 2010

If you are a regular reader, you are probably aware that I recently changed jobs. I currently have a team of 25 people that I am responsible to lead, develop, organize, and manage. I thought I would share with you some of the ups and downs that I go through as I attempt to lead [...]

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5 Steps to Get Off the IT Treadmill

February 7, 2010

Anyone who works in IT knows that they usually have too much work relative to the number of people available to do the work. It’s a fun mix of day-to-day operations and projects and the same pool of people to do the work. What you end up with is a never-ending juggling act of shuffling [...]

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