business leadership

So You Want to Be an IT / Security Manager…

May 8, 2010

In my last post I suggested that anyone considering the leap to management first consider at least three things: Why do you want this job? Money won’t fill the void Know yourself and what you enjoy If you do this job for money or prestige (ha!), then you are most likely very unhappy. So why [...]

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3 Things to Consider Before Making the Leap to Management

March 28, 2010

I think one of the toughest professional transitions is going from a technical subject matter expert to management. This is a tough transition for many reasons, not the least of which is that the two jobs require completely different skill sets. The same thing can be said of an accountant or a marketing specialist, but [...]

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Want to Know Why Things Are The Way They Are?

March 20, 2010

We’ve all looked around our workplace and asked ourselves, “why are things things like this?” The answer almost always comes down to money and / or leadership. Sometimes we are constrained by budget, but why should we be limited by leadership? Why do strategic business leaders such as CEOs and General Managers accept poor leaders [...]

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Fill-in the Blanks or Someone Else Will

November 5, 2009

No one enjoys difficult conversations. We don’t want to cause discomfort, and most of us don’t want confrontation. Many people in management leave holes or blanks in their message to avoid these unpleasant situations. This is extremely shortsighted and dangerous. If you don’t fill-in these blanks, someone else will, and it probably won’t be with [...]

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How to Encourage Accountability

September 13, 2009

Accountable is more positive than responsible or answerable, suggesting that something has been entrusted to someone who will be called to account for how that trust has been carried out. (New Oxford American Dictionary) As a leader, you have been entrusted to deliver business results, deliver products or services, and to develop those you lead. [...]

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