What IT Managers Need To Do About Bad Apples On Their IT Team

One of the most important jobs that a IT manager has to do is to manage the people that work for him or her. I’d like to be able to tell you that all of those people are going to be start performers. However, that’s not the case. Where an IT manager can run into … Read more

Why IT Managers May Be The Company’s Biggest Security Risk

The world is a very dangerous place. Your company has lots and lots of data on its computers that bad people would like to get their hands on. Thank goodness your company has taken care to secure every way that there is for outsiders to get into your company’s network. Oh, wait a minute. Maybe … Read more

IT Manager Skills: The Problem With Unhappy IT Employees Who Leave

In tough times, every IT manager has seen their share of IT workers leave the company. Sometimes they leave because they find a job that they think will be a better fit for them or sometimes the company tells them to leave. No matter what the cause, the one thing that you don’t want them … Read more

Dr. Jim Anderson To Speak At 16th Annual Pink Conference

  Dr. Jim Anderson has been asked to deliver two speeches at the 16th Annual Pink Conference. The role that Blue Elephant Consulting plays in the IT industry has been recognized as being a thought leader and the organizers of the Pink Conference have asked Dr. Anderson to share some of his insights with the … Read more

Why IT Managers Can’t Pay Attention And What To Do About It

How’s that job going IT manager? Do you find yourself and your IT team more and more often with too much to do and too few hands with which to do it? If so then maybe both of you are suffering from “IT Manager Attention Deficit Syndrome”. What can you do about it? The Madness … Read more