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IT Managers Need To Forget The Yearly Reviews – Do It Monthly!

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A part of an IT Manager’s job is to let those people on his or her team know how they are doing. At most companies, this is done once a year during an annual employee review. I’m not sure about you, but have you ever asked yourself if this is the best way to do … Read more

The Wrong Way For An IT Manager To Fire A Worker

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It’s time for that IT worker to go. As an IT Manager, one of the most painful decisions that you are ever going to have to make is the decision to terminate an employee. Not only is this a tough call for you to make, if you have any sensitivity then you realize that it’s … Read more

2 Rules For Being A Better IT Manager Boss

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When I’m working with new IT Managers I often run into the buddy / boss problem. It’s perfectly understandable that any person newly placed into an IT Manager position would like to establish a positive relationship with the people that they are managing. This is all well and good, but it’s all too easy for … Read more

IT Manager Leadership: Two Ways To Lead When You’re Not In Charge

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When I work with IT Leaders who are looking for ways to get that next promotion, I tell them that they are going to need to demonstrate leadership. This is an easy thing for me to say and a very hard thing for them to do. Complicating matters even more is the fact that IT … Read more

Video: IT Manager Challenge – Bridging That Generation Gap

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  Dr. Jim Anderson explains why the arrival of the Millennials in the workplace is going to require IT managers to change how they mange their teams. Dr. Anderson explains how the relationship between the Millennials and the baby boomer generation won’t be an issue. Rather it’s the relationship between the Millennials and their X/Y … Read more

3 Questions That Every IT Manager Should Be Asking About Clouds

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I love clouds, you love clouds, we all love clouds. It seems like everyone in IT is talking about cloud computing and how it’s the next big thing. Look, I think that there’s a lot of good things about cloud computing, but I’m not convinced that it’s the right solution for everyone. This brings up … Read more

Cloud Computing 101: Just Exactly What Is A Cloud?

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So there I was the other day talking with one of my IT manager customers and I was going on and on about how her team needed to start adapting their design process to include cloud computing. She knows me very well so she felt comfortable in stopping me in mid-sentence. She said “Jim, I’ve … Read more

Great IT Managers Aren’t Afraid To Stumble On The Way To The Top

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A quick question for you: are you afraid to fail? Would you be willing to take on responsibility for leading an IT team that might not be a success? I’m willing to bet that a lot of us would say “no” – our company’s IT managers who are perfect are rewarded while IT managers who … Read more

IT Managers Know That Strategies Never Last

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As an IT manager, one of the biggest management challenges that you’ll ever face is setting an effective strategy that your entire team can rally behind. As though this wasn’t difficult enough, there’s a little secret about IT strategies that nobody probably ever took the time to tell you about. They don’t last. A Little … Read more

Do You Have Enough Personal Energy To Be An IT Manager?

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So what’s it going to take to make you a successful IT manager? Is it going to be your understanding of a wide variety of emerging technologies? Is it your ability to understand where the company stands in the marketplace and where it wants to go? Or is it your business skills that allow you … Read more