Archive for July, 2008
Why I Prefer to Work with Darkworkers than ‘Greyworkers’
Lightworkers and Darkworkers are rare(ish) people who are polarized around a deeply ingrained intent. Lightworkers live and breathe to service humankind, whilst Darkworkers live and breathe to serve only themselves. The remainder of people on this earth could be described as Greyworkers, who tend not to know who they serve.
I’ve written [...]
Suggest a Topic - You Could Earn $10
Nobody has the monopoly on good ideas. So I’m looking for your suggestions on topics for me to cover on SimonStapleton.com. Anything goes really, as long as it is appropriate to the IT industry, IT career building or personal development.
For those suggestions I like the most, I will pay $10 and credit you with the [...]
Freelancers Tend to Have Their Head In The Sand (and Nine Free Course places available!)
The majority of freelancers in IT have their head in the sand, as far as their personal performance goes.
IT leaders from across several industries have commented to me that freelancers tend to move from appointments without seeking feedback on their performance. It’s estimated that over 60% of freelancers do not receive regular feedback on their [...]
SOA Demands Different Leaders
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) isn’t a new concept, but its emergence in organizations is demanding transformational leadership to be applied at all levels.
I’m assuming you already know about SOA, but I want to recap one important point. The nature of SOA is that it demands server-based technology functions, such as an accounting suite, to become the [...]
Industrialization of IT Will Create a Blue-Collar Sub-Class of IT Workers
The Industrialization of IT is one of my current favorite topics as I think we are at a turning point of the whole industry. But one of the biggest implications of this change is that it will reshape the workforce towards blue-collar working.
Industrialization of the IT department and the services it provides is a good [...]
Commentator Leaderboard added! Bonus Cash Prize!
I’ve added a Leaderboard for on the far right sidebar to show the most active commentators.
And I will be giving $10 USD to the top ranked commentator on the first day of each month!
I’ve done this to encourage commenting. Why? Commenting adds to the quality and richness of this site’s content as comments [...]
How Do You Network?
Networking is an important part of professional life - it’s how you build useful relationships, extend your influence, and gain information outside of your line. So how do you do it?
I want to ask this question to find out if there is a ‘best’ way of networking, irrespective of personality type. I must admit I [...]
Is CRM On Your Agenda?
IT Leaders have been burnt badly over CRM (Customer Relationship Management).
There are many failed CRM initiatives to dine out on. But CRM is set to face a resurgence as technology and business has matured towards being really ready for it. And this I think is they key reason why. CRM in the late 90s and [...]
How To Win the War on Disaster Recovery!
Disaster Recovery is one of the most dull and least important issues in IT, or so I am told (reading between the lines).
Even in large, multi-billion dollar organizations, disaster recovery and business continuity management is given less than 2% of the annual budget. It’s as if 9/11 never happened, which we all know, it [...]
Can You Afford the Cloud?
Cloud Computing, where the architecture of your technology estate is based upon the integration of third-party technologies and services, is gaining momentum in the industry.
It’s a natural extension of outsourcing where an organization uses technology within it’s own physical boundary (i.e. its data-center) but the technology is owned and operated by the vendor. The [...]
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