All Entries in the "Surveys & Opinion" Category
12 Behaviors Most Disliked by IT Professionals
Opinion isn’t one-sided! In response to my recent article on the 11 behaviors most disliked by IT leaders, here are the 12 behaviors most disliked by IT workers of their managers/leaders. This list was created from surveying some of the IT professionals I know and connect with from a number of countries and industries (56 [...]
LinkedIn isn’t for Lovesick Teenagers
I’ve just seen this article on CIO.COM which lists the top 10 annoying aspects of social networking, according to PCWORLD.
Number 8 in their list is a comment about LinkedIn being ‘uptight’ - the article goes to say:
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Would You Back Your Business on Windows Vista?
What if bricklayers worldwide all upgraded their trowels for more ergonomic versions with gold-plated handles, but they weren’t compatible with some brands of mortar and were slower to use? The economy would slow down further as the brickies couldn’t complete their work, or on time. Well this is analogous to what Windows Vista could bring, [...]
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 [...]
Is ‘Dress for Success’ Still Applicable in Today’s Business?
Do you Dress for Success? Or are you more shorts and t-shirt than sharp trouser suit?
I was asked to write an article on this subject by one of the young people I coach regularly, as she was confused on the issue of how she should dress for work. She is a believer in Dress for [...]
5 Reasons Why To Love The IT Industry, and 5 Reasons To Hate It
The IT Industry has come along way since its professionals were consigned to the basement floors in the domain of flashing lights and large reel-to-reel tapes. IT is Business. IT is the core of commerce. IT has a seat at the Executive table . So what’s to like about the industry recently emerged from a [...]
Save Time and Energy! (with IT Templates)
The Industrialization of IT and ITIL demands IT Leaders to make processes robust and repeatable, and an essential part of this transformation is ensuring that information is exchanged consistently in the right way using the right forms and templates.
But so many IT organizations I meet reinvent the wheel - they make their own forms [...]
The Shocking Truth of Bypassing Your Boss
I surveyed a number of Technical Professionals on the subject of going around their boss. The results were surprising.
Going around your boss is generally frowned upon - it’s ethics are questionable. Ethics and business don’t always go together, even if you think they should. The truth is, an organization is comprised of humans with their [...]
White Paper or Sh1te Paper?
How many of the ‘White Papers’ (technical white papers) do you read are quality, informative items, and how many are just marketing crap? In my early career, I found White Papers to be an effective, informative and free way of learning about technology. I used to read a lot of them. Back then (I’m talking [...]
What’s this Software as a Service (SaaS) all about? A layman’s view and implications for Technical Professionals
Many of you might know about Software as a Service (SaaS). It is a growing industry within IT, and based around (what might be to some) a simple concept. That is, software isn’t owned, but rented; not installed, but accessed; it’s not paid for upfront, but pay-as-you-go. You could liken it to watching TV [...]
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