You wouldn’t talk to someone who isn’t paying attention. Nor would you make a movie if you didn’t know who would watch it. So why do projects often deliver to a Business who isn’t ready to receive?Business Readiness is a loose term which can mean the Business’s ability to take on what a project delivers. […]
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A couple of weeks back I shared with you 35 free tools for IT, developers and business, and asked readers what free tools you like and want to share. Since then I’ve been testing out the entries and I’ve made my choice. The winning reader entry is: Maria, who writes for her blog ‘Never the
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I bet you can’t guess who this is straight away:Age 23: lost a jobAge 23: was defeated in bid for state legislatureAge 24: failed in a business ventureAge 25: was elected to legislature
As A Leader, Your Personality Is Everything (Part One) Read More »
A popular comic strip once showed a soldier diligently watering a lawn in the rain. When a puzzled passer-by questions the need for a hose during a rain the solder answers he is simply following orders that the lawn must to be watered everyday. And then adds that soldiers are forbidden from disagreeing or questioning
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I can announce that my first eBook The Essence of IT Leadership (Volume 1) is now ready for you to download! To download this eBook, hit the new eBooks page under Essential Reading (or just click here ). You’ll need Adobe Reader to read this eBook (you can download Adobe Reader here if you need
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I was lucky enough to go to the Forrester Research IT Forum this summer which I thoroughly enjoyed as it crystallized a lot of my thinking and shone a torch on some important issues. My immediate reaction was to look at the Industrialization of IT , and it’s impact on the workers within the industry.I’ve
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