Leader

A number of emails led me to write this article on communicating ‘Bad News’. This is a common issue in business, particularly in the western world where short-term results are

This might resonate with you if you’re a technical professional: how many times have you been asked to do a piece of work (often portrayed as a ‘small’ job) which

I was perusing the CIO.com website and found a good article which covers the traits of a ‘bad CIO’. If you forgive CIO.com’s annoying paginated delivery of content, you might

One of the most difficult moves on a technical career path is moving from technician and knowledge worker (i.e. a ‘doer’) from a manager of supervisor. I found this tough,

The Helicopter Mind is a concept of thinking and questioning that allows managers to interweve abstract and specific thoughts, and to have the ability to switch between the two modes

Below is a link to a great article that discusses No Excuse Leadership, which I think you should read. Why? Well I think it discusses an important aspect of leadership

This is a debate I often see in technical circles, mostly between technicians and their less technical managers or stakeholders. It’s a debate that often leads to conflict or a

Despite Pride being one of the Seven Deadly Sins, it is a powerful if not underused means of getting things done in the workplace. Pride is an emotion of self-respect.

Dear Diary I did the following things this month. Met fourteen different IT vendors who gave an impressive high impact presentation on how their products and services can guarantee cost

Question: Does completing an MBA give you a ticket to success as a business leader? Answer: No, it doesn’t. The virtues of an MBA are often hyped and rarely understated.