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- Tales of an IT ninja
- According to Wikipedia, the word "ninja" looselytranslates to "one skilled inthe art of stealth."Â Judging bymany of the assignments and installations completed by IT pros, the analogy canbe made that we are IT ninjas serving the corporate cause; covertly resolvingissues and upgrading systems unbeknownst to most end users. A problem isdiscovered,...
- Tags: Bill Elmore, information technology, Introverted, Paul
- Technical articles 2006-10-03
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- Experts: Introverted youth have deep roots for behavior - Yahoo! News
- Summary version: introverts use their frontal lobes more than extraverts.This post originally appeared on an external website by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Youth, Yahoo! Inc., Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2005-12-05
- Four things you should know about your technical staff
- Thanks for the Great Description/Definition of Introverts!Hi Tom,I came upon this posting thanks to a Google Alert, and I just wanted to thank you -- from the bottom of my introverted heart! -- for writing up such an accurate and helpful description about introverts in your post.Too often, introverts are...
- Tags: peter@...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-09
- Never underestimate your work reputation
- You hear all the time about the advantages networking has on your career. To those of you who are on the introverted side, the thought of networking might make you cringe. If you're like me, networking conjures visions of making a cold call to the uncle of the wife of...
- Tags: Job, Network, Recruitment & Selection, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-01-04
- personality and social skills development
- personality and social skills developmentI was reading the thread titled "Managing a Brilliant Employee" and can certainly identify since I am introverted myself. I actually have good social skills in business situations. I can speak to management, do job interviews, talk to customers, deal with tech support issues,...
- Tags: introvert
- Discussion threads 2005-10-01
- Shyness hurting your career? Here's some help
- If youre an introverted person, IT is not a bad field to be in. But sometimes if, for example, youd like to move into management, you might wish you were more comfortable with social interaction. You can always bone up on your technology skills, but is it possible to overcome...
- Tags: Personal Development, Communication, Co-workers, Career Development, Career
- Blog posts 2007-05-11
- IT LONER VS COMMUNITY
- IT LONER VS COMMUNITYI guess I should begin by asking what defines a loner? There are many thoughts. However, there are two distinct definitions that break out from all the others. They are:1. A person who is socially disfunctional and has behavioral issues that affect his daily life. -OR-2....
- Tags: computer, FluxIt, GeoBub, hacker, individualist, information technology, IT LONER, MrMiami, off-topic
- Discussion threads 2004-12-13
- Blacksburg
- Like everybody else, I've been examining the mass killings at Virginia tech in the light of my own experience. The usual debate over the control of firearms is already under way, but I'd like to see some input from the membership on some ancillary points.The media already seem determined to...
- Tags: des949penn@...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-17
- Are you an HSP?
- Question: Do good leaders have some innate trait which gives them an advantage? I spend a lot of time researching what's behind the differences in the effectiveness of individuals; often finding hard evidence supporting many of those things we all take for granted. I don't mean urban...
- Tags: Boss, Career Development, Coaching, HSP, Leadership, Management, Performance, Personal Development, Success, trait, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2006-11-02
- IT careers for introverts
- IT careers for introvertsThis might be a weird question, but does anyone know of any IT careers that are generally geared towards introverts? I work at a help desk, which has turned out to be quite an extraverted job. I'm willing to get more certifications if necessary, but...
- Tags: advice, career, computerguy124@..., help desk, information technology, IT Career, IT Careers, job
- Discussion threads 2005-07-07
- Conference savvy for the IT pro
- I just came back from a technology conference and while theconference itself was good, the real value of going to conferences is thenetworking and brainstorming that can occur spontaneously when speakingwith colleagues from across the state, region, or country.While there are some in management who view attendance atconferences as glorified...
- Tags: information technology, knowledge, networking, panel discussion, Ramon Padilla Jr.
- Technical articles 2006-10-09
- UK Training Magazine Online: Training with a British flair
- Have you thought about what the current trends and training issues are in other countries? Susanne Krivanek reviews a Web site that provides a refreshing look at the focus of training in the UK.For a fresh perspective on the issues surrounding the training profession, be sure to check out the...
- Tags: Workforce management, Susanne Krivanek, training, UK Training Magazine Online, cartoon
- Technical articles 1999-11-05
- Finding the right role in IT
- People's positions do not necessarily reflect current roles in the organization. In placing employees in a role, it is important to assign them to tasks that fit their capabilities. Whether you are a CIO, director, manager, supervisor, or worker, you have a set of strengths and weaknesses that are uniquely...
- Tags: Robert L. Bogue, information technology, SMB Strategies Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Position, Strategy, Workforce Management, Management, Human Resources
- Technical articles 2005-06-27
- Learn to manage your team with consistent communication
- If you are an IT manager, do you manage each of your staff in the same manner, or do you manage them differently depending on the individual personality? Or, if you are someone in a non-managerial role, do you notice being managed differently than some of your peers? ...
- Tags: Communication, general, It Management, Management, team
- Blog posts 2006-10-30
- Does a network admin need a laptop
- hiiam new here. i have just started at a new company as there Network Admin, i would just like to know does a network admin need a laptop and why? my boss wants me to motivate and i cant think of anythingHelp me out pleaseLaptopNo, a network admin does not...
- Tags: laptop computer, network, network administration, networking, williama@...
- Discussion threads 2005-06-22
- Are you a scary boss?
- By Paul GlenI'll never forget the first time I learned that one of mysubordinates was afraid of me. A talented young man, probably 26, had just leftmy office after explaining to me how happy he was with his current project. Myassistant came in and told me that he had spent...
- Tags: scary boss
- Technical articles 2006-09-19
- Do tech 'Einsteins' make good managers?
- CIOs have to take special care of their tech 'Einsteins' to keep them happy and performing well, but are these savvy savants promotable? Find out what our members think.Nobody likes know-it-alls until they need their expertise. For CIOs, those times come quite often, and they depend heavily on their tech...
- Tags: Team management, Beth Blakely, Managing Einsteins
- Technical articles 2002-12-18
- Team Building exercises -- Are they too contrived to work?
- TeamworkI've found that assigning large jobs to a group of people, then let them decide who will handle what parts does more to bring people together than any teambuilding outings or get togethers. This is also a good way to get new employees into the group and up to...
- Tags: Wayne M., team, team-building
- Discussion threads 2007-05-07
- Understand behavioral culture of IT teams to help align with business goals
- By Harris KernFor years, my company has employed assessments, workshops, process owners and champions, and leadership counseling to address the common problems found in IT infrastructures. We’ve accomplished varying degrees of success.We've helped organizations with poor structures eliminate conflicts of interest and increase efficiencies. And we've helped them add key...
- Tags: cultural identity, Change Tech Solutions Inc., information technology, identity
- Technical articles 2003-04-25
- Five steps to making a good hire
- Hiring decisions are necessarily made on incomplete information – you will never truly know someone from a few hours of discussion. To make better hiring decisions, follow these five steps to making a good hire. Are you juggling the need to keep up with today's IT needs while...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Robert L. Bogue, PRODUCTIVITY, hiring, tool, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Employee, Candidate, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Technical articles 2005-05-02
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