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Overcome the resistance to change with a grassroots rebellion

What do Prohibition, women's suffrage, gay rights, and PCs in business all have in common? They all started out as grassroots rebellions which lead to major changes in business and society. You can do the same thing. by John Sheesley

Tags: Network, Information Technology, Leader, MIS, Computer, Grassroots Rebellion, Productivity, Gender And Diversity, Leadership, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Human Resources, Management, John Sheesley

Blog posts 2008-07-29

When a leader goes blah

Motivation and morale building are important aspects of leadership. Both become harder or sometimes impossible if the leader herself becomes demoralized. Part of being a good leader is self evaluation and always performing periodic self checks to determine if it is time to move on. by Ramon Padilla

Tags: Workplace, Leader, Morale, Leadership, Management, Ramon Padilla

Blog posts 2008-07-27

Do everyone a favor and take a few days off

Taking your full vacation may seem like a luxury you can't afford in today's climate. But, that decision may actually have a negative impact on your career. In this article, John M McKee explains why it's better for all concerned if you'd "just go away". by John McKee

Tags: Job, Team, Leader, Leadership, Team Management, Management, John McKee

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Sixty percent of IT leaders have no plans to deploy Windows Vista

Sixty percent of IT administrators have no plans to deploy Vista despite service pack 1, which fixed the operating systems problems, according to a survey of 1,100 IT managers. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Information Technology, Operating System, Leader, Microsoft Windows Vista, Kace, Survey, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing Research, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-23

My five favorite success strategies

Difficult times call for new approaches to succeed. If you're open to new ideas or trying approaches which you've never used before here are 5 strategies that John M McKee has seen used successfully by many of his clients over the years. by John McKee

Tags: Strategy, Leader, Leadership, Management, John McKee

Blog posts 2008-07-17

A strategy primer for IT leaders

The word "strategy" has been so overused lately that its meaning has been diluted and often rendered pointless. Ilya Bogorad takes up the case for strategy and its importance in the organization and your career. by Ilya Bogorad

Tags: Information Technology, Goal, Leader, Organization, Ilya Bogorad, Strategy, Management

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Best leaders ask, "What's the worst that can happen?"

Many leaders fail and whine. The best recognize that they can learn a lot from others. Talking to employees, competitors, customers, or anyone else who may have an opinion; they never shy away from asking a lot of questions. by John McKee

Tags: Team, Leader, Leadership, Management, John McKee

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Resist bad decisions that will waste your client's money

If you're in a position where you believe a client's time and money is going to be wasted because of mismanagement or micromanagement by another consultant, Jeff Davis offers advice about what you should do. by Jeff Davis

Tags: Consultant, Leader, Client, Leadership, Management, Jeff Davis

Blog posts 2008-07-03

What makes a great leader? Who says?

With so much written on the subject every day, becoming a great leader should be easier than it seems. Why is this? Perhaps it has to do with both what sells books as much as what's being written. by John McKee

Tags: Leader, Subject, Leadership, Professional Development, Management, Career, John McKee

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Making a case: How to become a thought leader and influence decisions

Decision making has been a popular topic of academic research and best-selling business books, due, perhaps, to an apparently fascinating fact: seemingly intelligent people are perfectly capable of making blatantly stupid decisions. Here's how to avoid being in that group. by Ilya Bogorad

Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Benefit, Decision-making, Decision Criteria, Ilya Bogorad, Tools & Techniques, Management

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Starbucks = Wang Computer?

Good ideas without consistent and visionary leadership cannot keep any organization successful on their own. The business landscape is littered with stories of "formerly great" organizations who fail as a result of lack of leadership. Starbucks appears destined to fail for the same reason. by John McKee

Tags: Wang Laboratories, Leader, Starbucks Corp., Leadership, Management, John McKee

Blog posts 2008-06-19

Proving to business leaders that new technology is not just a gimmick

Learn how to overcome the resistance of business leaders to new technology projects through more effective communication. by Shannon Kalvar

Tags: Gimmick, Information Technology, Leader, Manager, Productivity, Leadership, Strategy, Operational Planning, Management, Business Operations, Shannon Kalvar

Blog posts 2008-06-17

SIMposium 2008 announces keynote themes

SIMposium 08 will be held November 9-12, 2008 in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Produced by SIM and the SIM Central Florida Chapter, it is designed for and by CIOs to enable peer-to-peer exchange on current business issues, to examine industry best practices, and to further develop business alliances. ...

Tags: SIM Card, Information Technology, Speaker, Leader, SIMposium 2008, Strategy, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Toni Bowers

Blog posts 2008-06-06

CIOs and IT leaders: Share your wisdom and get free publicity

TechRepublic is looking for CIOs, IT Executives, IT Directors, and other Senior IT leaders who are willing to be interviewed for the Tech Sanity Check podcast. Subscribe to the Tech Sanity Check podcast RSS feed The process is virtually painless. It is a...

Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Podcasts, Strategy, Internet, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-06-03

9 best leadership tips and tactics for difficult times

In a lot of fields, there's chaos out there. U.S. economic news is pretty harsh. If you're based here, chances are that the economy is affecting your business; even if only indirectly. If you're not in the US, don't get too smug - sooner or...

Tags: Leader, Leadership, Management, John McKee

Blog posts 2008-05-22

How to deal with an unhappy employee

Bill Stronge, a veteran IT pro, gives IT leaders something to think about in a new download: Would you be surprised to know that some of your employees dread getting up for work in the morning? Most of your team members probably like to do a good job at...

Tags: Employee, Leader, Team Management, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Toni Bowers

Blog posts 2008-04-30

5 CEOs' best leadership tips

Over the last 30 years I've had the great fortune of working with some truly great CEOs. Some of them led brand names like AT&T, Cablevision, General Motors, DIRECTV, and Hudson's Bay Company. Others oversaw companies that were unknown to the average person. Regardless of what...

Tags: Leader, CEO, Leadership, Management, John McKee

Blog posts 2008-03-27

What kind of leader are you?

I had surgery mid week last week and have spent the better part of the last seven days in bed recovering. Last night I had one of those "experiences" you might be familiar with courtesy of my pain medication. I am speaking of one of those experiences where...

Tags: Leader, Coworker, Leadership, Management, Ramon Padilla

Blog posts 2008-02-24

The 10 most dangerous species of IT team leader

After yet more research into the various species that inhabit this working world of ours, I return with a new set of taxonomic classifications. This time, we concern ourselves with the team leader, in all his or her many guises. As ever, there are many competent and sociable team leaders...

Tags: Job, Team, Information Technology, Leader, Promotion, Team Leader, Favourite, Team Management, Management, Jeff Dray

Blog posts 2008-02-12

Real questions from our readers

Occasionally we receive questions from TechRepublic members asking for advice or input regarding their specific situation. One arrived recently which deals with a question now heard fairly frequently and because of its application to others, we thought it made sense to print it with my response: ...

Tags: Team, Leader, Team Management, Leadership, Management, John McKee

Blog posts 2008-01-24