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- Search online for IT consulting mentors
- The isolation caused by telecommuting, combined with the immediate availability of the wisdom of hundreds of experts through their blogs and other social media, make it more practical for independent consultants to have many mentors. Chip Camden says that he's had luck finding great IT consulting resources through social networking...
- Tags: Consultant, Information Technology, Consulting, Mentor, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Seven species of mentors
- When you have a discussion about management, leadership, succession planning, or career planning, someone usually brings up mentoring. Usually at this point people nod their heads and automatically think that they understand what a mentor is. However, the idea of a mentor probably conjures up different images for different people....
- Tags: Mentor, Ramon Padilla
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- Backdoors in networks
- My boss just "discovered" and was SHOCKED that I had backdoors in the network that I created over 9 years ago and continue to administer. I am self taught, but have had many mentors over the years. I was always told that it was essential to have backdoors...
- Tags: back door, network security, backdoors, administrative rights, connisk@..., networking, network
- Discussion threads 2006-03-21
- How IT consultants can become mentors
- Spending time coaching a client's employee can benefit all parties involved. Chip Camden explains the four steps that IT consultants should follow to become a mentor. by Chip Camden
- Tags: Consultant, Information Technology, Consulting, Mentor, Chip Camden, Outsourcing, Benefits, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Human Resources, Management
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Mentoring helps new managers gain skills and confidence
- When you become an IT manager, you must adjust to new responsibilities and expectations. Many organizations recognize this issue and try to find ways to make the transition a little easier. One approach that can be helpful is mentoring or having more seasoned managers provide guidance to newer ones.Mentoring can...
- Tags: mentor, Steven A. Watson, new manager
- Technical articles 2003-10-09
- Enhance PM skills with a mentoring program
- In many firms, professional development for project managers ends when the basic training class is over. But IT managers can continue to improve the performance of project managers after the training is over by developing and implementing a formal mentoring process.If the mentoring program is designed and implemented with care,...
- Tags: learner, project management, mentor, deliverable
- Technical articles 2003-06-12
- Mentorship program helps new IT managers
- Many people think of mentorship programs as mostly for entry-level staffers. But one company's mentoring program for newbie tech managers has proven worthwhile for both senior and newly minted IT leaders.Nine years as a hotel manager did not prepare Aaron Tuck on how to motivate technology professionals, admits the entry-level...
- Tags: David Southgate, protege, ATTW, mentor, Anne McCreary
- Technical articles 2002-06-14
- University of Alabama Identifies, Mentors At-Risk Students
- Given the demands on colleges and universities today - including constricting budgets and dwindling funds - reducing student turnover has become more important than ever. The University of Alabama's biggest challenge is how to expand enrollment while also maintaining the great quality of the university, all with a reasonable return...
- Tags: University, SAS Institute, University Of Alabama
- Case studies
- The luxury of a mentor
- When we are children and young adults, parents and teachers are our mentors, helping to shape our abilities and our approaches to life. As adults in the working world, however, not many of us are fortunate enough to find mentors who can guide us in the same way. I was...
- Tags: Linda, mentor, team
- Blog posts 2006-08-30
- Web site offers extensive information on mentoring
- Encouraging a formal or informal mentoring program can be a good way to spread knowledge and increase productivity. This Web site offers in-depth resources on the benefits of mentoring.Although the Beatles told us that “all you need is love” in our personal lives, love is not enough when it comes...
- Tags: Kevin Eikenberry, Web, Web site, mentor
- Technical articles 2000-08-25
- Javelin Modeler (exe)
- Javelin Modeler is a free, lightweight, easy to use, intuitive object modeling environment for Java. Perfect for analysts, developers, team leaders, mentors, consultants and educators this non expirying, freeware edition of the legendary Javelin Modeler+Coder is a great way to design, document and convey object oriented designs. The Javelin Modeler...
- Tags: Software, Freeware, Java, Javelin Modeler, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2006-12-12
- Photos: Bots hit the court
- What does it take to start one of these events?Hi All, I live and work out it the sticks. We have more people that can train horses than can program computers. How would you go about starting up one of these competitions for the local high schools?That's the US FIRST...
- Tags: bot, jtinagero@..., networking, photograph, robot, robot olympics that would cool.
- Discussion threads 2006-03-25
- Top 10 ways IT managers can support knowledge transfer
- Effective knowledge transfer requires the guidance of IT managers who understand how to build and support peer mentor relationships. By identifying the best mentors, clarifying roles and expectations, and providing tools and communication strategies, managers can facilitate learning and information sharing on their teams. Steve Trautman, author of Teach...
- Tags: IT manager, Knowledge, Mentor, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2006-10-17
- Hoyle Enchanted Puzzles (exe)
- It will be up to you to guide the young wizard-to-be in fulfilling her destiny in finding the Wizard of Skye. Throughout this journey she will meet various mentors who will help unlock new challenges, help gather resources and explore the magical realm of Skye! Over 200 Challenging Levels with...
- Tags: Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-11-28
- Top 10 ways IT managers can support knowledge transfer
- This article is also available as a PDF download.By Steve TrautmanDuring the 15 years since I wrote the Peer MentoringWorkshop to teach engineers at Microsoft how to transfer knowledge to theirco-workers, I've helped many IT managers figure out how they can support theirteams better. The following is a list of...
- Tags: apprentice, knowledge, mentor, peer mentor
- Technical articles 2006-10-17
- Build Your Skills: Follow up after training
- Learn the importance of getting feedback about training.How do you ensure the transfer of training from the classroom to the workplace? As the saying goes, "Learning is a process, not an event.” This three-part series looks at the three stages of the learning process: The Transfer of Training SeriesPart...
- Tags: Workforce management, Elisa Suiter, training
- Technical articles 1999-09-08
- Turn your senior developers into mentors
- Every IT shop has its prickly, unapproachable "gurus." With a little coaxing, these senior developers can become exceptional mentors to your junior staff.Every IT shop has them: the gurus that sit in dark corners, sequestered from the rest of the team by reputation and mystique. Though valuable assets, these senior...
- Tags: Shelley Doll, senior developer, developer, benefit, team
- Technical articles 2002-08-19
- Strong mentors can help you advance your career
- If not for the strong mentoring experiences he had during his formative management years, Larry Liss, CTO for Philadelphia legal firm Blank Rome LLP, is very sure he wouldn’t be in his current role.“The managers I had early in my career were particularly important. I absolutely would not have gotten...
- Tags: career, Judith N. Mottl, Kevin White, mentor
- Technical articles 2003-05-27
- Is a formal mentoring program right for your team?
- A formal mentoring program can be beneficial to a company's bottom line, but the effort takes time and money. Here is advice on how to determine whether a mentoring program is the right fit for your team.By Jim WelpA dynamic relationship between a mentor and a protege can be valuable...
- Tags: Benefits, Food & Beverage, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, team, Guest Contributor, mentor
- Technical articles 2002-05-07
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