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- Getting Things Done -- Or Not
- Time recording should be standard practiceI use the same timesheets that we have in use for all our service-oriented staff. I simply have different job codes - things like "management of telephony system", "infrastructure", "staff management", "emai
- Tags: career, it management, project management, tech manager, tom.geraghty@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-09
- Three effective ways to anger people in meetings
- People, people... It IS the Elephant...I too have or used to have problems with those Elephant meetings. I don't think I was always popular, but They were always making me go back to meetings though I would always harp on the Elephant. If the other people...
- Tags: dawgit
- Discussion threads 2007-02-17
- Leadership and Systems Thinking
- Excellent piece, makes me think about RoboticsWhich is good, because we've got two days to build 55% of our robot!Thank you from a person in a bit of a leadership position :) Just what I needed before I offed to bed.
- Tags: mikesty@..., feedback, career, it management, project management, off-topic, tech manager, leadership
- Discussion threads 2007-02-14
- Lead On
- Looking forward to more postsWelcome to TechRepublic
- Tags: DougOfCNET
- Discussion threads 2007-02-05
- Is it time to reduce the complexity of our solutions?
- A few illustrative examples would be appropriate.This entire "article" is just a collection of business school catch phrases and unsubstantiated assertions. This is the kind of pablum that one expects in the first chapter of a text book used in a business school survey course. Where is the "clutter" in...
- Tags: stress junkie
- Discussion threads 2007-01-23
- What have you done for YOU lately?
- It’s a new year—often the time when we see lots of articles on resolutions. This post is not going to be a list of resolutions that all tech managers should make. Rather, I want to take a few minutes of your time to get you to stop and think about...
- Tags: ARe, job, Quality of Life, Self Assessment
- Blog posts 2007-01-14
- A New Year in project management
- To tame the rat race?It's certainly a bummer when you're forced to implement projects that you don't believe in and don't think are best for the company. Maybe you can educate the decision makers and help steer them to "better" decisions. You'll probably have to fly under their...
- Tags: gpellett@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-13
- A new paradigm for information overload
- sell new Panasonic Onyx TH50PX500U 50 in Flat Panel Plasma TV .. $500Sony Grand WEGA KDFE42A10 42 in LCD Rear-Projection TV ........... $400Sony Grand WEGA SXRD KDS-R60XBR1 60 in Rear-Projection LCoS TV.....$600Sony Grand WEGA SXRD KDS-R50XBR1 5
- Tags: tech manager, it management, baualtd@..., TV, LCD TV, Flat-Panel LCD TV, flat panel, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Sharp AQUOS, Flat Panel Plasma TV, Rear-Projection DLP TV
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- Some questions to consider when prototyping a system
- "Prototype"I think the word prototype may be somewhat misleading based on the questions you are asking.Per Encarta similar definitions in other dictionaries:prototype n1. original used as a model: the original form of something, whic
- Tags: dawgit
- Discussion threads 2006-12-07
- Perform random acts of IT kindness
- Well, it's almost christmasThese are non every day tasks - it's a nice idea for christmas time.Why not?I agreeBack when I was supporting users, I would do this at various times throughout the year not just at Christmas time. The goo
- Tags: tech manager, it management, maoriveros@..., cable, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-11-29
- The practical results of competitive stress
- Competitive stress...This is an interesting concept. Do you have a link to the original article?Good insight into the affects of managing by fearYour comments on the medium- and long-term results of a "manage by fear" approach are very true. C
- Tags: beth.blakely@...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Wired or wireless: It's not an either/or
- yes it is either / or.Since Company data is required by law to be secured, and wireless by design is not secure.either obey the laws or go wireless.seems simple enough.wireless devices other than the road warriors laptops are people's pe
- Tags: tech manager, networking, hardware, it management, Jaqui, wireless, Wired Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Don't Stereotype When It Comes To Hiring
- Limits of the hiring process.I completely agree with you. It is not difficult to test a person's technical skills. It is almost impossible to determine in advance how a person will perform under various situations. Will they leave work at 5 p.m. when a critical server is not working? Will...
- Tags: hiring, tech manager, it management, stress junkie, game, job
- Discussion threads 2006-11-19
- A discussion of four ways to catch up on a project
- I just get burnt every timeI propose a timeline which my boss or the customer "refines" against my recommendation. Then they change project specs 2/3rds through. Then I sacrifice my nights and weekends. And now it is the middle of November and I *st
- Tags: Software development, Development tools, Justin James
- Discussion threads 2006-11-15
- At the center of the bulls-eye
- Searching for a Silver BulletNuggets of wisdom like this are useful, especially as gauges for managers to check themselves periodically on how they prioritize their effort. They aren't sufficient in themselves as a daily operating mantra, but they'
- Tags: chip@...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-14
- Be wary of empowering your vendors through standardization
- Complete dependence on a single source is a major risk.If that is the case, we, as a society, have put ourselves at an incredible risk by putting all of our eggs with Microsoft. We don't need to get into major flame wars about who has the best produ
- Tags: tech manager, it management, dblethen@..., Dell Computer Corp., toner, monitor, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-11-08
- Three rules for building off-the-cuff estimates for "little� projects
- Three rules a great startWhat a great start to coming up with an estimate on time. I have had this situation come up where I work, but it was not limited to just "how long will this little project take" but also "how much will it cost" and "oh...
- Tags: becca@...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-04
- ITIL in a Nutshell
- ITILI agree with the article in ITIL, it is becoming an IT consultants required certification. I am a consultant going through the ITIL cert and while I have been in IT for years I find the framework interesteing.
- Tags: Process improvement, IT Services, Gmuscle, ITIL
- Discussion threads 2006-11-01
- Learn to manage your team with consistent communication
- Dealing even handedlyGood points and well made - even if it's something we all know we SHOULD be doing, the odd reminder never hurts. Certainly you can't draw the best out of your people if you don't know them and that means you need to be communicating outside of the...
- Tags: team, tech manager, it management, midniteone
- Discussion threads 2006-10-31
- Four questions I ask myself before each meeting
- Questions about your QuestionsYour good intentions aside, your four questions themselves reveal part of the problem:1. Who am I really going to listen to, the person or my own inner voice?If the answer is the latter, what's the point of the
- Tags: artful@...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-31
