Downtime for the IT Manager
Lets face it, for an IT Manager you can never really get downtime. The only time you used to be unplugged was on your vacation. Taking a vacation, turning the phone off, stopping the instant or text...
View ArticleWhy an IT Manager needs a consistent environment
Sometimes people ask me why we in IT are always pushing back against them and trying to “prevent them from doing business”. The fact of the matter is, we are not. Our role, as an IT Manager is twofold;...
View ArticleIT Manager – How can I ensure that my staff is doing their job?
Well the truth is you can’t tell if they are “doing their job”. You can only tell the quality of the work that they output. For me and my style, it isn’t about what are they doing, but what are they...
View ArticleInformation Technology Manager – avoid saying No
I couldn’t tell you the number of times I have been asked something and the answer is no. It ‘s not that the I don’t want to expand on it, but well sometimes writing an email with the word no is...
View ArticleStand up to be more productive
So I sit all day. I sit in my car on the way into work, I sit at my desk or in a meeting most all of the day, I sit in my car on the way home, I sit on the couch when I get home. Sure I go for walks...
View ArticleExcel is holding your company back
Excel is what is keeping your company from getting better. How do I know this? Simple, every company has huge aspects of their business that run on excel. Items that are more effectively put in a...
View ArticleYou can’t do it all – thoughts about prioritization
Eventually in your career you come to the great realization, you can’t do it all, especially all at once. Hopefully you make this realization before you take on too much stuff, or are forced to take on...
View ArticleBudgetting is easier if everyone asks for the same thing
So for the past three or four years I have been submitting a request for an upgrade, and every year it gets cut. This alone doesn’t bother me, because that is how budgeting goes. “I want to do this….”...
View ArticleReviewing Tablets for Business Part 1 – Criteria and contenders
“I need a tablet to do my job” is what I am told every day in many ways. Yes tablets are revolutinizing how and where people work. They take the great things from smart phones and make it easier to...
View ArticleThe Hardest Job in IT
“The hardest job in IT right now is being the Manager of End User Technology” – Kirk, my VMWare Rep This week I got to meet with two different manufactures of Virtual desktop equipment. Citrix and...
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