IT Leadership Growth Series
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Episode 44: 6 Ways to start thinking like a CIO and how it can help you get there
What things can I start doing now, as an IT Manager, to move toward me goal of eventually being a CIO? It may sound premature to start thinking like a CIO this early in your career, but it will help…
Episode 43: Working with vendors
I cannot over emphasis the importance of learning how to effectively work with vendors. By managing vendor-related projects well, you can help your departments meet its deadlines. Also, by…
Episode 42: 3 Steps to get the best IT projects to work on
My team and I never seem to get great projects to work on. I feel like we’re always assigned boring tasks that no one else wants to do. What can I do to help our chances of working on the good…
Episode 41: Contractor to employee conversions
There are many occasions when it makes sense to bring in a temporary employee on a contractual basis. The reason may be . . .
Episode 40: 10 ways to maintain your professional connections
I have been contract project manager for about five years and have made some great business connections. My hope is to use these people as professional references, job referrals, and potentially to…
Episode 38: 12 Tips when writing emails and business communication
Do you have any tips on how to enhance the emails and other written communications I’m sending to my team, other people inside IT, and my non-IT counterparts and vendors? The ones I’m writing now…
Episode 36: 2 Very hard, but doable, steps to becoming a technical thought leader
What is an internal IT thought leader and how can I use it to accelerate my professional growth? One of the best ways to move ahead professionally is to be viewed by those at your company and those…
Episode 33: 7 Ways to talk with business users
When my team and I talk with our business counterparts about our software development projects, they seem not to care. How should I deal with this issue? As much as we love the technologies we use…
Episode 31: 10 Questions that can help your IT department be more innovative
There has been a big push by our new CIO for our IT organization to be more innovative. What things can I do in my department to enhance our innovative culture? Innovation doesn’t always require the…
Episode 29: Giving promotions
Giving someone a promotion sounds like it should be easy. You call the person into your office, tell him he has been promoted and to continue doing great work, shake his hand and send him on his way.…
Episode 28: 6 ways to help influence your manager
My boss is a great person, but sometimes I can’t seem to get his attention and support for the things I think are most important for my department. Any suggestions on how influence my manager in this…
Episode 27: Managing up
Managing up is one of the most important things that you must learn to do. To a large extent, the levels of management above you control your success and future at the company. If they like you,…
Episode 26: Overworked? Maximize your productivity by knowing your zone
Since my company’s layoff last year, my IT department has had more work than we can handle. We’re working really hard but can’t seem to keep up with it. Any thoughts on ways we can increase my…
Episode 25:The AI / User-Computing Leadership Dilemma
User-Computing, previously called “Shadow IT” until the term was reused by the cloud and cybersecurity community, refers to people outside of IT performing IT-related tasks, such as programming, SaaS…
Episode 24: Working with other managers
Rule number one is to be a team player. It will make it easier for you, easier for your boss and easier for your group. Assuming that your peers are also managers, your boss is then a manager of…
Episode 23: Change is a four-letter word: “Gold” and 6 great ways to get some
Wow, what an industry we’re in, technical mega-trend after mega-trend. There’s gold in them there trends for the techies that can identify a unique niche, application type or business need, or job…
Episode 22: Being the chief cheerleader for your department
As the department manager, you should be the number one advocate for your group. It's your responsibility to make sure that your department gets: The resources it needs to function properly The…
Episode 21: Pro-Actively manage your career
People early in their career say “If I work hard, one day I’ll be a THIS.” THIS could be a CIO, Systems Architect, Senior Programmer, or any other professional goal you desire. Then, one day, years…
Episode 20: Maximizing Help Desk Client Satisfaction and User Experience
High user satisfaction requires more than just technical skill. It also requires the ability to understand user needs, efficient and effective communication, proper measurement of user sentiment, and…
Episode 19: Making promises you can’t keep
There is an old expression that says, “No good deed goes unpunished.” When trying to motivate a subordinate, hire a new employee, promote a staff member, or help out a customer or vendor, you can…
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IT Leadership Growth Series has published 25 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Business, Education.
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