Friday Five
This week, the FITP Friday Five brings you articles about: Even IT leaders need to keep the IT chops current and avoid resting on their laurels. From InformationWeek.com. What to do when you can’t...
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Do You Have One of “the Three W’s” to Sit on a Board of Directors?
Republished from http://KevinEKline.com. Kevin was a founding board member and chair of PASS, an international IT professional association with hundreds of chapters worldwide and nearly one hundred...
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Why Do IT Pros Make Awful Managers?
(This FITP article is cross-posted from Kevin Kline’s professional blog at http://KevinEKline.com). I’m being a little bit incendiary with that title. Many IT pros grow into very good managers. But...
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When IT Pros Must Work With a Micromanaging Boss
Imagine you’re working on a new project. It’s an important project and its success will be a big win for the organization. You were chosen for the job because of your competency, skill, and...
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The High Cost of Bad Bosses
Thanks to Matthew Pelletier, Director of Public Relations at C&S Safety Training Videos, for bringing this cool infographic to my attention. Featured By: C&S Safety Training Videos
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10 ways to reduce interruptions and stay focused at work
Interruptions are a fact of life, but they don’t have to derail your work. These practical suggestions from TechRepublic will help you maintain control of your day. Read more What other ways have you...
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There are no hiring shortcuts
As a hiring manager, do you depend on superstition and dubious statistics to help you choose the right person? Here at For IT Pros, we’re big advocates for the behavioral interviewing style, which I...
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What Does a Good Mentor Do For You?
Not long ago, John Sansom (Twitter | Blog) kicked off a SQL Community Project #DBAJumpStart by asking 20 successful and experienced SQL Server professionals this exact question: “If you could give a...
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Advice for New Technology Bloggers
Originally published HERE. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I travel and speak quite a lot. (Bizarre fact – I’ve been blogging since 2004 when blogging was a new thing). A...
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