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Episode 11: The hard skill - soft skill debate for IT managers and techies
Question: As a technical IT manager, do I really need to take classes on soft skills like active listening and interviewing? I hate that...
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Episode 10: Work is not a democracy, it’s a dictatorship
You are not only the manager of your group, you’re also its leader, primary advocate, mood setter, chief bottle washer and of course its...
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Episode 9: Your technology skills have a two-year half-life and 6 ways to stay current
Question: Professionally I customize software modules on a well-known software package. The version we are working on is one version back and about a...
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Episode 8: 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...
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Episode 7: Managers live in fish tanks
Fish tanks? Does this sound strange or what? This is a phenomenon that we have all seen, and the higher level the manager, the...
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Episode 6: Motivation: 14 Simple ways to motivate software development teams
The question: I was just promoted from Senior Software Developer to Software Development Manager. What things can I do to motivate my team? The...