Budgetting 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 ArticleVegas SuperNap an IT Managers tour
During a recent Vegas vacation. I was able to visit switch networks SuperNap. Now while they can’t officially tell you who their clients are, and I pretty much signed my life away just to get in, I...
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...
View ArticleFinding additional help for free
You have too much to accomplish. There aren’t enough hours in the day, your team is far beyond working at maximum capacity and you need to find that exact right product that will fulfill your latest...
View ArticleAn IT Manager making the case against new technology
The tools Your staff use are outdated and inefficient. Your reports don’t reflect what is actually going on. Software vendors tell you they have the answer to all your problems. This sounds great, but...
View Article21 things becoming a father reminded me about management
The day I became a father, it changed my life and made me realize how similar it is to managing the people I am lucky enough to work with. Below is a listing of items that I realized within the first...
View ArticleSelling is not a four letter word
How a manager learns to sell Selling is often a dirty word, it brings to mind shucksters and snake oil salesmen who can over promise and have no hope of delivering. My perceived inability to sell is...
View Article7 Tips for Rolling with the punches
Everyday something unexpected comes up. It could be as simple as a flight delay, or as complicated as a recall of the computers you just setup. Your want to scream, you feel you need to swear. It...
View ArticleSecret key to success: Documentation
Have you ever worked with the guy who doesn’t want to give up any control over the things they are responsible for? You know the one who won’t document, woun’t train anyone. The one who thinks if they...
View ArticleI am Sorry
For those of you who come to this blog regularly and like to see great content, and have noticed a market drop off in the number of posts. I am Sorry. I haven’t posted like I want to. There are many...
View ArticleDispatch from Citrix Synergy: registration day round up
Today was hte opening day of the Citrix Synergy show, and wow what a day it was. This was the travel day, there was an opening session and it was first opportunity to see the show floor. THis is the...
View ArticleThe Ethical Marketer’s Guide to Naked Apologies
You made a mistake. You screwed up. It’s time to apologize, but you still want to salvage the situation. How do you do it? What is with the headline? Before I get into the meat of the post,...
View ArticleGiving back to get ahead
The best way to get better at something is to practice. To make mistakes, to learn from those mistakes. Unfortunately work isn’t always the best place to practice your management skills. If you make a...
View ArticleWorking on a plane
You travel, and you need to accomplish stuff, but well the seat is small, the workspace is cramped, your shoulders constantly shrugged. you you’re trying to work on a place. As a guy too close to 6″...
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