The Role of a Leader
Brian Tracy a best selling author and speaker shares his insight in getting results from your team in an article posted on Entrepreneur.com. Brian starts by explaining the four phases a team goes through in development. The article then gives five qualities needed to foster throughout the stages of team development and explains how to lead your team effectively.
Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy on Amazon.com
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How to Get Started in ITIL
Is your company looking at the ITIL best practices framework to fill an IT need? If you want to see how other companies have adopted ITIL, read the ComputerWorld article “How to Get Started on ITIL, How Companies Get Started on ITIL.
Read the article here: ComputerWorld - How to Get Started on ITIL
RSA® Conference 2008 - April 7-11, 2008
The RSA 2008 RSA conference is being held April 7-11 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. One of the IT security industry’s oldest events, the annual RSA conference has become the most important conference for IT security professionals.
About the Conference
Insightful. Engaging. Interactive.
In information security, you’re trained to expect the unexpected. Changes occur in a nanosecond. Stay on top by staying one step ahead — attend RSA® Conference 2008!
Join us for the most comprehensive forum in information security. Come learn about the latest trends and technologies, get access to new best practices, and gain insight into the practical and pragmatic perspectives on the most business critical issues facing you today.
Connect and collaborate. Build your professional network. And mingle with 17,000 of the industry’s best and brightest.
- Engage with world-class experts – Choose from 19 class tracks and more than 220 sessions that match your information and learning needs.
- Gain the latest industry perspective – Discover emerging trends through world-class keynote addresses from companies such as Microsoft, RSA, The Security Division of EMC, CA, VeriSign, Symantec, TippingPoint, Oracle, and IBM.
- Connect and collaborate – Join your colleagues at popular RSA® Conference networking events such as our Peer2Peer Sessions, First-Time Attendee Orientation, Welcome Reception, and the annual, and always highly anticipated, RSA® Conference Codebreakers Bash.
- Hands-on information and demonstrations - Discover and evaluate products and services offered by more than 350+ exhibitors
Attend RSA Conference and you’ll return to the office armed with the knowledge you need to remain on the forefront of the information security business.
For more information visit their web site: RSA Conference 2008
How to Restart a Stalled Project
When a project is in trouble often the termination of the project seems to be the only choice. However in many cases a project restart plan can rescue can preserve the project and the investment.
First you must recognize that there is a problem. The first sign is a lack of reporting, too many red flags and not reaching milestones. This could be due to a lack of leadership or team discipline. Project managers will say they just need a little more time, but if you give it to them you will likely lose valuable time and resources and end up with little results.
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A 5′S System for Your Service Depot
People make improvements in their lives every day. They improve their home, their health, their car and everything around them that can make their life better. Why not apply this same principle in the workplace? Why not improve the environment you work in 40 hours or more a week? Why not setup a system that helps you work smarter, not harder?
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5 Tips to Cut Information Technology Costs
Today most companies are suffering through tough financial times. Every manager and department head in the company is being challenged to reduce expenditures. It is the role of IT leadership to find solutions to reduce costs while maintaining and improving IT services. The key to any change is to start it. You do not have to do everything at once, but pick a starting point and start TODAY.
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NewsGator Go! - Free RSS Reader for Mobile Phones
So many RSS feeds, so little time. But now with NewsGator Go! you have the ability to track and manage all your RSS feeds content on your mobile device. Get news, sports, entertainment and other information delivered to your Blackberry, Java Mobile Smartphone or PDA, and Windows Mobile Smartphone or PDA. Best of all it is FREE!
- Get your news and information while on the go.
- Keep your mobile in sync with all NewsGator products.
- Email interesting articles to friends or co-workers.
- Play streaming video and audio. (Windows Mobile only)
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Microsoft’s Launch Event Promotion
Microsoft’s new launch event promotion “Heroes Happen {Here}” is aimed at IT Professionals and Developers. The events are to promote the new Windows Server® 2008 operating system, Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008, and Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 platforms.
Events are being held is 61 locations nationwide in the United States and many other locations worldwide. As part of their thanks for attending you get to take home copies of the three platforms. The events begin February 27th in Los Angeles and continue until June 9th in Tampa.
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LinkedIn Social Networking Site Gets a Facelift
LinkedIn is a business social networking site with over 19 million users representing over 150 worldwide industries.
LinkedIn has redesigned their site to a more user friendly and clean interface.
The new tabs and drop-down menu system makes navigation easier and more consistent. Your Profile snapshot allows you to see how exactly how you are presenting your professional identity. It also includes a Status that allows you to update your network on what you are currently doing.
The new design also include new modules.
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