Resources for IT Managers
Great leaders are usually great communicators. No leadership skill can compensate for poor communications. Great communicators use their skills to persuade others to follow. They are able to present their vision and plan in a clear and concise manner. In the first article in this series, Leadership Skills – Communications Part 1 we looked at [...]
To be a great leader you must first be a great communicator. With good communications skills you will be able to articulate your vision clearly and repeatedly. Spell out your plan of action, asking for everyone’s support and showing confidence in a positive outcome. Think of all of the areas where communications skills are used. [...]
Performance management is the process of assessing progress toward achieving predetermined goals. Performance management is building on that process, adding the relevant communication and action on the progress achieved against these predetermined goals. (Source: Wikipedia) Performance management strives to optimize results by aligning all of the parts of an organization. With a well designed plan [...]
A project goes wrong. A flaw was missed. A product was released into production that has caused many problems. Who is to blame? “Well it wasn’t me!” “We did our part!” “I told them this would happen!” “Not my problem!” Too often the blame game is started. People are more concerned about covering their collective [...]