For managers note-taking is a skill used every day and like any skill it can be improved on. By developing your own set of note-taking best practices your notes will be more effective and less time consuming to properly utilize. In an article to follow I will layout an information management system that will show you an efficient and effective way to manage your notes and other forms of … [Read more...]
10 Certifications to Improve Your IT Career
IT is constantly changing as new technologies are implemented. Certifications are one way IT professionals can keep up with current trends in IT technology, build their IT resume and open new doors of opportunity. Which certifications are right for you depends on your career path. A certification in your current line of work will certify your skills and increase your value in your present … [Read more...]
Credibility Can Make You or Break You
The measure of a mans worth is only as good as his word. Your credibility with your employees, your boss, your customers and everyone else in your life is only as good as your word is. What you say can make you or break you. This is why building and maintaining credibility is important. If you are credible you are seen as trustworthy, honest, someone who can be counted on. These are all … [Read more...]
The Secrets to Motivating Employees Part 2 – The Managers Role
Motivating your employees is one of the most challenging things you do as a manager. Motivation is directly linked to job performance so it directly affects you, your team and your company. Learning how to motivate your employees will unlock their potential and lead to higher performance and a more productive employee. To understand motivation you must understand human nature. And there lies … [Read more...]
The Secrets to Motivating Employees Part 1 – The Psychology
One thing every manager wants to learn is what motivates their employees to be successful, to reach for higher goals, and value a hard days work. This is the first of a two-part series “The Secrets to Motivating Employees” that will help you understand what motivates people and as a manager what you can do. This first part deals with the psychology of motivation because to motivate your … [Read more...]
Microsoft Office 2010 Free EBook
Microsoft Office 2010 will launch for business customers on May 12, 2010 and to the public in June. Since a lot of business customers passed up on Office 2007 many IT departments are looking at Office 2010 to refresh their MS Office deployments. To help you get ready Microsoft Press for a limited time is offering “First Look: Microsoft Office 2010”, by Katherine Murray. It features 14 chapters … [Read more...]
How To Create a Culture For Learning
For a company to stay on the cutting edge you need to create a culture for learning. The technology that drives IT departments is in a constant state of change. Your employees need to continue to obtain the knowledge and training needed to implement and support both present and new technologies. As a manager or a member of leadership it is your responsibility to encourage your employees to … [Read more...]
How to Deal with Team Member Personalities
It only takes one difficult personality on a team to make the team unproductive and the team environment unpleasant for everyone else. There are ways to deal with these team members and hopefully get them back to being a constructive member of the team. With proper guidance and coaching these bad apples can be shined up into good team members. There are always a few who do not turn around and … [Read more...]
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