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Servant Leadership — For IT Leaders
July 23, 2019

Servant Leadership — For IT Leaders

Picture the scene in your mind’s eye… You have a talented employee. A diamond in the rough who excels at their job and is a prime candidate for continued growth within your organization. The first couple years on the job, they were a dynamo. They knocked every project out of the park. They were enthused and you could always count […]

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Stoicism — For IT Professionals
April 25, 2019

Stoicism — For IT Professionals

Let’s face it; being an IT Professional is stressful. Between security threats, crashing servers, network outages, buggy code, and a thousand other things; it seems as though we are constantly bobbing and weaving, trying to react or respond to the next event that will stress us out and ruin our day. Sometimes, it seems like it would be nice to […]

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Emotional Intelligence — For IT Professionals
February 12, 2019

Emotional Intelligence — For IT Professionals

Picture the scene in your mind’s eye… The CEO is in the doorstep of your office or cubicle, he is angry, even a little enraged. Email is down and he is awaiting a critical message regarding a key acquisition. However, your organization is on Office 365. You have placed a support call and you are now waiting for Microsoft to […]

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My 2018 Reading List — And the “Main Thing”​ From Each Book
January 3, 2019

My 2018 Reading List — And the “Main Thing”​ From Each Book

“Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn Reading is one of the most powerful things we can do to continue to develop ourselves, both personally and professionally. I made it a goal a few years back to read at least one business, personal, or professional development book per month. Now, this goal is […]

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