Education, Coaching, and Growth: With change all around us, continued education and coaching will take center stage in development plans. The “great resignation” has resulted in the loss of many experienced managers and contributors. Replacing them will remain a challenge for many organizations. For those employees who are interested, I expect companies to give them…
Category: Leadership
Expert Panel Contribution: 16 Tips To Help Tech Pros Explain Their Solutions To Non-Tech Stakeholders
If tech experts take the time to step into the shoes of their non-tech stakeholders, it becomes easier to develop a presentation highlighting the benefits of the solution they’re recommending in terms the audience can understand and embrace. Here, 16 members of the Forbes Technology Council share their experience to help fellow tech professionals better…
Staying At The Top: Three Important Actions Every IT Department Should Take
Consider how end users expect the same convenience they enjoy on their personal devices while legal wants to ensure compliance, and nobody wants to end up as the next data breach headline. It’s a perfect storm for IT departments. As a result, I often see a lack of direction when allocating budgets and time to…
Expert Panel Contribution: 14 Essential Features Of A Successful IT Governance Plan
For an IT governance plan or framework to be effective, it’s essential to plan how and by whom tech resources will be used, how they’ll be managed and monitored, what risk comes with their use, and how leadership will know the system is working as expected. Below, 14 members of the Forbes Technology Council list…
Protecting The Moat: Why User IDs Should Be A Top Concern For Management
Identity and intellectual property theft are rising globally, and many companies are taking new steps to mitigate the problem. With state and criminal actors pushing the issue to new heights, it’s time to move digital identity and access from something the IT department deals with to an urgent topic that belongs on the agenda of…
All Together Now: Why We Need To Create Cooperation, Not Dependencies, In IT
When Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, his idea was to share documentation across systems and, thus, share knowledge. As the famous dictum goes, information wants to be free, as in openly shared, not necessarily free of charge. Today, the web as we know it has developed into a fantastic tool that lets us…
Making The Grade: Five Things IT In Schools Can Teach Us
Working with schools and school districts is one of the perks of my job. I’ve seen firsthand that it takes extraordinary individuals who are passionate about teaching to engage and motivate a room full of 30 children. At the same time, the situations often found in classrooms, schools and school districts can teach essential lessons…
I AM Living Proof Of The American Dream
Make your own decisions. No one is going to hand you success on a golden plate. The key above all is to be in control of your destiny. I would not have come to the U.S. if I had not decided to pursue the opportunity. Remember to take action when an opportunity comes, and be…
How leaders can support working parents: 5 tips
As any working parent will tell you, juggling kids and career isn’t easy under the best of circumstances. Throw in a global pandemic, and the pressure can be overwhelming.