Unforgettable communication skills that will set your ideas free…
A lot has been written recently about the next generation of workers that is in the process of entering IT departments right now (I’ve done my part!) However, what’s been missing is a fundamental understanding of what an IT Leader is supposed to do once they are there. Ron Alsop […]
So we all know that Tiger Woods is a fantastic golfer. However, do you think that he’d be any good at running an IT department? The answer, somewhat surprisingly, is that yes, he probably would do a good job. The reason is that there is a lot of similarity between […]
If you could be running the IT department for any company out there right now, which one would it be? A lot of us would say Google – everything that we’ve read and heard about the company makes it seem like a great place to work. However, it turns out […]
Dr. Jim Anderson has uncovered a problem that IT managers need to do something about — they don’t know how to professionally network!
About a year ago I had a chance to sit down with a member of an IT team that was working for me in order to have a heart-to-heart with him. We’ll call him Tim. Tim was a project manager on one of my teams and so far he had […]
On Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, Dr. Jim Anderson delivered a keynote address to a Verizon IT management training class. The purpose of Dr. Anderson’s speech was to share with the audience just exactly what they were signing themselves up for while they were enrolled in the 9-month training program. Most […]
Dr. Jim Anderson has been selected by Verizon staff to deliver his powerful IT manager motivational program. The Verizon Information Systems Orientation Program (ISOP) is designed to provide high-potential IT staff who have been identified as having management potential a start to the next phase in their IT careers.
By this time in the 21st Century, I’m hoping that we’ve all got the diversity message: gender, race, age, sexual orientation (you too California) don’t matter when hiring people for jobs or when managing them. However, it turns out that there’s been a pink elephant lurking in the room that […]
Welcome to the 21st Century where all IT workers now view themselves as temporary workers. The constant cycles of downsizing and outsourcing have made even the most committed workers view their jobs as being not so much as a career, but rather as a temporary pit-stop.
A question that I often get asked by both new and old IT leaders is “how can I become a better manger?” The question is a simple one that has complex answers. What all IT leaders want is to become one of those leaders who has the ability to get […]