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Whom to Hire, Whom to Fire and When?

Show the way out

Show the way out

If you are one of those like me somewhat, who finds it bit or lot more troublesome to fire employees than the fact about firing an employee is that "We are not doing bad with them or their families or not even to community or anyone else, the simplest point is that - they are not just good at what we want and they can be lot more better at many other places or skills which we might not want at this point in time."

We are just giving them a chance by closing our door and asking them to look at other opportunities around, waiting for them to do much better where they are good or best. I remember a quote from my boss that "Programming might not be in his blood, and they can be really good at many other things". This way we are just helping them to find a right job or work which they would love to do...

I remember a quote from Steve Jobs speech at Stanford: "You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers … If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it." (Here is a helpful post about How to find the Work You Love? at Life@DiGiTSS)

I have received a nice email from Infusionsoft marketing team as part of follow-up and tip.. which I would like to share here in this post. Read the rest of this entry »

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Eleven Qualities of successful IT Managers

I am thankful to my TechRepublic subscription that I have received mail for this post and I took time to open up and read this post on TechRepublic artical archives. I pin down whatever I feel that I should keep in my memory for longer period of time and this post is just that :)  and believe me keeping that on own blog is better than anything else. Even better than storing it on harddrive.

Without wasting much time here is the real article.

Takeaway: To succeed as an IT manager, and to advance your career into the executive sphere, you need some very specific traits - 11 to be exact. From needs assessment to team building, these are the skills you need to be at the top of your game.

I’ve been an IT manager and CIO for more than 20 years and have been involved in the technology profession for over 30 years. In that time, I’ve seen many good IT managers and a few excellent ones. I’ve also seen a fair share of poor managers.

I believe there are 11 traits that must become the core competencies of any IT manager who wants to have a successful IT management career. While some may argue that there are more, or other, skills that are just as important, I believe from my years of experience that these are the most crucial traits managers need today.

1: Ability to assess needs

All IT managers need to know how to assess the needs of their company as it relates to their technology responsibilities. It doesn’t matter what level you are; you have to be able to discover what the real needs and issues are so you work on the “right things.” Too many managers develop an "IT agenda" because they don't make the effort to discover the objectives and tangible issues of the company. Developing the ability to quickly assess the technology for your area of expertise positions you for more responsibility. Managers who develop initiatives that "miss the target" because they lack strong assessment skills cost companies hundreds of thousands of dollars. Assessing technology needs plays a major part in helping your career advance. Read the rest of this entry »

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