IT Employee Management — Motivating Staff
When it comes to motivation, you must cease viewing this as a task to check off a list, and embrace it as a vital component of your leadership style. Simply put, when it comes to motivating your IT employees, less is so very much more. Incentive programs that are used to motivate employees mask an […]
Tips for Boosting Your Personal Productivity
When you blow out your birthday candles have you ever wished for more time in a day? Getting everything done that needs to get done can be difficult with a busy schedule, but there are several things that you can do every single day to help find that extra time. As an IT manager, you […]
Managerial Tips for IT Talent
Managers are charged with dealing with many different types of people in different departments and fields. But when it comes to managing the IT crowd, will the usual managerial tactics be sufficient? Some of the managerial imperatives for IT employees are similar to or the same as those for any other field. However, there are […]
How to Ensure the Candidate Accepts Your Offer
After attracting and interviewing their top candidate, many companies end up having their job offer refused. Top candidates have options. Their skills are in high demand, and multiple companies often are pursuing them. So what can you do to improve your chances of having a top candidate accept your offer? Here are 4 areas […]
Business + IT = Success
As a part of the IT management team, you will work to set strategic direction and make decisions that are not only “cool” but that make fiscal sense. Knowing every programming language and earning every possible IT-specific certification will not provide you with this skillset. Regardless of the role you play within the management structure […]
Onboarding IT Staff. Why is it Important?
We’ve all been there. Screening candidates. Multiple Interviews. Offer. Negotiation. Orientation. Training. Finally. That’s off your plate and you can move forward to your next task. Then– gone. An attractive offer from a previous employer and your new hire is out the door and back where they started. And so are you. Why does this […]