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The Many New Forces Driving Who Becomes Your Next CIO This is a fascinating time to observe the role of CIO due to the many important forces simultaneously driving CIO selection criteria in different directions. The combination of data security and new IT trends may lead to the hiring of CIOs with a tech background first and business knowledge second. |
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Avoiding a Blaming Frame of Mind When plans go awry, it’s easy to slip into a blaming frame of mind. After all, if everyone else did what they were supposed to, the problem you’re now facing wouldn’t have happened. Instead, you should ask: Could there be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this situation? You might be surprised. |
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Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: Lessons in Agile Leadership “Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.” Although General George S. Patton offered these leadership options long before software development, they are very applicable to agile Scrum leadership. Managers should balance all three options for the most productive software development environment. |
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Beware of Serial Status Meetings Standup meetings are great in many instances. But if you're calling serial status meetings, you may find that people will stop attending. To engage employees and address issues quicker, you may want to try lean coffee or a problem-solving meeting. Read on for tips on involving your team. |
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How to Work with Defensive People It’s irritating to work with people who are always defensive. These are the people who, when things don’t work out as planned, are quick to blame circumstances, bad luck, or the people they work with. But if you can gain the trust of defensive people, you and the work you do together will benefit. |
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You Can Develop Executive Presence—at Any Level Although executive presence is something executives should have for success, it’s a demeanor people at all levels can benefit from acquiring, both to be effective in their current positions and to advance. Read on to find out what qualities entail executive presence and how you can cultivate them. |
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Are You a Bad Boss? Here’s How to Know If reading articles about how to be a good boss were all it took to be one, there wouldn’t be so many articles about how to survive a horrible boss. The trouble is that the bad bosses usually don’t know they’re bad. But there are clues. Read on to see if you exhibit any of these bad-boss behaviors. |
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Why You Should Take a Bow When You Deserve One If the project you're managing goes better than planned—you finish ahead of schedule, under budget, or with greater results than expected—you might be inclined to chalk it up to luck and not want to draw attention. But here's an argument for why you should make sure people notice and you get credit. |
