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Originally Published in Techrepublic.com . I liked this so I thought it should be shared     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. No. 1: Ability to assess nee...

1.     Just This is used to make a huge request or error seem trivial as in: "Could you just do this (500 page) document by Monday?", a request best made late on a Friday afternoon. 2.     But Remember, whatever is said before "but" is b*****ks, as in, "That was a great presentation, but…", or "I would like to help, but…" 3.     From Much loved by advertisers, as in "Fly to Rome from £10″ excluding £100 of taxes and other "optional" extras for a flight leaving at 4am, going to an airport about 100kn away from Rome and the ticket has to be booked one year in advance. 4.     Might (and any other conditional verb) Might is used to achieve two things: first it sets up a negotiating position as in, "I might be able to do that if…" Second, it lays the ground work for excusing failure later on: "I would have done it, if only…." 5.     Only Closely related to "Just...

  Whats ur personality ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whats ur personality! - chance to know about yourself The chance to know about yourself like your character etc. without spending a money. This test was devised by a famous team of psychologists from a British university. Here it is..... Imagine you walked into a small hut by the river in the jungle. You pushed open the door, in front of you were 7 small beds to the right of the hut, and another 7 small chairs surrounding a small round table. In the middle of the table was a round food tray with 5 kinds of fruit in it. There are: a. Apple b. Banana c. Strawberry d. Peach e.Orange Which fruit will u choose? Your choice reveals about u! Test results : a. if you chosen apple: that means you are a person who loves to eat apple b. if you chosen banana: that means you are a person who loves to eat banana c. if you chosen strawberry: that means you are a person who loves to eat strawberry d. if you chosen peach: that m...

Some Key Design for Manufacturability Guidelines A1) Understand manufacturing problems/issues of current/past products In order to learn from the past and not repeat old mistakes, it is important to understand all problems and issues with current and past products with respect to manufacturability, introduction into production, quality, repairability, serviceability, regulatory test performance, and so forth. This is especially true if previous engineering is being "leveraged" into new designs. A2) Design for easy fabrication, processing, and assembly Designing for easy parts fabrication, material processing, and product assembly is a primary design consideration. Even if labor "cost" is reported to be a small percentage of the selling price, problems in fabrication, processing, and assembly can generate enormous costs, cause production delays, and demand the time of precious resources. P1) Adhere to specific process design guidelines. It is very impor...

Article by Mike Sisco   1.  Get out of the office and circulate among the troops Your people need to see and hear from their manager. It's difficult to fully gauge and appreciate the work that's getting done (or not getting done) by sitting in your office. Most of us in IT are shy and more introverted so getting out to visit the troops may not be easy for us but it's necessary.   2.  Build strong alliances You have to have partners in business - at senior management levels, department manager levels, even with employees. Successful managers have strong support and it is these alliances that generate the support you will need, , , in both good times and bad times.   3.  Persuade rather than coerce This is a good one. Ninety percent of us in IT have an authoritative management style. We need to learn how to persuade rather than order. Persuasion requires more communication and helping the other party understand the benefits of our decision...

Health - Important Tips Answer the phone by LEFT ear . Do not drink coffee TWICE a day. Do not take pills with COOL water. Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm. Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume. Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night. Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS . Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time. Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning. Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping. When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times. Tell this to those whom you CARE about!