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Hard-earned advice for nurturing high-performing IT teams

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There will always be a need for technologists to sort through and address the continuing need of companies to use the best technology available to achieve the best strategic results. At the same time, some of us must be developed to step into management roles oftentimes outside our comfort zone. Remember, they will do anything.

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Management Styles

Strategy Driven

Policies were dictated, and people complied. Employees began having greater says in the execution of policies. Yet, the rank and file employees at this point were not involved in creating policies, least of all strategies and methodologies. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

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The Big Picture of Business – Corporate Cultures Reflect Business Progress and Growth.

Strategy Driven

Policies were dictated, and people complied. Employees began having greater says in the execution of policies. Yet, the rank and file employees at this point were not involved in creating policies, least of all strategies and methodologies. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

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The Big Picture of Business: Goal Setting… An Important Part of Strategic Planning.

Strategy Driven

Business development. Unclear objectives produce more failures than incompetence, bad work, bad luck or misdirected work. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Human resources development. Adopt a policy of strategic planning. Running the business. Body of Knowledge.

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The Big Picture of Business – Planning and Budgeting in Downsized Times

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Business development. Under the rules of supply chain dynamics, one must study your supplier relationships, formalize a plan of outsourcing and develop collaborations. Base Budgets on Value… Not on Cost. Readily measurable values: Time and cost of product development-service delivery cycles. Team the project.

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Is Your Business Sinking? 12 Holes You Need To Plug

Strategy Driven

Craft your budget carefully, and then faithfully stick to it. But, if there’s no alternative available, firing your folks can be a cruel but inevitable policy. Try SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis. Trust your team. Bank, 82% of small businesses collapse due to poor cash-flow mismanagement!

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State of the CIO, 2024: Change makers in the business spotlight

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Instead of executing per direction of business-developed requirements, Mehta and his CIO peers are now skilled at steering their organizations to strategic initiatives that hold the most promise. Case in point: Mehta, who now has the responsibility of developing National Life’s three-year enterprise strategy.