Friday, February 3, 2017
ITs malignant narcissism and what you can do to rise above the noise
ITs malignant narcissism and what you can do to rise above the noise
IT department optimism does not translate into IT department budget. Thats what Jonathan Feldman wrote about in this Information Week piece. Their study provides lots of interesting insight into how many working in IT see things compared to, well, the rest of the business. Im not surprised.
While were on the subject, Ive recorded a video on ITs role in fixing this problem and wrote a new piece for TechTargets SearchWinIT.com site on why understanding management gets your IT department what it needs.
If youre going to move ahead - heck, even just survive - in IT, its critical to understand how the desire for gain or fear of loss are at the basis of every "sale" you make. Stop thinking of yourself as an IT person and, instead, as a business professional whos helping the business move forward and accomplish its goals by leveraging IT.
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