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ReImagine Work
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
It doesn’t really matter what phase of your career you are in. At some point, we all have probably been on the receiving end of this management tactic: We raise an issue only to get the task assigned to us. Say you’re unhappy with the current lack of focus on career development. But you’re tired of dreading work.
ReImagine Work
DECEMBER 5, 2016
You may be a job seeker waiting to hear back from a hiring manager. She reminded me… Click here to read the rest of this article in my column at CIO Online. You are waiting to hear a prospective client’s agreement to work together. You are waiting for a key piece of data from a co-worker.
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ReImagine Work
JANUARY 11, 2017
I didn’t want to be that person — the one who… Click here to read the rest of this article in my column at CIO Online. The post One Way to Be the Change You Want to See in Your Life appeared first on Mary Schaefer, empowerment authority, coach & trainer for those in engineering, scientific & IT-related positions.
ReImagine Work
JANUARY 13, 2017
I asked for a manager. The manager began to explain what I was paying for. A version of this post originally ran on the CIO online site on December 15, 2016. Again, the desk clerk seemed to think the conversation was complete and moved away. I regrouped and approached again. We went through the entire conversation again.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 15, 2013
Our research, conducted in partnership with Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global, finds that corporate leadership has lost confidence in the CIO as a strategic partner and views IT as a commodity rather than a difference-maker.
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2010
I’m also not a fan of going to a blog to read third party news, press or the re-blogging of someone else’s information published for no other reason then to boost their search engine rankings. You Know How To Say It : Mark Twain I’m not, but for the most part I can put across a cogent thought.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 24, 2014
While organizational culture issues took center-stage, the agency’s antiquated systems for personnel management, appointment booking, and medical histories probably made things worse. But as former Air Force CIO Bill Lord told me, updating IT doesn’t match an agency’s central mission in terms of priorities.
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