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Stories by: Al Kuebler

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    Get the IT career you want: Develop business value 25 August, 2011 03:17:00

    A lot of technology professionals are frustrated with the IT profession. They can't find a job or move into the position that they want. They're always hearing that demand exists, but that's not what their personal experience has shown them. They feel they have the skills for the job, and have even put in the time it takes to be qualified or certified in the technologies in demand. But the requirements for IT career development remain elusive.
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    Training focused on goals brings targeted change 16 March, 2011 05:41:00

    Early in my career, I experienced attitudes toward training and development that were polar opposites. Later, as I moved into leadership positions, I gravitated toward the pole that favored developing staff and keeping them up to date on technology developments. Nonetheless, I have found that extremes rarely provide the best course, and I came to realize that an anything-goes, pro-training policy had its drawbacks.
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    The CIO you don't want to be 04 December, 2010 05:47:00

    Sometimes you meet a person who strikes you as an inspiring role model. Other times, you get a role model of a different sort, an example of how not to be. The CIO I had just spent an hour with was definitely the second type.
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    A CIO's journey to proactive IT 14 August, 2010 07:53:00

    A client relationship management culture for IT? Why bother?
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    CRM initiative shows there's no lasting change without buy-in 27 November, 2008 09:19:00

    Projects that sail along smoothly, with no resistance, are great. But it's the ones that throw lots of roadblocks in our way that end up teaching us things.
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    Leading by letting go 10 September, 2008 08:52:00

    In the course of my career, I've seen my share of dysfunctional IT organizations. One of my most difficult assignments was as CIO for a large county government. It was also one of the best lessons in what it takes to energize IT professionals and serve clients ever more responsively.
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