IT Pro Show 169: 03.24.2014
March 26, 2014•36 min
Executive Summary:
We know that a primary reason for employee dissatisfaction is having a poor manager. But what makes a manager great? What are some of the pitfalls most managers make? We'll share our experiences in a frank conversation.
Hosts: John Kresic, Tom Kresic, Mike Kresic
Running Time: 36:07
IT Pro News:
Important wireless security standard WPA2 cracked.
The cloud war continues.
Google cloud announcements today (2.6 cents/GB; 85% off BigQuery; Compute Engine 32% off).
Cisco drops $1B for its OpenStack cloud push.
IBM pushing for open cloud with new cloud group.
IT Pro Main Topic: Managing IT Pros
Why Good Managers Are So Rare
What Makes Knowledge Workers Productive
mentoring
training, technical
soft skills
finance
developing leaders
not babysitting
not Ford-era factory floor
Conference Calendar:
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IT Pro Bookshelf:
Doing Data Science: Straight Talk from the Frontline by O’Neil and Schutt
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