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Linked – AI data readiness: C-suite fantasy, big IT problem
ByMike McBride December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

This might seem like a new problem, but it’s an old problem that shows up when trying to do something new.

There is a lack of a strategy for data security and data rot. Too many organizations have punted when deciding what data to keep versus delete and haven’t made the hard decisions about implementing data security internally. Now, they want to use AI, but the AI is accessing all that outdated data and exposing the places where security wasn’t correctly implemented. So, it becomes an IT problem to fix.

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Career

Linked – Companies issuing RTO mandates “lose their best talent”
ByMike McBride December 21, 2024December 21, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

If you don’t have a solid business reason for your policy, the rest of us will question your ability to make any decisions about the company going forward. Employees who have other options will take them when they don’t trust leadership.

Why give them a reason to distrust you?

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Mental Health

Linked – Four actions leaders can take to boost employee mental health
ByMike McBride December 17, 2024December 16, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

Psychological safety in your workplace environment cannot be achieved without training your managers on mental health.

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Career | Tech

Linked – Are public speaking skills a cheat code for IT career success?
ByMike McBride December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

No matter how much technical skill you have, eventually, you will have to communicate your knowledge to someone who isn’t as skilled in the technology. If you can’t do that, your career will hit a ceiling. Even if you have no plans to get up in front of an audience, learning how to tell a story, influence others, educate others, etc., will serve you well when you have to explain a complex technical concept to someone.

You will have to explain what you know someday. Learn how to do it well.

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Training

Sometimes it’s not a lack of training
ByMike McBride December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

Think of it this way: As a technology trainer, I can teach you everything there is to know about a specific technology, but it won’t solve anything if it’s not the proper technology for the job that needs to be done or if the job isn’t well-defined. That’s a different problem.

Have you been asked to provide training when the problem wasn’t a lack of employee knowledge before?

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Career

Do You Know What Will Prevent Your Best Performers From Hopping?
ByMike McBride December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

As I mentioned, I’ve left some jobs for reasons that had nothing to do with more money. Whether it was relocation, a desire to travel, a need to travel less, or the desire to work remotely, the one thing those changes had in common was that they were specific to my situation and preferences.

The other thing they had in common was that the place I was leaving did not have the flexibility to offer me what I wanted. Could the role have centered on doing more online training so I could travel less? Could a little remote work availability have kept me there longer? Could a fully remote position have allowed me to continue working and relocate?

We’ll never know because that wasn’t offered. Thus, I’ve switched jobs a few times.

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Linked – AI data readiness: C-suite fantasy, big IT problem

Linked – Companies issuing RTO mandates “lose their best talent”

Linked – Four actions leaders can take to boost employee mental health

Linked – Are public speaking skills a cheat code for IT career success?

Sometimes it’s not a lack of training

Do You Know What Will Prevent Your Best Performers From Hopping?

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