Be intentional with how you add resources to your team. Onboarding is more than just new hire orientation. Onboarding is a focused process. Onboarding should last longer than 12 months. It conveys organizational values, explains "people stuff" via "people", and starts to share culture. If done well, it set the "hook" early. It seeks to create a sense of belonging. Focusing on how new employees are brought into an organization is extremely important in building a long-term re

Don't be surprised, be prepared. IT shops supporting large, mid-size, or small domestic or global companies run into challenging business problems that have significant human resource implications on a daily basis. Recognizing the interconnectedness of these problems falls directly into the scope of today’s IT managers and their Human Resource (HR) partners. How many times have you arrived at your desk on Monday morning to be greeted by a pacing, panicked IT manager describ

Prioritize the work using data. Avoid surprises. You have a new CIO. They have inherited a veritable "knitter's paradise" of projects and programs. You have been asked to help the CIO figure out their "skeins" per se. Your mission is to prep the CIO as best you can. On top of this, your CEO has just asked the CIO to work with a wonderful group of external consultants to help advance the cause. You know the names. All knowledge and wisdom will flow downhill. All hail the flow