Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

• Yes - Even IT People!

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So I asked some people who would know

• Can walk a tightrope while juggling swords
• Can tell the difference between a technology
  issue and a political issue
• Can leap tall bureaucracies in a single bound
• Is faster that a speeding packet

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What does the front-line think?

• Be Proactive
• Responds to issues rather than reacting to them
• Can think like a hacker without becoming one

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What does the front-line think?

• Begin with the end in mind
• Understands IT is a means to an end not an end
  in itself
• Is visionary
• Thinks about security, backup and data integrity
  when considering new applications

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What does the front-line think?

• Put first things first
• Can delegate completely to avoid
  micro-managing
• Focus is on ends not means and results rather
  than efforts
• Distinguishes between long and short term goals

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What does the front-line think?

• Think win/win
• Knows how to collaborate
• Invests in people
• Genuinely values diversity and differences
• Respects others

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What does the front-line think?

• Seek first to understand, then to be understood
• Understands the needs of the user before
  designing a solution
• Remains in the inquiry mode before moving to
  advocacy

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What does the front-line think?

• Synergize
• Stretches their personal comfort zone
• Can use diversity to generate creativity
• Respects colleagues

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What does the front-line think?

• Sharpen the saw
• Has interests outside of technology
• Has a personal life
• Takes time needed for family

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What does the front-line think?

• Diligence
• to
• Stability
• Security
• Open access