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Getting the IT Focus Right

Five Principles for Maximum Impact for the New IT Director
Curt Swindoll | posted 11/02/2007
This article provided by the Engstrom Institute

Welcome aboard! As the new head of IT, I realize you're facing a mountain of emails and an even larger "to do" list. But before you get lost in the demands of your new role, I thought it would be helpful if I shared five thoughts that will greatly contribute to your becoming the most valuable IT professional we've ever had! Interested? Read on …

Know Us

Remember that all of us—your peers, your teammates, those you support with IT services—are professionals just like you. We face deadlines, get stressed and need information to help us make the right decisions. Sure, we also jam printers and forget what you told us in training. But we care about the work we do and those we're trying to help. We're simply hoping you can help us do our job—our ministry—better than we've ever done it before.

So get to know us. Think of us as people, treat us as professionals, and we'll appreciate your professional skills all the more.

Another way you can get to know us involves knowing ...

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 accountability, Capacity, Computer Security, IT, systems, Tech Support, Technology