On Feb 28, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Aleksey Tsalolikhin wrote: > Hi. First of all very well done for raising the bar at your work. Second, > management buy-in can make or break your activity. Lack of management > buy can break your activity.
I completely agree with these two comments. No matter your motivation and stamina, without support from those above you'll likely be spinning your wheels. With a slightly different angle, changing the way people have always done things is a monumental task. I'm personally in a very similar situation as you, Ben. I can only do what I can do and have been sticking to my guns. Lead by example. > I highly recommend "Visible Ops". Check it out. They've studied successful > IT shops and identified what they have in common, and change management > is a top top item. "Visible Ops" lays out a program for moving from where you > are now to a more desireable position. Check it out. > > > http://www.itpi.org/?page=Visible_Ops I also completely agree with the Visible Ops shout-out. If anything, Visible Ops will help you to get a grip on the craziness and start to move forward. Have a wonderful day! - tim
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