Humanize IT

Why is it that we always seem to find the most focus when a deadline is right around the corner? This week, Adam and Skip will teach you how to use the last minute to your advantage by thoughtfully planning ahead and ranking your priorities based on importance and urgency.

In business, there seems to be a language barrier among each department, meaning sales lingo and technology jargon won’t translate well when trying to form a productive conversation together. We assume everyone knows what we know, but this is how you create silos. Luckily, there's a foolproof way to talk to people that breaks that language barrier.  In this episode, we cover the best ways to converse in order to come up with professional solutions.

For IT professionals, the fourth quarter can best be described as chaotic. Between looming deadlines, end of year budgets and swag from vendors, IT departments everywhere are left scrambling while the rest of the office is Christmas shopping or eating turkey. But, with some careful planning and collaboration, this Fourth Quarter Madness can be avoided. Find out how in this episode of Humanize IT!

Don’t get caught up in having technology for the sake of technology! Sometimes we believe the most advanced tech solutions available will solve all our problems, when in reality, the human element is what really impresses our customers and clients. In this episode, Adam and Skip expand on their “What Really Matters'' miniseries to discuss how to work smarter — not harder — and avoid over-engineering.

Learn how to develop practical solutions in technology by having a clear, targeted thought process that puts the business’s needs first. Identify problems within each department, then pinpoint the exact technology required to fix them. As an IT professional, you must decide if the effort is worth the reward!

It isn't the big, technical projects that change your perceived value, but instead the little ones that benefit others. How can you identify which employees you should prioritize, then balance your everyday IT operations with serving the right people at the right time?

By reading the room and thinking of every business situation like a game of “finding the other person’s win”, you can discover the root of your coworkers’, clients’ and colleagues’ behavior in order to treat them how they want to be treated and, in turn, influence outcomes in your favor.

Find the funny in your failures. Own them and learn.

Changing the narrative among you, your clients and your team comes down to changing one simple word. Find out the big mistake you've been making and discover simple ways to find acceptance and agreement through a three-step process in the second episode of our Improvised Intelligence series with improv guru Gina Trimarco! 

Being a great teammate is more than working hard, it is about making your team members look and feel great.  In this uplifting episode series we talk with Gina Trimarco from Pivot10 about how to change how you communicate with your team for the better.