Category Archives: Boss

Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business

Posted: 1:12 pm
January 7, 2016
Boss, Humor, IT Business
on Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business

Every January my readers eagerly await annual predictions and for the first time ever I got several emails about things “not to do, things that won’t matter” and I figured it was time to something funny. But before I get … Continue reading →

Big Things In 2015

Posted: 10:28 am
December 22, 2015
Boss
on Big Things In 2015

It’s the time to look forward to 2016. What’s going to be big in 2016, Vlad, what do I focus on going forward? I’ll get to that in about two weeks because I know everyone loves those posts but right … Continue reading →

Oversimplified IT

Posted: 12:12 pm
December 11, 2015
Boss, IT Business
on Oversimplified IT

One of the most difficult things to discuss with my partners is the obsession with process and details. As a former techie and a developer, I understand, you want to bring the same sense of analytics, control and testing to … Continue reading →

What this simple eye test says about your values and IT salary potential

Posted: 5:18 pm
November 30, 2015
Boss, Humor
on What this simple eye test says about your values and IT salary potential

There is an entire pseudo-science dedicated to telling managers just what kind of potential employee they might be hiring. Are you a leader or a follower? What personality type are you? What four letters does Briggs Myers spot you as? … Continue reading →

My Availability in November

Posted: 11:35 am
November 3, 2015
Boss
on My Availability in November

Welcome to November – two more months left in this calendar year and that’s a ton of business to be done and lots of setting up for CY’16 so if you need me or we aren’t working as much or … Continue reading →

Life after IT

Posted: 10:44 am
October 30, 2015
Boss, IT Business, Rant
on Life after IT

Every now and then I have what I like to call existential crisis conversations with my partners: I don’t know what I’m going to do next?!?! And to an extent, I understand why some people get into this frenzy – … Continue reading →

Why I came back

Posted: 10:01 am
September 16, 2015
Boss, IT Business
1 Comment

Earlier this summer I decided to take over two months off of work and really had the minimal contact with the office and with most of the employees. What I had to figure out is whether I am done with … Continue reading →

I feel like my job in IT is done

Posted: 10:31 am
September 8, 2015
Boss, IT Business
on I feel like my job in IT is done

I got an interesting email (excerpt): … so it’s just a matter of time till my job is outsourced or just dismissed. If you were in my shoes what would you do because I like the place I work at. … Continue reading →

Doing this an hour a day will drastically improve your business

Posted: 10:59 am
August 31, 2015
Boss, Humor
on Doing this an hour a day will drastically improve your business

Managing a business, from people to products to process, is an enormous effort that for successful business managers becomes a matter of lifestyle where your work life and home life become indistinguishable: the more successful you become the less you’ll … Continue reading →

Timehop Getting Things Done

Posted: 10:15 am
June 3, 2015
Boss, GTD
on Timehop Getting Things Done

For the record, I hate the posts where someone successful tries to lecture people on how things should be done when you haven’t reached your potential yet, it’s condescending and I hope this isn’t seen in such a way. I … Continue reading →