Taking a decidedly different approach to IT career advice, Rajesh Setty, author of Beyond Code, urges IT professionals to distinguish themselves in the job market not only by learning new skills but, even more importantly, by investing in relationships. In this interview, Setty discusses his book and how IT professionals can jumpstart stalled careers.
Long gone are the days of rich interactions with IT team members - the one-on-one discussions, gatherings of smaller teams, or the simple impromptu hallway conversations. Instead, more and more IT pros find their time spent on less meaningful exchanges in larger, ineffective meetings, says Tom DeMarco, author of various project management and workplace efficiency books. Here, Tom talks about the state of interaction in the workplace, why we have too many bad meetings, and how we can change the way we work.
"One of the key maxims of risk management is that assumptions made are risks that you have accepted," says Dr. Robert Charette, a Fellow of the Cutter Consortium and Director of its Enterprise Risk Management and Governance practice. In this interview, Dr. Charette outlines 12 key organizational behaviors that can help IT leaders create and manage a risk culture in their organizations.
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Taking a decidedly different approach to IT career advice, Rajesh Setty, author of Beyond Code, urges IT professionals to distinguish themselves in the job market not only by learning new skills but, even more importantly, by investing in relationships. In this interview, Setty discusses his book and how IT professionals can jumpstart stalled careers. 
