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Successful IT People Characteristics and Star Trek
It’s astounding to me that there seems to be quite an emotional connection between IT guys, leadership and Star Trek. I’d always known deep down that Star Trek was a wonderful example of how leadership should work.
Many have gotten to my posting Successful IT People Characteristics from my linkage to Capt Kirk and his officer crew of the Starship Enterprise.

And here we have now 12 Leaderhip Lessons From The Bridge of the Starship Enterprise.

Go and check it out and be inspired!
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Brainy Quote of the Day
- John Burroughs"Leap, and the net will appear."
- Epictetus"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."
Mindless Mental Days
Mindless Mental Months
Top Mental Musings
Bob Sutton:Work Matters
- 11 Books Every Leader Should Read:Updated for 2012 November 26, 2012
- Kurt Vonnegut, Joe Heller, and a Great Thanksgiving Message November 22, 2012
- An Evidence-Based Temper Tantrum Topples The Local Asshole November 20, 2012
- The Marketoonist on Attila the Manager November 19, 2012
- John Gardner on What a University Ought to Stand For November 3, 2012
The Practice of Leadership
- Are You Thinking Big and Aiming High? April 28, 2013
- Busy is Killing Leadership April 20, 2013
- Leaders Are Readers April 13, 2013
- Email that Gets Results is Structured for Clarity April 1, 2013
- Email that Gets Results is Focused on a Single Outcome April 1, 2013
Management Craft
- Final Blog Post - The Five Most Important Beliefs for #Management and #Leadership January 1, 2013
- When we "B.S." ourselves...this is no way to manage! December 18, 2012
- Finishing out the year...let's do something catalytic. December 9, 2012
- Blooming in Spite of It All #management #success November 16, 2012
- Great Performers - What's the Manager's Responsibility? November 13, 2012
Intentional Leadership: Michael Hyatt
- 5 Reasons I Switched to Scrivener for All My Writing May 24, 2013
- #055: How to Read a Non-Fiction Book [Podcast] May 22, 2013
- Nothing to Writing [Quote] May 21, 2013
- What I Learned from a $300,000 Product Launch May 20, 2013
- The Easiest Way to Get Started Podcasting May 18, 2013
The Progressive Manager’s Network
- New Blog February 9, 2012
- Horrible Bosses… July 8, 2011
- Appraisal Time Cometh…. October 29, 2010
- The Web Changes (nearly) Everything…and what to do about it… September 23, 2010
- Jim Collins on the Importance of Drucker September 21, 2010
Mark McDonald Gartner Blog
- So long and thanks for all the fish May 17, 2013
- Executives need digitally different thinking May 14, 2013
- Social media versus knowledge management May 9, 2013
- An atlas for digital opportunity May 6, 2013
- The difference between HYPE and reality May 1, 2013
Beyond Blinking Lights and Acronyms
- The Tyranny of Rules March 7, 2012
- Found Photos - Japan, 1958 February 19, 2012
- I've been taking a break . . . August 27, 2011
- Better Communication: Technology Isn't Always The Best Solution January 4, 2011
- A Tale of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Others For The Holiday Season December 21, 2010
Forbes – Leadership
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Managing Product Development
- Devs in the ‘Ditch Slides Posted May 21, 2013
- Individuals and Interactions With Gil Broza May 13, 2013
- Personal Kanban and Iterations, Day 5 May 3, 2013
- Personal Kanban and Iterations, Day 4 May 2, 2013
- London Workshops Almost Full, May 16 & 17, 2013 May 2, 2013
PM War Stories
- PM War Stories #52 - Strategic Management Office (SMO) - Aligning Tactical Objectives with Strategic Goals June 1, 2012
- PM War Stories #51 - Salvaging Failed Projects May 31, 2012
- PM War Stories #50 - Presentation Tips for Project Managers August 31, 2011
- PM War Stories #49 - PMO Performance and Behavior July 20, 2011
- Technical difficulties resolved July 20, 2011
ZDNet Asia Blog
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CIO.com – Project Management
- U.S. CIO Shares Vision for Federal Agency IT Operations May 16, 2013
- Why Your Next Big IT Project is Doomed May 9, 2013
- 11 Signs Your IT Project is Doomed May 6, 2013
- VMware Adds Project Management, Secure IM to Socialcast Platform April 18, 2013
CIO Insight – IT Management
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CIO.com – CIO role
- 9 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand (and Your Career) May 22, 2013
- CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say May 22, 2013
- Lotus F1 CIO on Maintaining Control of Enterprise IT May 22, 2013
- NFL CIO Uses Analytics to Improve Player Safety May 20, 2013
- 7 Healthcare IT Roles That Are Transforming Tech Careers May 16, 2013
Forbes – CIO Network
- Bring The CIO To The Table February 2, 2012
- Peter Diamandis: Humanity's Go Fast Button January 26, 2012
- Google+ Vs. Microsoft Office January 21, 2012
- Dispensing Keyboards Like Candy January 6, 2012
- How Microsoft's CIO Fakes Xbox Score January 4, 2012
InfoWeek Global CIO
- CIO Tough Love: Agility Demands Increasing May 23, 2013
- InformationWeek's RSS Feed is brought to you by May 23, 2013
- 6 Tips: How To Speak C-Suite May 22, 2013
- Does London Tech Scene Need More Money? May 22, 2013
- Debate Grows Over Big Tech Taxes May 21, 2013
IT Governance Evangelist
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BusinessWeek – Innovation & Design
- What Jeremy Lin Says About U.S. Competitiveness February 15, 2012
- Where the U.S. Solar Industry Is Shining February 9, 2012
- George Takei's Facebook Masterclass February 14, 2012
- Slave Receipt, Caddy Lead $500 Million African American Museum February 22, 2012
BusinessWeek – Technology
- Prime Time for Telecom Takeovers February 23, 2012
- Facebook Insiders Limit IPO by Pushing $100 Billion Value February 23, 2012
- Hewlett-Packard Profit Forecast Falls Short of Estimates February 23, 2012
- Meg Whitman's Challenge February 22, 2012
IT Management / IT Managers
- A CIO’s Voice
- A Tech Manager's Perspective
- Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projects – Eric Brown
- An IT View
- Beyond Blinking Lights and Acronyms
- Bridging the Gap between Business and IT
- Candid CIO
- cazh1 – Jim MacLennan's Blog
- CIO Blog (UK)
- CIO Dashboard
- CIOpedia
- Communication Between Business & IT
- Creative Management
- CTO/CIO perspectives
- CTO/CIO Perspectives
- Deconstructing ITSM
- Hiring Technical People
- IT BS Watch
- IT Governance Blog
- IT Governance Evangelist
- IT Mind Design
- IT Organization circa 2017
- Leading IT
- Managing Technology
- Mark McDonald – Gartner Blogger
- My ScratchPad for IT
- Oh I See (CIO Inverted)
- Practical Analyst
- RedMonk / Cote – People Over Process
- Solutions Oriented Blog
- Tao of IT
- The Accidental Successful CIO
- The Effective CIO
- The IT-Finance Connection
- The Total CIO
Leadership & Management
- Be Excellent®
- Creativity & Innovation Blog
- Great Leadership
- Harvard Business Blogs
- Management By Walking Around
- Management Craft
- Management Excellence
- Management Issues
- Managing Leadership Blog
- Perspectives on Leading Strategic Change
- Progressive Manager's Network
- RandsinRepose
- Scott Berkun's Blog
- Slacker Manager
- Slow Leadership Blog
- The Glue
- The Practice of Leadership
- Wally Bock's 3-Star Leadership Blog
Other cool bloggers
- Andrew Tokeley's Blog
- Apricotbaby's Worklife Blog
- Brazen Careerist
- Corporate Lunacy
- Daily Dose of Dilbert
- Danwei
- Execupundit Blog
- Geniune Curiosity Blog
- Incentive Intelligence
- Mindnumbing Thoughts
- Nicholas Carr's Blog
- Off The Wall blog
- Penelope Trunk @ Brazen Careerist
- Phil Simon's Virtual Soap Box
- Sith Sigma Blog
- Tech Startups 3.0
- The Coolbert Principle
- The Daily Mind
- The Daily WTF
- Toby Ward's Blog – Intranets and more
- Wisewolf Talking
Project Management
- A Girl's Guide to Managing Projects
- asapm – IPMA USA
- Crossderry Blog
- Effective IT Group Blog
- Eight 2 Late
- Making Project Management Better
- Managing Product Development
- Max Wideman on Project Management
- On Projects – For Project Teams on the Move
- PM Forum
- PM War Stories
- Practical Analyst
- Shipwrecked Project
- Undocumented Features
What I’m Reading
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