Early in my career, I was obsessed with building my technical skills. After all, I was in Information Technology. The only way I could get ahead (or so I thought) was to keep learning new technologies. So I read more technical books. I took more courses and got more certifications to build my technical skill stack. And it worked…kind of. […]
Your mindset is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you have a Fixed Mindset, you will put in less effort and sure enough, your results will confirm your belief. But, if you have a Growth Mindset, you will increase your efforts and have better results.
What does it mean to be an IT Leader? Does it mean you manage a large team? That you make the big decisions? That you are responsible for the budget? Not at all. Those are things you may DO as a leader, but they do not DEMONSTRATE that you are a leader. Whether you are in a formal management position, or not, […]