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	<title>Directionally Correct &#187; workforce dynamics</title>
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		<title>What Professionals Do</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/07/04/what-professionals-do/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...which describes the essential ingredients to what serves as not only differentiators in your workforce, but the "difference makers". I believe the few people that get the lion's share of work done exhibit these behaviors. Being a professional involves a code of conduct. While consultants (Blood Type of a Consultant) and contractors (Blood Type of a Contractor) are defined in the referenced posts terms of what it means to carry their associated profession's badge, Seth does a good job of providing attributes of "being professional" <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/07/04/what-professionals-do/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Values &#8211; The Softer Side of Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=1131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...Powerful words.  They set the stage for big things to come, especially when everyone believes in these values and they cause people to take actions toward a unified set of goals - or more importantly, drive an organization to a desired set of behaviors. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2011/02/11/values-the-softer-side-of-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Leading at the Edge</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/05/25/leading-at-the-edge/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=948</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...At the edge, the action is about change.  The action is about identifying a vision and working towards transformation of an organization.  In the post noted above, Edge IT is defined as functions and services that rhyme with IT Strategy, workforce planning, financial and operational modelling, scalability and capacity planning.  This is an area where leadership makes all the difference... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/05/25/leading-at-the-edge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebration of Shadow IT</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/04/25/celebration-of-shadow-it/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All those of you who have participated in a Sarbanes-Oxley audit hold up your hand?  Good.  Now, how many of you have been involved in documenting the processes under scrutiny by the Act?  I see fewer hands up.  For those of you with your hands still up, do you notice something interesting in each of these processes?  Thats's right, there's a healthy dose of technology inside these processes - and a healthy percentage of this was developed by people who don't work within... <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/04/25/celebration-of-shadow-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Voices and Messages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=841</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have developed your culture where there is a healthy sandpaper to challenge ideas, there will be no shortage of voices to listen to.  Are they all equal in volume?  Are they all equal in critical thinking?  Are they all equal in importance?  The obvious answers are no, no, and no. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/02/25/voices-and-messages/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attraction of Identity</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/02/21/attraction-of-identity/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As an organization, who are you? What is your internal and external story? If you cannot crisply define yourself in a few words you likely have a problem on your hands. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/02/21/attraction-of-identity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>IT Farming</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...One interesting aspect to explore here is not the comments or absence of them, but how the situations being commented on came to be. While many times these comments can refer to specific events, more often than not, when you dig beneath the surface, you will find that what is being reacted to is a systemic condition, the seeds (either crop or weeds) of which had been planted long ago. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/01/14/it-farming/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sandpaper</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/01/10/sandpaper/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=807</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IT organizations are no different.  There are a variety of people, processes, technologies, stakeholders, and customers in play. Communicating and decision-making in environments such as these is difficult at best. Successful organizations have figured out how to effectively do this. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2010/01/10/sandpaper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hey CIO, How Are Your Sociology Skills?</title>
		<link>http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2009/12/06/hey-cio-how-are-your-sociology-skills/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A first blush sociology and IT may seem distant concepts. Over the last two years, these subjects and functions have had a head on collision. Some say for the better. Some say for the worse. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2009/12/06/hey-cio-how-are-your-sociology-skills/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hey CIO, How Are Your Legal Skills?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Aebig</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What at one time consisted of determining departmental headcount now looks at how to augment this with contractors, consultants, and outsourcing firms. While the workforce plan provides the overall guidance, contracts are where the rubber meets the road. This is where you precisely define the products and services required, and the terms and conditions which go along with the acquisition. Knowing how to negotiate these contracts and the obligations of the parties is a core skill in the delivery of Information Technology. <a href="http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2009/12/03/hey-cio-how-are-your-legal-skills/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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