Episode 30 – Schedule and Productivity
Summary: A brief overview of things I’m working on and where I’ve been. And then we discuss four big ideas about developing a pr...
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20 of 30 episodesEpiside 29 – The Entrepreneurial Careerist Revisited and Where I Have Been
Summary: A brief overview of things I’m working on and where I’ve been. And then we discuss four big ideas about developing a pr...
Episode 28 – Career Coincidences and Up Your Numbers
What are Career Coincidences? Career Coincidences are those random moments – events or opportune meetings, where you connect with some...
Episode 27 – What’s more important for an IT career, degrees or certifications? Or something else?
This question is repeated nearly daily on discussions forums and with aspiring, and even seasoned, information technology professionals. I&#...
Episode 26 – DO NOT withhold information to artificially bolster your value as an IT professional
Are you withholding information about what you, believing you are more valuable if no one else has this information? This is a common practi...
Episode 25 – Learning New Technology and Identifying the Next HOT Technology
Does learning new technology give you anxiety? What about knowing which technology to learn? This discussion will help. Learning New Technol...
Episode 24 – Permission Granted
Are you waiting for that class next semester or your employer to give you a project and permission to learn new technology? If so, this podc...
Episode 23 – Political rants are career suicide
A tightened up and more succinct podcast format. Listening time: 5:29 Listen below or download the episode here: Mentioned (links): Mike Row...
The Project Management Blues
I spoke for the Project Management Institute of LA last week. Topic: Cloud-based Project Management Strategies and Tools. I include music in...
21 Earning a 6 Figure Income in Information Technology
Prompted by a question on Spiceworks – an IT management software and community online. I’ve provided a link to the community. It’s a g...
20 My mom, cancer, tennis, and time
Episode 20 Summary In episode 20 of the Building Your IT Career Podcast, I discuss my mother’s passing, how she impacted my career ...
19 Refocusing and Re-purposing Your Career
Episode 19 summary I discuss my recent refocus for my own consulting with Pulse Infomatics. I also discuss a young man who was referred to m...
18 Six Productivity Hacks You Can Start Using Today
Episode 18 Summary In IT we often focus on technology and tools. This episode is about non-technical ways to dramatically increase your prod...
17 cloud-based project management and collaboration tools
Episode 17 Summary A discussion about cloud-based project management tools that I use in my consulting and that we teach to clients. Slides...
16 Your Calendar and Maximum Productivity
Episode 16 Summary A discussion about your calendar as your most important productivity tool. Plus some thoughts on focus – for writer...
15 – What does proactive mean when it comes to getting the job you want? Other projects?
Episode 15 summary Apologies for the tardiness in posting. I recorded this at my moms but had to help her with some private matters. Microso...
14 – How can you negotiate your salary for a Best Buy, Geek Squad position
Episode 14 Summary Best time for FB posts:Tues/Wed – late morning Combating ISIS Online “Ecosystem” Facebook introduces video revenue...
13 – What would you do with $1,000 dollars and our mantra: Be Proactive! Be Positive! Add Value! Share Opportunity!
Episode 13 summary: Our Mantra and its origin Be Proactive! Be Positive! Add Value! Share Opportunity! Technology News Google’s self-d...
12 – Relaunch, New Name, and Avoiding the Helpdesk
This is more of an announcement but I do address a reader question about his career. A plan that takes him from help desk intern to CIO. or...
11 – Beat The Rush [video]
Note: I am moving to a video podcast format. I have the video embedded below and the audio is still available on iTunes but future iTunes po...