IT PROfile— Heather Ems, Senior Director, Americas Infrastructure Operations (Teva Pharmaceuticals) How Did You Get Started in IT? I graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Labor and Industrial Relations and began my career as a Change Management Analyst at Anderson Consulting (which later became Accenture). While at Accenture, I […]
After a welcome year-end break, you’re back on the job, feeling refreshed, focused, and ready to tackle the mountain of new work sitting in front of you. Time to dive in, right? Not so fast! The work sitting in front of you relates to the strategic priorities you set and agreed upon with your key stakeholder […]
Recently we asked the IT community at Spiceworks: “What are your biggest productivity killers?” This simple question hit a nerve. In a conversation spanning nearly 200 responses, dozens of IT pros chimed in on what prevented them from getting their work done. Here are the top 3 productivity killers these IT pros identified: 1. CONSTANT INTERRUPTIONS […]
Think about a company with “good” corporate culture. Google likely comes to mind. They offer a gourmet cafeteria, on-site massages, and free fitness classes. Sounds like a great place to model your IT organization’s culture after, right? Maybe not. First: it just ain’t gonna happen. As Anthony Tjan explains in his HBR article Cult Culture as Competitive […]
