Leadership

IT Management Training is a Journey, Not a Destination

While it’s important to have tech skills if you’re leading a team of IT professionals, it’s equally important to have adequate management training to lead a successful team.

Jacquelyn Adams

Contributing Writer

Too often it is simply the best techie who becomes the manager when there is an unexpected opening in leadership. They are raised up regardless of training, leadership background, or management skills. To put it bluntly, this is a recipe for disaster.

In a typical IT organization, the majority of the individual contributors report to front-line managers. So the inadequate lea...