The IT Manager's Dilemma

I am now a columnist for an online magazine called CIOUpdate.com. My columns over there will appear on the last Monday of every month. The first article is titled “The IT Manager’s Dilemma

Being a manager is hard work. Many managers feel that it’s a thankless job. Sometimes managers are also put under the category of “overheads” 🙁

This article focuses on some of the people issues that come up while managing IT professionals and a few insights on how to manage in these challenging times. To be more specific, one of the manager’s job is to answer questions of his/her team members. The question is what questions should a manager answer – the ones that are asked ONLY or should he or she take the time to answer those “un-asked” questions?

Over to The IT Manager’s Dilemma.

Comments welcome.