Real strength isn't about being the "Top Dog." It’s about being the foundation that lets everyone else succeed.

Please answer in the comments: Have you ever worked for a "Fake Alpha"? How did it affect the team's morale or the actual work getting done?

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#leadership #highered #itleadership #workculture #innovation #peoplefirst #holidayseason #employeewellbeing #highereducation #nced #edtech #teamculture #technologyleadership | Derek Miller The Holiday Sprint For many in higher ed IT, the holiday break has quietly become the perfect time to take on big projects. The campus is quiet, service interruptions are rare, and the ticket queue s...

The holiday break shouldn’t become another IT sprint. Rest is a maintenance window too. If our systems are always maintained but our people never are, we’re not building stability, we’re building burnout.

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10 ways to kill your IT culture From micromanaging to lacking a pragmatic vision that inspires change, IT leaders can inadvertently impact their ability to foster an IT culture primed to deliver business results.

In the study by Dale Carnegie, 73% of leaders felt their culture was very good or better concerning others being accountable, compared to 48% of team members. Additionally, 84% of leaders believed their organizations had strong teamwork compared to 60% of team members. #ITCulture #CIO #Teams