Maggie was a key player because she gave Jim Barton, her boyfriend, moral support when trying to solve problems. Additionally she assisted him by setting up lunch dates with people in the IT industry and also gave him a good idea by contacting clients about how the IT performance level for them, as he is the new CIO not as loan operator. 2. The Kid was a key player as well by giving Jim Barton an opening lesson figuring out what he can do as new CIO at the Bar. Furthermore taught him how to know when he does not know something. Likewise the Kid told him first in order to be successful leader you will need to know your strengths and weaknesses. In which Jim Barton knew the management stuff to the business but not the Information
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“Yes,” he said. “I definitely don’t know the techie stuff. I definitely do know the management stuff.”
2. P: “So if you were me,” Barton asked, “what would you do on Monday? What would you do on your very first day?”
· S: “Easy,” the kid responded. “Start trying to figure out who on your team is really good. You don’t know the ‘techie stuff,’ as you put it, so it won’t be easy for you to tell who in the department are really good and who isn’t all that good. Lots of managers never really know that. And, to pick up on our earlier conversation, they don’t know that they don’t know it.
3. P: His late-night activities Friday had caused him to skip running on Saturday. Having missed the daily ritual, he’d felt unsettled all afternoon, as he hit the dry cleaner and drug store, stopped in a grocery to grab some ready-to-cook dinner.
· S: He’d spent Saturday night watching TV and listening to the music that Jack had sent him, and then he’d gone to bed early.
4. P: The obvious first thing to do would be a meeting of his direct reports. He’d have sent out notice of the meeting on the weekend, but he realized that he wasn’t even sure who the direct reports to the CIO …show more content…
Additionally to introduce yourself as new CIO to the Board of Directors.
My group and I would the same in order to pass time but also probably right now would have sent out the meeting information today regarding with the Board of Directors.
We would again do the same because anyone in a higher up position (CIO) should prepare themselves to be judged because you are in a more vulnerable position in terms of making decisions for the company whether it plays out to be good or bad.
My Group and I would have approached Bill Davies the same way because regardless it is an awkward situation in which the only way to get out was to confront Bill Davies about the news. Furthermore my group and I would have not ran away when Bill Davies made a negative remark but would have told him thanks for your concerns but there is a new CIO around that will do to the best of our ability towards Business success.
We would do the same because Maggie is reliable resource to use and because of Jim had no contacts. Additionally we would also contact clients about how the IT performance level for them, as he is the new CIO not as loan
“Yes,” he said. “I definitely don’t know the techie stuff. I definitely do know the management stuff.”
2. P: “So if you were me,” Barton asked, “what would you do on Monday? What would you do on your very first day?”
· S: “Easy,” the kid responded. “Start trying to figure out who on your team is really good. You don’t know the ‘techie stuff,’ as you put it, so it won’t be easy for you to tell who in the department are really good and who isn’t all that good. Lots of managers never really know that. And, to pick up on our earlier conversation, they don’t know that they don’t know it.
3. P: His late-night activities Friday had caused him to skip running on Saturday. Having missed the daily ritual, he’d felt unsettled all afternoon, as he hit the dry cleaner and drug store, stopped in a grocery to grab some ready-to-cook dinner.
· S: He’d spent Saturday night watching TV and listening to the music that Jack had sent him, and then he’d gone to bed early.
4. P: The obvious first thing to do would be a meeting of his direct reports. He’d have sent out notice of the meeting on the weekend, but he realized that he wasn’t even sure who the direct reports to the CIO …show more content…
Additionally to introduce yourself as new CIO to the Board of Directors.
My group and I would the same in order to pass time but also probably right now would have sent out the meeting information today regarding with the Board of Directors.
We would again do the same because anyone in a higher up position (CIO) should prepare themselves to be judged because you are in a more vulnerable position in terms of making decisions for the company whether it plays out to be good or bad.
My Group and I would have approached Bill Davies the same way because regardless it is an awkward situation in which the only way to get out was to confront Bill Davies about the news. Furthermore my group and I would have not ran away when Bill Davies made a negative remark but would have told him thanks for your concerns but there is a new CIO around that will do to the best of our ability towards Business success.
We would do the same because Maggie is reliable resource to use and because of Jim had no contacts. Additionally we would also contact clients about how the IT performance level for them, as he is the new CIO not as loan