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I hope that you are well, finding ways to be safe, and also productive in this new environment. It’s truly amazing how quickly things have changed since the beginning of March but in particular over the last two weeks. The bottom line is we’re here to help in any way you need us! Our team has been ...

Every year Spiceworks conducts a lengthy survey of over 700 IT professionals spread across North America and Europe. They summarize their findings in the 2019 State of IT. The report is broken up in four sections: IT budgets Future workplace technology IT careers IT Marketing The report gives the ...

The Appendix focuses on how companies can adapt to their younger generation and how millennials can adapt to working with other generations. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to the Appendix. TAKEAWAYS The main takeaways from the Appendix are: We, as an older generation in the ...

In the digital age, there’s constant pressure to keep up with the latest and greatest technology. As a result of more frequent upgrades, older equipment gets discontinued and the OEMs become unable to support it. In other words, systems are becoming End-of-Life (EOL) or End-of-Support (EOS) more ...

Part 8 of Leaders Eat Last focuses on how we can implement ideas from the book into making us better leaders. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 8.

Part 7 of Leaders Eat Last focuses on digital addiction, instant gratification and how that is harming our ability to communicate effectively in our organizations. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 7. TAKEAWAYS The main theme of Part 7 is how current generations are addicted to ...

This week’s focus on Part 6 of Leaders Eat Last revolves around company culture and how leaders can shift the dynamic. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 6. TAKEAWAYS Part 6 focuses on how leaders have the ability to change company culture one small step at a time. A leader must ...

Part 5 of Leaders Eat Last discusses why abstraction is destructive. Making people abstract by having more “virtual relationships” or viewing employees as statistics causes us to have less regard for them and significantly reduces trust. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 5. ...

Part 4 of Leaders Eat Last is mainly about generations and their differences in the workforce. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 4. TAKEAWAYS Part 4 mainly discusses baby boomers and how their generation came to be, why they are the way they are, how they work, what they value, ...

This week’s blog is all about trust. Read along to see how Optus employees reacted to Part 3. TAKEAWAYS The main takeaway in Part 3 is trust. Trust is an integral part of open communication between leaders and those that are lead. Trust across an organization is imperative for success. Trust goes ...