When hiring in Information Technology or EDI, be familiar with these 4 questions, which allow an individual to showcase their problem-solving skills.
Use these tips and examples to create a resume for jobs in information technology. From limiting length to editing, these tips will help you stand out.
Outsourcing is big business. Today you can outsource anything from payroll to marketing to HR to legal. And right there in the thick of things is Information Technology (IT) outsourcing. IT is often a prime candidate for outsourcing, whether you are talking about a specific function – such as a help desk – or the whole shebang.
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Do you ever walk into a colleague or leader’s office, completely composed, outline a problem, pause and wait for them to tell you what needs to be done? Or worse, a customer or client? In your calmest voice, you say, “The sky is falling.” Pause. “What should we do?” Do you go into an operating review knowing that you are going to miss your targets,…Read more ›
A wise leader collects information and selects the critical few or the key priorities.
Creative problem solving can be learned, says Mary Ann Gontin. By gathering information, taking time away from a problem to reflect and identifying the right resources, anyone can learn to do it well.
Cogs replaced hands so to speak during the U.S. Industrial Revolution when businesses felt a rush to automate manual tasks. Now the technology rush is removing the cogs as we hurry to replace people running the lines with automated systems. With artificial intelligence not too far away, the trend for less human involvement is set to continue into the future. So it makes sense that business is evolving, too, moving from a “doing” model to a “thinking” model.
Since we hold the work close and it is always somewhere in our thinking, allowing attention to disconnect may just be the route to more innovative solutions.
Some people seem to have a miraculous ability to wrap their minds around any problem. Can you learn how to do this?
The art of being a good listener can make you more likable and effective in the workplace. Too often people think that leadership and confidence are tied to directing conversations and taking command…
Problems represent an opportunity for you to step up and gain credibility in the quickest way as a leader. Grow in this area by answering these questions.
Dear Gemba Coach, How is lean problem solving any different from regular problem-solving?
Some people view problem solving as jumping directly from the problem to the solution—not just to a solution, but to the solution. And sometimes that works. But with anything more than trivial problems, problem solving is a process. Especially at work, it's important to have a structured approach.
THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’S Future of Jobs Report lists complex problem-solving as the number one skill for jobs in 2020. Organizations are looking for people that can define problems and form solid creative responses<br>Like leaders themselves, good problem solvers are made, not born. Yet these skills are rarely taught. That’s where Bulletproof Problem Solving comes in. McKinsey alums Charles Conn and Rob McLean teach us…
In this video, we explain the proper use of the Five Whys, properly defining problems, and involving all employees in problem solving. Presented by EMS Consu...
A growth mindset also means we need a problem solving mindset. Solving problems is what makes us a better leader, team member, and citizen.
Building a team of problem solvers is easier said than done. But there are proven strategies leaders can implement to get on the right track.
When problem solving, we tend to rely on a number of learned shortcuts to help save time. But we often have more than one option.