As an EDI or Integration Professional, Manager, or IT Executive we thought you might like some perspective on what makes EDI consultants tick. Outlined in this piece is a sampling of why consultants made the IT specialization choice they did, and beyond that, why a career in consulting.
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Staff retention is one area by which the effectiveness of a manager is judged. One key retention element important to your data integration team members is keeping their skills sharp. Sure things like compensation, increased responsibilities, and honest performance evaluations are important, but so is the ongoing education of the professionals you manage.
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Inbound and Outbound Management
Two Quick Thoughts
My Dad sparked my desire to fly real airplanes by introducing my brothers and me to remote control model airplanes as kids. Some of those training flights went well. Others not so much. Memories of tediously built model airplanes hurtling earthward as father and son wrestle over the controls have become dinner table lore retold at holiday gatherings. Dad says “Ok, let me help”. Son says (while running away with his back turned or so the story goes) “No, I got it, I got it, I……thwwaaackkk!”. Over time, Dad began to recognize when to step in and help and when to let us (literally) spread our wings and fly on our own.
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Summer has arrived! It’s a great opportunity for us to spend more time enjoying family activities including: picnics, baseball games, boating, fishing, going to the beach and many more. My husband and I are looking forward to heading down to North Carolina for a week with some of our friends and soaking up some sunshine.
Last week, I played "Undercover Boss" without the undercover part :) Our office manager, Debbie, was on vacation, so it seemed like a great opportunity to see If someone else could do her job using the notes and documentation she had left.
