by Chris Fenning | 16 Dec 2020 | Everyday communication with business teams, Fundamental communication skills, General information and advice for IT and technical teams, Improving technical to business communication, Other topics
Every year, thousands of people go to university to give themselves the best chance of getting a good job. Many students think they are setting themselves up for a successful career, but are they? To put it another way, are universities failing to prepare IT graduates...
by Chris Fenning | 14 Dec 2020 | General information and advice for IT and technical teams, Improving technical to business communication
How many times have you read articles about the importance of communication? They seem to be everywhere these days. But, how many of those articles highlight the importance of communication for IT professionals? Business teams seem to get all the attention when it...
by Chris Fenning | 9 Dec 2020 | Fundamental communication skills, Start a message clearly
The problem with communicating about work topics is that we are never taught how to start a conversation at work. Most professionals have 14 to 18 years of schooling and yet don’t get a single lesson on how to start conversations about work topics. No wonder we have...
by Chris Fenning | 7 Dec 2020 | Everyday communication with business teams, Improving technical to business communication
Communication with business stakeholders can feel like you are talking to people who don’t understand your language or don’t care about what you have to say. As an IT professional, have you ever found yourself thinking: Does it always have to be this difficult?...
by Chris Fenning | 4 Dec 2020 | Fundamental communication skills, Make your intentions clear
Welcome to the final post of this three-part series on showing clear intent when starting conversations at work. In the previous posts (1 of 3), (2 of 3) you learned about the main reasons for communicating in everyday work situations. In addition to those work...
