The new year is ever nearer, and here are some new year’s resolutions for both information technology experts and technologists in general.
Pick up a copy of Time Management for System Administrators for productivity tips that speak to the sys admin life. I just read the first page of Chapter 4 and the best quote is “I’m a system administrator! I manage chaos for a living!” True, true. I’ve seen this in person.
Shadow or interview one of your typical users this year. Take someone who uses your applications to lunch.
Invite a co-worker in another area of business to coffee to gain some insight and perspective outside of your corner of the world (and perhaps outside of your influence).
Find a way to automate one of your daily or weekly tasks. I’m personally working on automating my digital photo backups at home.
Clear out your help desk inbox. We all have those tickets we just haven’t wanted to deal with. Start 2006 with a clean inbox.
Pick your favorite lifehack and put it into action, such as search shortcuts.
Find ways to examine your business’ needs and see how IT or any technology can help. You can choose just one BSM Route To Value as a starting point if you get stuck.