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Take charge of your career with these strategies for reaching long-term goals

In response to a member's personal experience, management expert Steven Watson provides advice for achieving management-level positions in the IT field.

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Maximize your chances for success with good communication skills

Good communication skills don't just make you look good. They can also increase the chances of your projects getting approval.

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Talking Shop: How to identify and manage workplace conflict

Help your team succeed by managing personal conflicts

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Obtain that hardware upgrade through good communication and perseverance

Use these tips to get the hardware upgrades you need.

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Mentoring helps new managers gain skills and confidence

Mentors can help novice IT managers travel their new and uncertain terrain. Here are a few pointers on building mentoring relationships that work.

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New managers: Learn to manage and lead your IT team

Effective managers find the balance between managing and leading their IT staff members. Understanding the differences and the connections between the two roles will help you handle both responsibilities.

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Bring out the best in employees through empowerment

Empowering staff members can be challenging for new IT managers. Take this advice from a management guru about how to share responsibility and relinquish control to the talented members of your IT staff.

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User surveys require good planning and attention to detail

Developing a help desk user survey can be challenging for a new manager. Take some tips from a management guru on how to create and distribute a successful survey that reveals useful data.

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New managers must learn what and how to delegate

Delegating tasks to others might sound like a simple thing, but it actually requires quite a bit of finesse. Get one management guru's take on the best way to approach delegation.

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Foster employee trust by demonstrating these four traits

One of the big challenges you'll face as a new IT manager is earning the trust of your staff members. But even though trust takes time to develop, certain leadership qualities can speed the process along.

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