Executive Report

The IT Manager as Leader: Taking Your Place at the Table

Posted November 30, 2006 | Leadership |

The original or traditional role of the information technology (IT) organization within companies was one of a service function, a cost center whose purpose was to allow the other, money-making departments within the company to perform their functions more effectively. "The IT guy" was the person you called when you needed to install new software on your PC, when you had trouble connecting to the network, or when you wanted to add hardware to your system.

About The Author
Moshe Cohen
Moshe Cohen is President of The Negotiating Table, a firm that provides mediation services to people in conflict as well as negotiation and conflict management training. Since founding the firm in 1995, Mr. Cohen has mediated hundreds of disputes in a variety of settings and in a multitude of topic areas, including workplace and employment disputes, discrimination complaints, torts, civil litigation, landlord-tenant evictions, divorce, family,… Read More
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