Category Archives: Boss

Value of Leadership

Boss, ExchangeDefender, IT Business
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I wanted to title this blog post “Why I smile on my way to work every day” but decided to keep it on topic and for those of you that don’t like long winded run-on sentences here is a quickie: … Continue reading

What it’s really like to work for Vlad

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Warning: This is really how our creative process works. Sometimes the Vlad from Vladville spawns off it’s entire fantasy land of what it’s really like to work for the real me. We’re cool. It took like 50 attempts to write … Continue reading

Arguments With Idiots: Part 1

Boss, Friends, IT Culture, Legal
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There are a lot of stupid people out there. Most of us are stupid about something – and there are plenty of legitimate reasons for it. Every now and then you will encounter a select subsection of people that are … Continue reading

Stress Relief for IT Staff

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I don’t think that anyone working outside of IT can ever understand the amount of stress your average technology employee deals with. Some roles – such as working in support or network operations can at times make you feel like … Continue reading

How to build the next great IT business

Boss, IT Business, IT Culture
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I was recently asked by my friends on Facebook (www.facebook.com/vladmmd) and Twitter (@vladmazek) about how to build a great technology business. As I was told, I spend a lot of time explaining how the doors to opportunity are being closed … Continue reading

Kateless

Boss, Pimpin, Rant, Work Ethic
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I don’t often write about my personal life on Facebook, I don’t think anyone cares and quite honestly it’s not that exciting at all. I am making an exception today because I do not want anyone to have to go … Continue reading

To hire or not to hire remote workers?

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The question about remote employees comes up a lot and “remote work” is simply the norm these days, regardless of your opinion of it. I only say that it’s an opinion because of the connotation that some of the older … Continue reading

Valentine’s Day At Work

Boss, Humor
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This is meant to be funny. If you don’t have a sense of humor don’t read this. Today is one of my favorite days – nobody is on a diet, it’s cool for guys to buy a ton of roses … Continue reading

The Difference Is In The Effort

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Every year I do something stupid that doesn’t involve sitting in an Aeron chair. I run a Disney Goofy Run – Half marathon (13.1 miles) on Saturday followed by a full marathon (26.2 miles) on Sunday. Well over 40 miles … Continue reading

unPSA – Whose business is being managed?

Boss, Cloud, ExchangeDefender, GTD, Shockey Monkey
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Thank you for joining me in the third post in the series pondering the future of IT and how it will be utilized, at least in small business. If there is one trend line in the technical evolution over the … Continue reading