Blog Idol: Avoiding Pointy-Haired Boss syndrome

IT management techniques took centre stage in this week’s Blogging Idol competition with a few discussions regarding what defines a good leader. Blogger Kevin Pashuk argued that senior leaders responsible for IT need to review the development of their managers to avoid PHB (Pointy-Haired Boss) syndrome. The tendency for developers, network administrators and other IT workers to chase the money and move into a management role has created a legion of Dilbert-inspired bosses, he said. “There

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