C-Suite and Techies: Minimizing End User Errors

June 16, 2015 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Security is an essential business responsibility. For the typical organization, at least half of the violations of the security policy are from internal personnel. While most of those violations are mistakes or errors caused by ignorance, some are performed intentionally and maliciously, against the company, other employees — or even customers. For a top executive, reducing these violations is crucial to maintaining a growing business. For an IT manager and/or security manager, reducing these violations is important to prevent downtime and improve efficiency. Fortunately, there are many steps that can be taken to help reduce end-user security violations. Most of these solutions are a combination of technology and training. And they are designed to address specific situations. These ideas might not address every issue occurring in your organization, but you are likely dealing with a majority of these concerns.

10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Virtual Classes

June 4, 2015 Melissa Daniel Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Whether this is your first learning experience outside of a physical classroom or you are a seasoned online student, this checklist will help you focus and maximize your time. Most people have a prescribed window of time to focus on professional development, so take advantage of this opportunity by preparing and making your training time count.

How To Deliver Effective Virtual Presentations

June 2, 2015 Michelle Moore Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

There is no question that effective communication is critical to the success of any organization. For years, companies have been training people on how to deliver engaging, clear and concise presentations to communicate important business information internally and to customers. As more and more communication becomes conducted virtually, new skills and knowledge are required to ensure employees can be equally as effective when technology is involved. Virtual presenters need to be able to develop the right message, use technology properly and keep their audience engaged.

Top 6 Keys to Working Successfully in a Matrix Organization

May 26, 2015 Michelle Moore Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As organizations look to do more with fewer resources and leverage scarce knowledge better across their entire organization, we see lots of companies moving to matrix structures. A matrix structure can be defined as “a mixed organizational form in which normal hierarchy is overlaid by some form of lateral authority or influence resulting in two chains of command — one along functional lines and the other along project lines.”

How To Work Successfully in a Virtual World

May 19, 2015 Michelle Moore Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Work is no longer defined by where you go — it is what you do. Research conducted by Gartner shows that remote and long-distance work will continue to increase in volume and intensity, with people spending more than 80 percent of their time working collaboratively at a distance by the end of 2015. In the U.S. Forrester predicts that U.S. telecommuting ranks will swell to 63 million by 2016.