As I'm sure many of you can attest, a new job comes with unique challenges. My still relatively new job at Network Computing is no different. During my first weeks here, the editors and I have had many discussions about what our magazine needs to deliver to you, our customers, but I've spent just as much time learning the intricacies of NWC's day-to-day business.
Since I wasn't necessarily aware of what had gone on before I arrived on the scene, the exchange of ideas with "the new guy" has been interesting. You hope your ideas are met with enthusiasm, but every now and then, you have to convince people you aren't a complete moron after you propose something they considered and dismissed months ago. The result is that the first few weeks in a new job are spent meeting the people you work with, getting a handle on their procedures and learning to appreciate the nuances of the organization you've just joined. It's energizing and draining all at once.
Shatter the Glass
In this early phase, you can get bogged down in day-to-day operations and the minutiae of business procedures. If you're not careful, they'll consume all your time and attention and distort your sense of what's important and what's not.
Insular environments such as this can lead to insular thinking, and thence to utterances like that of Charles Duell, the U.S. Patent Office Commissioner who in 1899 said, "Everything that can be invented has been invented."
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
There are many network courses that can address your present job's priorities and help you gain the needed skills to keep pace with industry changes and new technologies.
