# | Title | Moral | Year | Created | Modified | Place | DocType | CrossRef | Ready? | Gender | Category | Questions | |
4 | You Can Be Anything You Want To Be | Have faith in your employees | 1970 | 11/20/2016 | 02/13/2023 | Smithtown | Story | 2 | Yes | Female | People Mgmt | 1) Who believed in you the most? What difference did it make? 2) | 1 |
46 | Draw Another Picture | A drawing is worth a thousand words | 2000 | 02/27/2006 | 06/15/2023 | STC | Story | 3 | Yes | Female | Strategy | 1) Can you draw your IT strategy on a single page? Does this forc | 2 |
2 | We're Going to Be Great Writers | Positive expectations are powerful | 1965 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | Smithtown | Story | 4 | Yes | Male | People Mgmt | 1) Does your manager believe you can succeed at whatever you do? | 3 |
592 | The Lego Approach | Every IT project is an opportunity to build your library of reusable parts | 2023 | 10/19/2023 | 01/25/2024 | Advisor | Story | 5 | No | Female | Design | | 4 |
580 | The Eagle and the Snake | Fight your battles on your turf | 2022 | 12/26/2022 | 11/28/2023 | Advisor | Story | 17 | No | Male | Politics | | 5 |
578 | Downsizing | A downsizing is more than a budget and staff cut | 2015 | 11/10/2022 | 01/18/2024 | IFRC | Story | 24 | Yes | Male | Budget Mgmt,Finance,Downsizing | 1. Have you or someone you know been through a downsizing before? | 6 |
37 | Teams that don't keep score | Those who don't keep score are only practicing | 1996 | 02/27/2006 | 03/28/2024 | HPMD | Story | 29 | Yes | Male | Measurement | 1) What are the ways your team keeps score? Do they have a say in | 7 |
586 | The Strawman | Reacting is a stronger form of creating | 2000 | 06/13/2023 | 10/27/2023 | STC | Story | 34 | Yes | Female | Communication,Vision,Project Mgmt | 1. What are the risks in creating an early vision of where you wa | 8 |
132 | The Scoreboard | Objectives and metrics are about putting points on the board! | 1988 | 05/05/2006 | 03/29/2024 | DBC | Story | 37 | Yes | Female | Measurement | 1) Do you know, on a continuing basis, how you are doing in your | 9 |
436 | 36 Factors of Delight | Principles guide design more than specs | 2016 | 11/28/2016 | 01/18/2024 | Sabbatical | Story | 40 | Yes | Female | Design,Innovation | 1) What are your design principles? 2) What have you noticed that | 10 |
3 | Draw a Picture | When it comes to strategy, a picture is worth a thousand words | 1969 | 11/20/2016 | 02/13/2023 | Smithtown | Story | 46 | Yes | Male | Strategy | 1) Can you draw a one-page picture to represent your company's or | 11 |
161 | The Million Dollar Pen | Don't overlook the simple, manual solution | 2006 | 06/20/2006 | 06/15/2023 | STC | Story | 60 | No | Male | Project Mgmt | | 12 |
152 | Tying shoes | Sometimes the best specification is by example | 1995 | 05/31/2006 | 01/10/2024 | HPMD | Story | 64 | Yes | Female | Project Mgmt | 1) What is the way you most readily learn something new, by readi | 13 |
76 | Rewrite Performance Reviews | Create the process for the goal: motivating performance | 2005 | 08/19/2019 | 06/15/2023 | STC | Story | 69 | Yes | Male | People Mgmt | 1) What was the worst performance review experience you've had? T | 14 |
77 | It's Hard to Argue with Facts | Win with data: It's hard to argue with the facts | 2005 | 08/02/2019 | 06/15/2023 | STC | Story | 70 | Yes | Female | Finance | 1) What data are you collecting on IT efficiency? 2) Why are effi | 15 |
69 | Strengths, not Weaknesses | Focus on strengths | 2005 | 02/27/2006 | 06/15/2023 | STC | Story | 76 | Yes | Female | People Mgmt | 1) How many of your 1:1 meetings talk about the employee's streng | 16 |
214 | Unintended Consequences | Too much of a good thing can turn on you | 2007 | 05/30/2007 | 02/08/2024 | STC | Story | 89 | No | Male | Communication,Execution,Paradigms | | 17 |
526 | May I have a copy? | The power of the positive comment lasts a lifetime | 1975 | 09/08/2022 | 08/13/2023 | Drew | Story | 112 | No | Male | Leadership | | 18 |
608 | Conversation, again | Possibilities rise from the conversation | 2023 | 11/29/2023 | 01/25/2024 | Advisor | Story | 112 | No | Male | Conversation | | 19 |
30 | Why Don't Managers Act More Like Parents? | Expect your people to do well and succeed | 1993 | 12/22/2019 | 06/15/2023 | Shark | Story | 123 | Yes | Female | People Mgmt,Leadership | 1) What if more managers expected us to succeed? 2) What if more | 20 |
124 | A sense of accomplishment | To be a good manager you need to take pride in others | 1991 | 10/07/2018 | 06/15/2023 | HPMD | Story | 123 | Yes | Female | People Mgmt,Leadership | 1) What brings you the most satisfaction in your job? 2) How do y | 21 |
123 | Accomplishing goals through others | To be a good manager, you need to work through others | 1991 | 10/07/2018 | 06/15/2023 | HPMD | Story | 124 | Yes | Female | People Mgmt,Leadership | 1) What are some examples of not working through others? 2) What | 22 |
397 | The Cartoon Awards | Work hard goes with Play Hard | 1982 | 10/08/2016 | 11/29/2023 | IDC | Story | 129 | No | Male | Culture,Humor | | 23 |
143 | Bowling and Curtains | With a good scoreboard, you don't need feedback from a manager | 1983 | 05/08/2006 | 03/29/2024 | IDC | Story | 132 | Yes | Female | People Mgmt,Measurement | 1) How close is the game of bowling to doing projects or other wo | 24 |
620 | Metrics in the Midst | Bringing real-time metrics into the workroom can be motivating to the team | 2011 | 03/28/2024 | 03/29/2024 | Kiva | Story | 132 | No | Male | Measurement | | 25 |
587 | Using the Wishlist | All good ideas have a home; not all good ideas get done | 2023 | 06/15/2023 | 11/28/2023 | Advisor | Story | 137 | No | Male | Project Mgmt | | 26 |
472 | What do I need to do to get a job? | Build your story a credential at a time | 2017 | 08/01/2017 | 06/15/2023 | UMSI | Story | 141 | Yes | Female | Careers | 1. Were the exercises useful or not? Why or why not? 2. What expe | 27 |
60 | Love the Manual Solutions | Manual is sometimes best | 2003 | 02/27/2006 | 06/15/2023 | STC | Story | 161 | Yes | Female | Process Mgmt | 1) Can you point to IT programs that were written for special, on | 28 |
595 | Servers and Resiliency | Pick your metaphors carefully | 2013 | 10/27/2023 | 01/25/2024 | IFRC | Story | 165 | No | Male | Change Mgmt,Communication,Resilience | | 29 |
43 | Lease versus Buy | Lowest cost is not always best | 2000 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | STC | Story | 185 | Yes | Male | Finance | 1) How do you justify equipment investment to your budget committ | 30 |