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Employee titles ARE important

Total Technical Solutions Why  ARE Employee titles important? I love watching shows and reading on companies that have removed the barriers of titles for their employees and everyone shows up to work and gets it done.  I am sure this is great for the common techie or worker but management roles and responsibilities must be dictated and distinguished, especially for profit companies that are wanting to ensure that there is a pilot at the controls, but employee titles are important.  Sure having 300...
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How to strategically align employees training for corporate ROI dollars

In my 22 plus years of working in IT, one event stands out more than any other in my mind, the technicians' belief that somehow a company is responsible for their training and professional development outside of the actual company's business need. The Company's responsibility for training I am constantly amazed at the feelings and conversations that are generated by IT personnel when a company will not pay for certification training that has nothing to do with a company's operations.  I have...
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Pain points and teaming

What are your areas of contention within your business? What can Total Technical Solutions assist you with? Let me explain a little about my personal experiences and discuss a little about the vision forward that I see with solving pain points and teaming for the opportunity. "Turnkey" solution One area of specialty that I have learned to excel at is the usage of multiple resources to get to an end "turn-key" solution. Having worked in Afghanistan for almost three years as the...
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What does 0-60 mean? Lessons from a startup

Lessons from a startup: In business the phrase "0 to 60" means going from a point of no concept to concept realization and business implementation. There are many times since we started Total Technical Solutions, Inc that this concept has been put into motion only to be brought back down to a stand still. There are many dynamic and smart people and companies out there that know how to utilize resources, build relationships and develop business, but lets be honest...
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Why prior joint ventures and teaming agreements are important

I have talked to many companies recently that are reluctant to enter into Joint Ventures or teaming agreements. This is due to some belief that they will lose out down the road, but in a very competitive market, JVs or TAs are important to have so that companies can represent each other and submit for proposals and ensure that all the Ts are crossed. (more…)
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