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Re: Idea for Panel Discussion - Managing Upwards and Sideways
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wendy Worlund)
Thu Feb 25 17:53:18 2016
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I think it's a great idea. I'm not sure how much I could add as a panel
member, but I like the idea enough to volunteer if you could benefit from
my own experience.
Wendy Worlund
Manager of Client Services
UAH - Office of Information Technology
VBH M22
(256) 824-2616
wendy.worlund@uah.edu
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 4:37 PM, Christina Webster <cwebste1@swarthmore.edu>
wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone would be interested in participating in a panel
> discussion about trying to manage upwards and sideways? I know many of use
> work in positions with no real authority or budgets, but have to figure out
> how to get things done - and/or get frustrated because we can't influence
> the process or make changes to the system. Sometimes, it might just be
> day-to-day, trying to resolve tickets that are reliant on others.
>
> 1) Do you think this would be a good idea for a panel discussion?
> 2) Would anyone be interested in doing it with me?
>
> I thought it might be interested in hearing how others navigate
> situations, sell ideas, convince people/depts make changes. The changes
> could be to IT procedures, products, resources, etc - and/or could include
> getting rest of community to adopt things, change IT related behaviors.
> Also might be helpful to include someone at a director or higher level, to
> talk about how someone was able to convince them to make a change.
>
> I know it's close to the deadline, but what do you think?
>
> Christina Webster
> Technical Support Specialist
> Information Technology Services
> Swarthmore College
> 500 College Avenue
> Swarthmore, PA 19081
> (610) 957-6155
> Web Site: http://www.swarthmore.edu/its.xml
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I think it's a great idea. I'm not sure how much I=
could add as a panel member, but I like the idea enough to volunteer if yo=
u could benefit from my own experience.<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div=
class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>Wendy Worlund<br>Manager of=
Client Services<br>UAH - Office of Information Technology<br>VBH M22<br>(2=
56) 824-2616<br><a href=3D"mailto:wendy.worlund@uah.edu" target=3D"_blank">=
wendy.worlund@uah.edu</a></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 4:37 PM, Christina W=
ebster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:cwebste1@swarthmore.edu" tar=
get=3D"_blank">cwebste1@swarthmore.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli=
d;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div>I was wondering if=
anyone would be interested in participating in a panel discussion about tr=
ying to manage upwards and sideways?=C2=A0 I know many of use work in posit=
ions with no real authority or budgets, but have to figure out how to get t=
hings done - and/or get frustrated because we can't influence the proce=
ss or make changes to the system.=C2=A0 Sometimes, it might just be day-to-=
day, trying to resolve tickets that are reliant on others.<br><br></div>1) =
Do you think this would be a good idea for a panel discussion?<br></div>2) =
Would anyone be interested in doing it with me?<br><br></div>I thought it m=
ight be interested in hearing how others navigate situations, sell ideas, c=
onvince people/depts make changes.=C2=A0 The changes could be to IT procedu=
res, products, resources, etc - and/or could include getting rest of commun=
ity to adopt things, change IT related behaviors.=C2=A0 Also might be helpf=
ul to include someone at a director or higher level, to talk about how some=
one was able to convince them to make a change.<br><br></div>I know it'=
s close to the deadline, but what do you think?=C2=A0 <br>=C2=A0 <br clear=
=3D"all"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span sty=
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nt-size:small" color=3D"#000066" size=3D"2"><span style=3D"color:#000099" c=
olor=3D"#000099">Christina Webster<br><span style=3D"font-size:small" size=
=3D"2">Technical Support Specialist</span><br>I<span style=3D"font-size:sma=
ll" size=3D"2">nformation <span style=3D"font-size:small" size=3D"2">T</spa=
n>echnology <span style=3D"font-size:small" size=3D"2">S</span>ervices</spa=
n><br>Swarthmore College<br><span style=3D"font-size:small" size=3D"2">500 =
College <span style=3D"font-size:small" size=3D"2">Avenue<br><span style=3D=
"font-size:small" size=3D"2">Swarthmore, PA 19081</span><br></span><a href=
=3D"tel:%28610%29%20957-6155" value=3D"+16109576155" target=3D"_blank">(610=
) 957-6155</a></span><br>Web Site: <a href=3D"http://www.swarthmore.edu/its=
.xml" target=3D"_blank">http://www.swarthmore.edu/its.xml</a><br></span></s=
pan></span></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:comic sans ms,sans-=
serif"><br></span></div><div><b><font size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-family=
:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><span size=3D"2"><span size=3D"3"><span style=3D=
"color:rgb(153,0,0)" color=3D"#990000"><i>Swarthmore
College ITS staff will never ask you for your password, including by=20
email. Please keep your passwords private to protect yourself and the=20
security of our network.</i></span></span></span></span></font></b></div></=
div></div></div>
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