Blog of Mark Champion

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Well, I finally followed my own advice and started a blog. Actually, I had been working on it for a while, here and there, and never really decided to push it, or as they say in "regular speak", publish it. So, after seeing that my brother-in-law (himself quite the technologist) started a blog, I thought I'd go ahead and eat my Wheaties and do a blog, too. And, what better way to do so than to announce the release of my book, "Working Your Network, Vol.1: Managing Technology - From Survival to Success.

I wrote my book after some pains about my career path. I had grown a little bored, perhaps. Perhaps I had grown tired of seeing perfectly good business models struggle, year after year, only to find themselves with the same market share. Perhaps I just wanted to do something that mattered and would help people find their own way with a little less discomfort, and a lot more success.

Business is tough, there is no doubt about that. But for some reason, we all get out of bed, and go about chasing the dream in our own manner. But to what end? To make a living, for the love of the game, to promote our ideals, to achieve goals, to make an impact? Regardless of our motivations, we all share one common denominator: We are constantly thrust toward improvement. And there is another little morsel of similarity: We all ultimately end up using technology as the facilitator of our improvement.

Think about it - regardless of our industry or profession, the use of the tools of your trade has the greatest impact on our success (assuming that we already know our profession). There isn't a profession on the planet that doesn't use or need to use technology in some form or fashion in order to facilitate progress and deliver some sort of competitive edge. Once we understand that, it becomes clear to the most successful companies that if they improve the use and implementation of their tools, they improve competitive edge. A look at any of the more successful companies reveals this simple truth.

But, how do we approach this challenge - and a challenge it is to most businesses in an age where most of us were never taught the implications of proper technology management and implementation when learning our core skills?

In my book, Working Your Network, Vol.1: Managing Technology - From Survival to Success, I outline simple approaches to some of the most overlooked aspects of technology management, and give the reader easy to follow ideas and instruction for approaching the technology component of their business - any business. Written in easy to understand English, this information is easily digested by any employee, manager, or business owner - regardless of technological background.

I hope you enjoy the book, and that it helps you along your jouney. Please feel free to contact me any time, and as always, I look forward to seeing you all - at the top!

Mark Champion, MCSE CCCT