{"id":5145,"date":"2014-05-10T10:59:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T00:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/?p=5145"},"modified":"2014-05-10T10:59:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T00:59:11","slug":"stop-collaborate-and-listen-shareware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/2014\/05\/10\/stop-collaborate-and-listen-shareware\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop, Collaborate and Listen (Shareware)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting today, I&#8217;m offering\u00a0<em>Stop, Collaborate and Listen<\/em> in\u00a0<em>shareware<\/em> format as a micromanual.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re encouraged to\u00a0register, download and read the micromanual, but requested not to distribute it. If you find it useful, you&#8217;re requested to purchase it from Amazon, where the royalty will\u00a0be like a colourful explosion of fireworks in\u00a0the day\u00a0of this most humble consultant.<\/p>\n<p>If you find it\u00a0really useful, you might even\u00a0want to <a href=\"mailto:preston.de.guise@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">contact me<\/a> to\u00a0discuss how I could\u00a0consult with your IT team <em>to make it a reality<\/em> for your business.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Registration form for Stop, Collaborate and Listen\" href=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/micromanuals\/download-scl.php\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to access the registration form and download<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a\u00a0reminder of what\u00a0<em>Stop, Collaborate and Listen<\/em> is about:<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been an IT consultant for close to two decades. During that time, I&#8217;ve worked\u00a0with a large number of IT departments ranging from those in small, privately held businesses through to departments servicing world-wide Fortune 500 companies. During that time I&#8217;ve seen some excellent examples of how\u00a0the best IT departments and workers align to their business,\u00a0but I&#8217;ve also seen what <em>doesn&#8217;t<\/em> work.\u00a0<strong>Stop, Collaborate and Listen<\/strong>\u00a0succinctly provides guidance on what to do in order to get the business\/IT relationship working smoothly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/iStock-Business-People.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5133\" src=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/iStock-Business-People-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Business Talks\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/iStock-Business-People-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/iStock-Business-People.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting today, I&#8217;m offering\u00a0Stop, Collaborate and Listen in\u00a0shareware format as a micromanual. 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