Whether you are firmly established in your corporate IT leadership position, in transition between opportunities or seeking business as a independent consultant, it may soon be an expectation that you have some kind of “footprint” on the web, be it original content, presentations, or searchable commentary for your area of expertise.
It has become common practice to search for, and expect to see “extra curricular” web content and activities for IT developers/architects that are applying for positions (contribution to open source projects, blogs, news aggregators, etc.) Shouldn’t we expect the same to occur for IT management: the sharing of leadership philosophies, challenges overcome, and individual learnings? Could this investment of time be the differentiator for IT executives in a challenging job market, or do you see it as a potential risk?