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That strategy is fine, as far as it goes, and many businesspeople have used it Following that strategy won't give you a competitive advantage over anyone, and it give someone else a competitive advantage over you, but as long as you develo your advantage elsewhere, you'll be OK-at least for yourself. What about your department, though? If an expert says, "You should be buying your employees Windows 10 tablet devices," are you going to nod your head and say, "Great. Sell'em to me!"? Or are you going to know enough to realize that it may be too early to know what the success of Windows 10 will be? Or to know that maybe you'll have problems getting homegrown, in-house applications down from whatever stores Microsoft sets up? At the other end of the spectrum are those who love technology. You'll find them everywhere-they may be accountants, marketing professionals, or productio. line supervisors who not only know their field but also enjoy information technology Maybe they were Is majors or had double majors that combined IS with another area of expertise (e.g., IS with accounting). These people read CNET News and ZDNet most days, and they can tell you the latest on desktop virtualization or html5 or Windows 10. Those people are sprinting along the technology conveyor belt; they competitive advantage throughout their careers. tred of the so account field but that com 1. Do yo relentless business 2. Think three pos technolog here. Whi you join? 3. Write paragraph yourself ju choice in If you cho technolog you will ce the loss of advantage going to jo other two why, and how you're accomplis will never end up in the techno-trash, and they will use their knowledge of IT to gain er end up in the terme are sprinting alonest on desktop vi 4. Given teategory? There vers of techno they don't h it. Dongy. When you couple of strateuner. What she sire or inter because it's anology article one, don you do if you Many business professionals fall in between these extremes. They don't want to bury their heads, but they don't have the desire or interest to become technophiles (lovers of technology), either. What should you do if you fall into this category? There are a couple of strategies. For one, don't allow yourself to ignore technology. When you see a technology article in The Wall Street Journal, read it. Don't just skip it because it's about technology. Read the technology ads too. Many vendors invest heavily in ads that instruct without seeming to. Another option is to take a seminar or pay attention to professional events that combine your specialty with technology. For example, when you go to the bankers convention, attend a panel or two on "Mobile Device Use at Banks." There are always sessions like that, and you might make a contact with similar problems and concerns in another company. Probably the best option, if you have the time for it, is to get involveu as a user representative on technology committees in your organization. question 2 you're in a and the int otion is to take a seminar in ads that instruct Winead the technolo your specialty with techno pay attention to profecout seeming to ention, attend a panegy. For example, whessional even asks about in and kno technology sentence re interviewe Or, if your compa see if you can get representative from sentative from your departm system, sign up. Or, later technology commit Just working with Presentations made to su company is doing a review of its bring your own device (BYOD) policy. can get on the review committee. Alternatively, when there's a need for a tment to discuss needs for the next-generation helpline ur career, become a member of the business practice committee or whatever it is called at your organization. working with such groups will add to your knowledge of technology. tations made to such groups, die S. discussions about uses of technology, and ideas vantage will all add to your IT knowledge. You'll gain contacts and exposure to leaders in your organization as well. to you. You get to choose how you relate to technology. But be sure you 't let your head get stuck in the sand without thinking about it. ed about using IT for competitive ad important contacts and It's up to you. You get choose; don't let your head eminiscent s run on top DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Do you agree that the change of technology is relentless? What do you think that means to most business professionals? To most organizations? 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If you're going to join one of the other two groups, explain why, and describe how you're going to accomplish your goal. 4. Given your answer to question 2, assume that you're in a job interview and the interviewer asks about your interest in and knowledge of technology. Write a three- sentence response to the interviewer's question. extremes. They don't or interest to become you do if you fall into this t allow yourself to ignore all Street Journal, read the technology ads too. seeming to. Another nal events that combine ou go to the bankers ce Use at Banks." There contact with similar for it, is to get involved