317- David Johnson on Training, Development, and the Future of IT

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

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5 • 49 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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David Johnson Jr David Johnson serves as the IT Manager at OTJ Architects, an award-winning architecture firm with offices throughout the US. With a background that includes roles at Apple and experience managing small IT teams, David brings a unique perspective on training, development, and the evolving role of IT in modern businesses. His approach emphasizes the importance of communication skills and adaptability in the tech industry. David Johnson on Training, Development, and the Future of IT How can IT leaders balance technical skills with human-centric approaches? In this episode, David Johnson, IT Manager at OTJ Architects, shares his insights on training and development in IT, the importance of communication skills, and his views on hybrid work. From his experiences at Apple to managing a small IT team, David offers practical advice on creating value, justifying IT budgets, and preparing for the future of technology in the workplace.

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0:00.0	Hi, nerds. I'm Michael Moore hosting this podcast for Dissecting Popular IT NERDS. I'm here with
0:07.8	David Johnson, IT manager and an OTJ Architects. Hi, David. How's it going?
0:13.0	Good, good. How about yourself? I'm doing awesome. What is, before we get into the,
0:18.9	in a segment we usually get into, what OTJ architects uh so OTJ architects is
0:24.5	an architect firm based out of DC but we have offices all throughout the US award winning they do
0:31.9	really really good works I myself can barely draw a stick figure however I can handle all their
0:37.0	IT concerns so that's why
0:38.2	they have me on board. Awesome. Awesome. Well, that's fantastic. All right, we'll dive in a little bit
0:43.7	more than a second, but we start off with our icebreaker segment, usually. And it is called
0:50.9	random access memories. I ask a question, and then you respond to whatever comes to your head first.
0:57.0	It's a fun thing, so enjoy it.
0:59.1	Your first question is,
1:01.1	if you could have any office tool as a pet,
1:05.5	what would it be and what would you name it?
1:08.9	Any office tool as a pet?
1:11.3	Yep.
1:12.6	Oh, my goodness.
1:13.4	Nothing comes in mind.
1:15.4	I want a very comfortable spinning chair, like as a pet.
1:21.2	The chair?
1:23.0	Yeah.
1:24.1	And this is very weird.
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