Mentoring Programs 

Many programmers wander into the IT workplace thinking they'll get to spend all day behind a computer. As their career marches on, they realize that people skills are actually important, even for programmers. Learn how to build your network and manage your IT career.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writing as Sherlock Holmes, said, "Crime is common; logic is rare." Critical thinking is becoming a lost skill in today's fast-paced world of phones buzzing with news alerts and 140-character tweets. Rekindle your imagination and ability to focus and wrestle with a good mental challenge.

Good technical writing has a lot to do with how material is broken down. Too often, it is poorly organized - a splat deck rather than a slide deck. Learn how to prepare engaging and memorable presentations and how to effectively organize and write technical documents and guides.

Fred Brooks' masterwork essay collection, The Mythical Man-Month, is every bit as useful and relevant today as when it was written in 1975. He was actually far ahead in his thinking, as many of his predictions and recommendations closely resemble the Agile practices common in today's IT workplace. Learn solid IT project management straight from the mind of a master.