We’re approaching the holiday season, which means you’re probably thinking about how to dominate your office’s gift swap or secret santa. Or maybe you’re trying to figure out what you could possibly put in your favorite coworker’s stocking. Luckily, my first book, Truth From the Trenches: A Practical Guide to the Art of IT Management, is now available on Amazon.com. I say that only somewhat facetiously because I couldn’t think of a better audience for Truth From the Trenches than the IT innovators and leaders who follow Okta. As an industry, IT has historically done a poor job of passing on the hard-won leadership lessons, and I wanted to remedy that by sharing the insights I've collected through years of personal experience as a seven-time CIO. A few years ago, I realized that many other books on IT management have been written by consultants or industry analysts. The view.