Just take some point from the infoworld:
IT personality type No. 1: The Empty Suit
Job title(s): Department manager, business analyst
Hobbies: Picking up chicks
Last book read: "The ClueTrain Manifesto" (Cliff Notes only)
Greatest accomplishment: Consistently losing at golf to the C-level executives, despite possessing a single-digit handicap
Identifying marks: Cheap knockoffs of Brooks Brothers suits
IT personality type No. 2: The Scary Sys Admin
Job title(s): Network administrator, database administrator
Hobbies: Getting certifications; writing network security subroutines in binary code to safeguard logic bombs or surreptitious SQL queries to the HR database
Last book read: "Get Even: The Complete Book of Dirty Tricks"
Greatest accomplishment: Holding the network hostage by refusing to release passwords to the Empty Suit
Identifying marks: Handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit
IT personality type No. 3: The Human Roadblock
Job title(s): Software developer, enterprise architect, systems administrator
Hobbies: Complaining
Last book read: "I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life"
Greatest accomplishment: Not accomplishing anything of note since 1979
Identifying marks: Knit shirt with collar, khakis; still carries a slide rule
IT personality type No. 4: The Angry Support Drone
Job title(s): Support tech (what else?)
Hobbies: Guns, shooting, random acts of violence
Last book read: "What Color is Your Parachute?" (unfinished)
Greatest accomplishment: Halo triple kill
Identifying marks: Permanent scowl, pair of Nikes circa 1982
IT personality type No. 5: The Übergeek
Job title(s): Software engineer, senior programmer
Hobbies: What are these things you call hobbies?
Last book read: "Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software"
Greatest accomplishment: Completely rewriting and debugging every line of system code without anyone noticing
Identifying marks: Sometimes confuses real life with Second Life; unconscious "air typing"
IT personality type No. 6: The OS Fanboy
Job title(s): Help desk, support tech, programmervista
Hobbies: Posting angry point-by-point rebuttals in the comments to online articles criticizing his/her OS of choice.
Last book read: None; only reads blogs about his/her favorite OS
Greatest accomplishment: Jailbreaking an iPhone, sticking with Windows Vista, taking complete editorial control over the Ubuntu wiki
Identifying marks: White ear buds, non-ironic Microsoft Bob T-shirt, stuffed penguin
IT personality type No. 7: The Promiser
Job title(s): Outbound sales, business development
Hobbies: Golf, Michelob Ultra
Last book read: "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu
Greatest accomplishment: Closing a multimillion-dollar enterprise software deal using a demo downloaded off the Internet
Identifying marks: Starched button-down blue oxford, used car salesman smile
IT personality type No. 8: The Shadow
Job title(s): Unknown
Hobbies: Selling decommissioned company hardware on eBay during "breaks"
Last book read: "Ninjutsu: The Art of Invisibility"
Greatest accomplishment: Taking a month-long vacation without the boss noticing
Identifying marks: None, because the invisible don't have any
1.The Ostrich
Recognizing the enemy: That glazed-over look when confronted with technical questions, or the moment they open their mouths, says Abrams.
"They tend to say no first without ever understanding the problem or seeing the trade-offs -- even when the trade-offs are things that can ruin the business," he says.
Your best defense: Seek air support from high command.
2.The Penny Pincher
Recognizing the enemy: Though you might garner clues from threadbare office furniture or those Windows 98 machines running in the reception area, the only way to know for sure is to ask pointed questions about how the organization allocates resources for technology, says Marsack.
"If they answer, 'We never do that,' or, 'We get things as we need them,' that's a red flag. If they say they devote X amount of dollars or allocate money on a regular schedule, they're more likely to invest the money required."
Your best defense: Gather intelligence. Find an incident where the organization's lack of IT investment hurt its bottom line -- say, a server that crashed or a backup that failed, leaving customers in the lurch -- and exploit it.
3.The Power User
Recognizing the enemy: They might be wearing Armani or T-shirts and flip-flops, but they're carrying a jailbroken iPhone in one hand, a Palm Pre in the other, and two laptops in their bag. Also: Anyone with a "Dr." in his or her title.
Your best defense: PsychOps. The only way to get a Power User's attention is to scare the hell out of them, then gradually bring them over to your side, says Kadrich. The exact approach depends on the position they hold in the corporate ranks.
4.The Politico
Recognizing the enemy: Look for managers who've mastered the art of talking out of both sides of their mouths at the same time, says Levy.
Your best defense: Dig a trench and try to outlast them. Effective CEOs are veterans at spotting those playing office politics, and the CIO honeymoon period may be short, notes Levy. Or make allies with high command to shield yourself from radioactive fallout when things implode.
5.The Freeloader
Recognizing the enemy: When they find out what you do for a living they immediately (a) ask for your card, (b) start flirting shamelessly, or (c) launch into a tale of technical woe.
Your best defense: If possible, retreat. "When you spot a user like this just start running down the hall screaming," suggests Sherman.
6.You/Me/Us
Recognizing the enemy: Look in the mirror, my friend.
Your best defense: Return to boot camp. Discipline and training help IT pros avoid succumbing to their weaker natures, says Chernavsky. However, no matter how well trained you and your IT colleagues may be, you'll still have to deal with users who aren't, he adds.
