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Toni Bowers

Toni Bowers
Toni Bowers is the Head Blogs Editor of TechRepublic and award-winning blogger for the Career Management blog.
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    Business Intelligence: A strategy-based initiative

    Every company needs a clear set of goals and objectives to achieve maximum benefits from its business intelligence (BI) strategy. This is what these goals should include.

    Posted by Robert Miller | September 7, 2011, 6:17 AM PDT | Latest comment by anery_anne

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    It's time to cowboy up

    To cowboy up means that when things get tough you have to get up, dust yourself off, and keep trying. Executive and leadership coach John M. McKee says that it's time for leaders at all levels to...

    Posted by John McKee | September 6, 2011, 5:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by SAStarling

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    Never undervalue your experienced support technicians

    Perhaps the biggest IT management oversight in the solar system is the undervaluation of experienced technicians.

    Posted by Kent Blake | September 6, 2011, 4:26 AM PDT | Latest comment by The Great Gazoo

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    Five proven vendor-handling techniques

    Scott Lowe shares some key items to keep in mind when working with vendors old, new, large, or small.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | September 5, 2011, 7:40 AM PDT

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    Conspiracy theories and large corporations

    With the ease of modern communication, it's easy to believe that major corporations are manipulating world affairs. The fact is, they're not organized enough to do that.

    Posted by Patrick Gray | August 31, 2011, 5:42 AM PDT | Latest comment by AnsuGisalas

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    You can tell the quality of a company by those leaving

    We continue to see organizations trying to survive by cutting expenses. Executive leadership coach John M. McKee says that won't provide long-term success and here's why.

    Posted by John McKee | August 30, 2011, 4:56 AM PDT | Latest comment by birumut

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    Five ways to stretch your training budget

    Without training, our staffs remain stagnant and our organizations fall behind. So, what are some ways in which you can stretch your remaining training budget and make sure that your staff gets...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | August 29, 2011, 8:53 AM PDT | Latest comment by mvp29

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    Tips for writing easy-to-understand security policies

    In this guest post from Ellen Berry, we find out how to take the best from different styles of writing to generate better compliance with user-friendly policy documentation.

    Posted by Ellen Berry | August 25, 2011, 6:21 AM PDT | Latest comment by birumut

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    Test it like you mean it!

    Rather than effectively outsourcing your testing efforts to subordinates and hoping for the best, consider IT leadership's involvement and input into the testing process.

    Posted by Patrick Gray | August 25, 2011, 5:06 AM PDT | Latest comment by birumut

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    What's in a Service Management Plan?

    The Service Management Plan (SMP) is a document that contains all the necessary details to run a service. Here's a breakdown of what to include.

    Posted by Abhinav Kaiser | August 23, 2011, 6:27 AM PDT | Latest comment by birumut

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    Five reasons you need to trust your staff (read don't micromanage)

    There are five really good reasons you should embrace your inner CIO and let your staff do their jobs. Here they are:

    Posted by Scott Lowe | August 22, 2011, 4:41 AM PDT

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    Building the next 'geek generation'

    Are we doing what we can to cultivate the future geeks, some of whom will turn a coding or hardware "hobby" into the next HP, Apple, or Google?

    Posted by Patrick Gray | August 19, 2011, 7:41 AM PDT | Latest comment by Mark Miller

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    Eight ways to get honest feedback

    This is a challenging time for organizations of all sizes. Today, more than ever, says executive coach John M. McKee, leaders need to get more face time with those who know what's going on. Here...

    Posted by John McKee | August 16, 2011, 11:02 AM PDT | Latest comment by dtrnelson

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    Changes abound: What's happening in my small IT shop?

    Scott Lowe talks about some of the new tech challenges his small IT department is facing and how they're handling them.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | August 15, 2011, 5:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by blakelyjf@...

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    Executives aren't putting the brakes on IT spending, yet

    Technology executives indicated this week that the recent stock market volatility could impact tech spending. But, they also noted that customers are better off than in 2008.

    Posted by Larry Dignan | August 12, 2011, 10:36 AM PDT | Latest comment by HypnoToad72

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    IT as an economic indicator

    Patrick Gray finds some reason for hope -- at least as indicated by renewed hiring in IT -- in the midst of a chaotic economic landscape.

    Posted by Patrick Gray | August 10, 2011, 1:35 PM PDT | Latest comment by hippiekarl

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    In business today: Happiness = Success

    Is your organization happy? Are your customers? If not, says leadership coach John M. McKee, it's probably time to review your approach. "In this economy, happiness is becoming a competitive edge."

    Posted by John McKee | August 10, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by raul62

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    Market meltdown likely to impact IT spending

    The folks who control IT budgets -- chief financial officers -- are not going to be very enthusiastic about spending on tech projects amid the current market volatility.

    Posted by Larry Dignan | August 9, 2011, 10:51 AM PDT | Latest comment by adornoe

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    The difference leadership makes when it comes to successful ERP projects

    ERP projects can be complicated to implement, but sometimes it's not just technical difficulties that can derail smooth adoption. Andrew King illustrates the importance of leadership in a project...

    Posted by Andrew King | August 8, 2011, 1:40 PM PDT | Latest comment by dlovep@...

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    Embrace the cloud and hosted services... with some rules

    Scott Lowe shares some of the steps his organization takes when they research initiatives for individual units.

    Posted by Scott Lowe | August 8, 2011, 4:10 AM PDT

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