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Toni Bowers

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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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    Are U.S. managers doomed to be water boys?

    Once regarded as the best educated and most effective, American managers may be on an irreversible path downward. In this blog, John M McKee cites evidence of a downward cycle and then offers...

    Posted by John McKee | July 3, 2008, 11:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen

  • 14

    Communication is the key to controlling project chaos

    Bill Stronge suggests steps to take during a chaotic project to calm the waters. He also offers advice on how to prevent a future project from spinning out of control.

    Posted by Bill Stronge | July 1, 2008, 1:42 PM PDT | Latest comment by generapharm@...

  • 74

    Hiring new people: Choosing between skills and attitude

    Hiring the right person for a job is one of the most critical decisions a CIO makes. A bad hiring decision can take years to correct. What should you value more: skills or attitude? Scott Lowe...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | June 30, 2008, 6:14 PM PDT | Latest comment by anurodh_sharma1@...

  • 11

    Reversing IT staff attitudes: One CIO's story

    You read a lot about aligning IT with the business side of the house. There are a variety of reasons for the perception that IT and the rest of the organization are at odds with one another. One...

    Posted by Benny Sisko | June 30, 2008, 2:46 PM PDT | Latest comment by jackspar

  • 0

    What every IT manager should know about e-discovery

    The key to surviving e-discovery requests is preparation based on knowledge of what is expected, what is considered reasonable, when asked to locate and provide electronically stored information.

    Posted by Tom Olzak | June 30, 2008, 9:31 AM PDT

  • 1

    Volunteer organizations can serve as model for leadership

    Jim Weiss, a TechRepublic member, recently e-mailed us in regard to the definition of leadership. His recommendation? Look a volunteer organization to see how really good leaders operate.

    Posted by Toni Bowers | June 30, 2008, 5:58 AM PDT

  • 19

    What makes a great leader? Who says?

    With so much written on the subject every day, becoming a great leader should be easier than it seems. Why is this? Perhaps it has to do with both what sells books as much as what's being written.

    Posted by John McKee | June 26, 2008, 3:27 PM PDT | Latest comment by tech4me

  • 8

    Making a case: How to become a thought leader and influence decisions

    Decision making has been a popular topic of academic research and best-selling business books, due, perhaps, to an apparently fascinating fact: seemingly intelligent people are perfectly capable...

    Posted by Ilya Bogorad | June 26, 2008, 3:45 AM PDT | Latest comment by lostjedi32@...

  • 86

    The IT talent crunch and why it's the CIO's fault

    In order to survive the IT talent crunch, CIOs need to stop looking for people with particular certifications or technical talents. They need to look instead for technical people who are willing...

    Posted by Patrick Gray | June 25, 2008, 9:05 AM PDT | Latest comment by simon.g

  • 3

    Save time and gain efficiency using OPAs

    Organizational Process Assets save you time and money by allowing you to benefit from past best practices. Here's why you should have a common repository for OPAs in your organization.

    Posted by Bill Stronge | June 24, 2008, 2:35 PM PDT | Latest comment by jtimonina

  • 9

    Decentralization of IT key to security breaches

    Higher Education leads all industries in loss of personally identifying information. One driving factor in this statistic is how IT is organized. Decentralization done wrong is an accident...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | June 24, 2008, 4:35 AM PDT | Latest comment by dawgit

  • 0

    From a CIO: Can I do what's being asked of me?

    Understanding the business is a challenge for a lot of CIOs? Are we up for it? Am I up for it? Sprawling infrastructure is partially to blame as IT works to reign it all in and focus on...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | June 23, 2008, 9:03 PM PDT

  • 11

    CIOs: Can you do what's being asked of you?

    It seems like a line is being drawn in the sand for CIOs. If you want a seat at the corporate table, then you must play a part in business strategy. Is this too much to ask?

    Posted by Toni Bowers | June 19, 2008, 10:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by stephena@...

  • 21

    Starbucks = Wang Computer?

    Good ideas without consistent and visionary leadership cannot keep any organization successful on their own. The business landscape is littered with stories of "formerly great" organizations who...

    Posted by John McKee | June 19, 2008, 8:16 AM PDT | Latest comment by techrepublic@...

  • 0

    Showcase business talents in CIO job interviews

    To get that coveted CIO position, you must prove in the interview that you have the business savvy and communication know-how to be a perfect fit for the executive role. Here's what you need to...

    Posted by Suzanne Ross | June 19, 2008, 7:01 AM PDT

  • 27

    Innovation: The CIO's secret weapon

    The CIO is one of the few officers of the corporation with a robust knowledge of the processes and practices of nearly every facet of that corporation. Here's how to take advantage of that secret...

    Posted by Patrick Gray | June 18, 2008, 10:33 AM PDT | Latest comment by laura@...

  • 2

    Top 5 reasons why ITIL implementations don't happen by the book

    Many organizations have moved past awareness of ITIL, and a significant number are looking to implement. That's when they find a number of roadblocks. Here are those roadblocks and how to get...

    Posted by Enterprise Computing Institute | June 18, 2008, 5:44 AM PDT | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto

  • 9

    Proper planning of resources essential to successful projects

    With any project, proper planning is the key to success. In my experiences, the area most overlooked in a typical project is the proper planning of the resources and their allocation. Here are...

    Posted by Bill Stronge | June 17, 2008, 10:42 AM PDT | Latest comment by Bill Stronge

  • 15

    Why does process improvement fail?

    It's clear, both anecdotally and objectively, that process improvement efforts have failed far more often than they have succeeded. This blog talks about why this is true.

    Posted by Mark Lefcowitz | June 17, 2008, 6:04 AM PDT | Latest comment by sdsondhi@...

  • 0

    Getting executive support for system management processes

    Trying to get executive approval for a technology initiative? Learn to speak the language of the C-suite folks and present your case the right way.

    Posted by Toni Bowers | June 16, 2008, 7:02 AM PDT

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