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Toni Bowers
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Toni Bowers
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Don’t talk to your people
I strongly believe that managers should stop talking to their people. Think about it. Do you really want to spend all your valuable time talking to your people? Or would you rather spend...
Posted by Wayne L. Anderson | August 31, 2007, 5:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by Chuckchuckj@...
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Moonlighting: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Is Moonlighting in your future? Last week I was asked to make a guest appearance on a radio show based out of New York. In addition to me, there was a second guest who had recently started her...
Posted by John McKee | August 23, 2007, 5:27 PM PDT | Latest comment by mnjenga@...
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Seven species of mentors
When you have a discussion about management, leadership, succession planning, or career planning, someone usually brings up mentoring. Usually at this point people nod their heads and...
Posted by Ramon Padilla | August 17, 2007, 3:45 PM PDT
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Try TA to improve your communications success
Here’s a 40 year old “secret� for getting ahead. It involves research done back in the 1960's by Dr. Eric Berne. His work back then has become a time-tested and easily implemented...
Posted by John McKee | August 16, 2007, 8:23 PM PDT
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Seven traits of fearful managers
I recently came across a survey blurb that stated that a certain percentage of management feared being out of the office because they were afraid that a subordinate would outshine them in their...
Posted by Ramon Padilla | August 11, 2007, 9:11 AM PDT | Latest comment by jim_ilog@...
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Pigeonholing can kill your chances for promotion
Do you feel like you should have been promoted by now? It hasn't happened, but no one is telling you why?  Perhaps this major promotion killer is holding you back. A while back I was retained...
Posted by John McKee | August 9, 2007, 8:27 AM PDT | Latest comment by terrybaughman@...
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It's 9:00am: Do you know where your people are?
 Today's workforce is located everywhere. This geographic dispersion of workers presents some interesting management challenges-especially for the IT manager. You may work in a high rise...
Posted by Wayne L. Anderson | August 8, 2007, 3:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by larryjoe43@...
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iPhone making laptops obsolete in the enterprise?
Given all the hype regarding the iPhone and the other next-generation handheld mobile devices lately, one would think that the days of the laptop are numbered. However, I tend to disagree and...
Posted by Ramon Padilla | August 5, 2007, 5:31 PM PDT | Latest comment by dinle
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My favorite tool to improve productivity
I'm not a big believer in time management programs and tools. I find that while most people understand them conceptually, they never get the big improvements expected when they were putting them...
Posted by John McKee | August 2, 2007, 5:15 PM PDT | Latest comment by DesertPete9
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Should the CIO be a technologist or a business person?
A chief information officer (CIO) must have multiple personalities in order to effectively do their job. They are required to have a personality that demonstrates that they are the company's...
Posted by Wayne L. Anderson | August 2, 2007, 4:06 AM PDT | Latest comment by jeff.gillis@...
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The perfect work space
As I write this blog, I am doing so from the comfort of my home office. Comfy chair, nice furniture, the appropriate lighting, and an ergonomic setup make it an ideal place for me to work. It's...
Posted by Ramon Padilla | July 29, 2007, 4:52 PM PDT | Latest comment by johncarr@...
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Yelping yet?
Have you started Yelping yet? It's clearly the way of the future. But most companies' haven't yet figured out that it's coming at them - for good or bad. Yelping is all about the...
Posted by John McKee | July 26, 2007, 2:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by jwoo@...
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People performance: Can you believe what you see?
When we are observing the behavior and performance of our people can we really believe what we see? In 1927, the theoretical physicist Werner Karl Heisenberg developed the uncertainty principle....
Posted by Wayne Anderson | July 24, 2007, 10:45 PM PDT | Latest comment by Freebird54
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Do you still have a "twinkle" in your eye for cool technology?
A colleague of mine made a comment yesterday that I have heard a number of times from long-time IT veterans who have become CIOs. The comment was, "I've been in this business too long to be...
Posted by Ramon Padilla | July 22, 2007, 2:57 PM PDT | Latest comment by TheGooch1
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3 tips to improve your executive presence
One of the most frequent issues clients ask me for help with is "executive presence". It's one of those beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder issues to some extent. What works for some people is...
Posted by John McKee | July 20, 2007, 9:42 AM PDT | Latest comment by saulo.murguia@...
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Was Terry Semel the wrong guy for Yahoo?
On paper it looked pretty good. When Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang brought Terry Semel aboard as that company's ceo in 2001, most of the pundits hailed it as a decision to use the right guy and the...
Posted by John McKee | July 16, 2007, 1:47 PM PDT
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How to get the least from a team interview
Recently I was teaching a class regarding the fundamental management skills and I was asked by one of the participants about the pros and cons of having different people around the organization...
Posted by John McKee | July 16, 2007, 5:05 AM PDT | Latest comment by w2ktechman
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How to issue the "hard no"
If you polled managers and asked them to list the things they have the most difficulty doing, somewhere near the top of the list would be "saying no." I can already hear many of you saying, "Well,...
Posted by Ramon Padilla | July 15, 2007, 5:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by abey.abraham@...
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Catching my eye
I did a quick scan of news headlines this week and I found these to be eye-catching: "Hackers Claimed to Unlock iPhone" "Microsoft Readies Six Security Updates" "Libby commutation spurs heated...
Posted by Ramon Padilla | July 8, 2007, 8:16 AM PDT
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Leave the drama to actors
I have a relative (looks over shoulder) whose everyday life experience is a drama. Nothing is just ordinary or boring -- EVERYTHING is a production, every problem a crisis. I bet you know someone...
Posted by Ramon Padilla | July 1, 2007, 6:15 PM PDT | Latest comment by MakingITclear
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Windows XP: If it ain't broke...
Although XP has less than one year of official support remaining from Microsoft, many organizations have no plans to replace it. What's going on?
Posted by Patrick Gray | May 3, 2013, 5:25 AM PDT | Latest comment by grenet
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Does IT have a problem with women?
If we can shed some of the industry's juvenile past, while maintaining this merit-based culture, IT will attract all comers, regardless of gender.
Posted by Patrick Gray | April 24, 2013, 6:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by duckboxxer
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Amazon to develop 3D smartphones. Why?
Amazon has plans to develop 3D smartphones. Somebody please give me a reason why this is a good idea.
Posted by Toni Bowers | May 21, 2013, 7:40 AM PDT | Latest comment by dlawler@...
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The business value of Google Glass and wearable computing
Wearable computing is an emerging technology that's affecting both the consumer and enterprise space.
Posted by Patrick Gray | May 15, 2013, 4:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by rexrich2k
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Want to motivate your team? Here are 20 things to start doing now
Ilya Bogorad shows you how to create a dynamic, exciting, motivating environment in an otherwise unexciting, underperforming or stodgy organization
Posted by Ilya Bogorad | November 28, 2011, 4:21 AM PST | Latest comment by jkameleon@...
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6 essential elements for a winning business case
The vast majority of unsuccessful projects fail not because of poor project management, but because of poor decisions with respect to the choice of projects. A good business case helps to make...
Posted by Ilya Bogorad | July 28, 2008, 3:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by rajeshamith
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How large IT departments waste time and effort
Is your IT department being efficient? Here are some ways you could be wasting time and effort.
Posted by Carlo Pandian | April 22, 2013, 5:34 AM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Are your tender requirements killing your IT project?
Plenty of organizations have well-formed procedures for procurement on large projects, but when the projects are small, the contracts are short-term, or the budget is low, those same procedures...
Posted by Ben Evans | May 20, 2013, 6:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by Slayer_
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Why critical path is critical to project management
If the PMBK definition of critical path has you puzzled, read Dr. Andrew Makar's explanation of this project methodology in real-world terms.
Posted by Andrew Makar | September 10, 2009, 1:02 PM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Infographic: Which E-Commerce platform is best?
This infographic compares Magento, osCommerce and OpenCart.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 25, 2013, 5:24 AM PST
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Hiring a programmer? Ask these questions in the interview
Routine interviews for programmers often offer tests that evaluate rote memorization that the modern development environment doesn't require. Here are some better questions to ask.
Posted by Justin James | February 18, 2010, 4:11 AM PST | Latest comment by youareyouyou
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Manual vs. autoscheduled tasks in Microsoft Project 2010
Microsoft Project 2010 gives you the option of scheduling tasks manually or letting Project use the scheduling engine. Andy Makar explores these options for project managers.
Posted by Andrew Makar | March 23, 2011, 5:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by MickeyBlueOwl
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Create the Timeline View in Microsoft Project 2010
If you use PowerPoint or Visio to create milestone reports, find out how using Microsoft Project 2010 Timeline View instead can save you time and a lot of hassle.
Posted by Andrew Makar | January 20, 2011, 5:24 PM PST | Latest comment by lbostic@...
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Best practices for software license management
Organizations spend a fortune on licenses every year, and a lack of management around it can result in heavy fines. Here are some best practices to follow.
Posted by Abhinav Kaiser | November 5, 2012, 4:33 AM PST | Latest comment by secureoncloud
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15 great leadership questions
In this article, Executive and leadership coach John M McKee shares questions any leader can use to improve results and morale.
Posted by John McKee | February 23, 2010, 11:13 AM PST | Latest comment by Grants Man
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Top five reasons organizations fail at project management
Why are many organizations still so bad at project management? After pondering this question on many consulting and training engagements, Tom Mochal has come up with his top five reasons.
Posted by Tom Mochal | August 20, 2008, 7:11 AM PDT | Latest comment by billsherlock
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Download this project status report template
Download this template, created by project management guru Tom Mochal, to effectively communicate project status to stakeholders and keep everyone on the same page.
Posted by TechRepublic Staff | March 10, 2009, 12:10 PM PDT | Latest comment by Mammoun
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IT Training Policy now available
Download TechRepublic's IT Training Policy. It's free to TechRepublic Pro subscribers, or can be purchased by non-subscribers.
Posted by Teena Hammond | May 2, 2013, 6:55 AM PDT
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View the critical path in Microsoft Project
Learn how to view the critical path in Microsoft Project and interpret the data by reading this tutorial by Dr. Andrew Makar.
Posted by Andrew Makar | September 15, 2009, 1:24 PM PDT | Latest comment by vilansmit
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Big Data and the cloud throw down the guantlet for IT department
IT/business alignment has gone from something you should consider to further your IT department to something you should do to keep your IT department employed.
Posted by Toni Bowers | May 12, 2013, 7:25 AM PDT
