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Five apps that provide more performance using less resources

May 7, 2013 12:31pm PDT

With the right app you can get high performance without taking up a large amount of resources.

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The five worst Star Trek: Voyager episodes EVER!

November 18, 2011 6:23am PST

Voyager is rarely held up as the high point of the Trek franchise, but these five Delta Quadrant dumpster-fires are indisputably the lowest episodes of the low.

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15 great leadership questions

February 23, 2010 11:13am PST

In this article, Executive and leadership coach John M McKee shares questions any leader can use to improve results and morale.

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10 signs of incompetent managers

August 5, 2009 5:33am PDT

Here are 10 characteristics that most bad managers have in common.

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Implement change management with these six steps

December 1, 2003 8:00am PST

Good change management acts like a traffic light that regulates the smooth flow of changes. Set up a well-deployed process to ensure that changes don't negatively affect your system performance as...

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10 ways to make meetings more effective

November 6, 2007 12:01pm PST

"That meeting wasted my time."How often have you made this statement? Like you, I've attended many unproductive meetings, but a recent one topped them all. I had been talking about my consulting...

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10 tips for leading your team to peak performance

May 1, 2007 7:00am PDT

If you manage knowledge workers and IT project managers, you need to develop a special brand of leadership that challenges employees, allows them to make creative contributions, and fosters their...

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10 early signs that someone will make a great leader

May 8, 2008 5:41am PDT

It's important to identify individuals who have leadership potential so that you can help them step into that role when they're ready. Here are some behaviors and qualities that may indicate you...

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Three leadership behaviors of successful project managers

April 6, 2011 7:14am PDT

Andy Makar discusses three leadership behaviors that every project manager should strive to demonstrate. Let us know which leadership behaviors you would add to the list.

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The 7 most important communication skills an IT leader should have

October 28, 2008 8:33am PDT

Everyone wants to tell IT pros that they need to develop people skills, but no one really tells what those skills are. Here are the most important skills an IT leader should have and how to...

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Teardown of HP TouchPad: Made like a PC and straightforward to repair

June 29, 2011 6:43pm PDT

The HP TouchPad has a case that's easy to open and replaceable components. This tablet is built more like a PC than an iPad.

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Seven reasons we need managers, not leaders

November 22, 2010 11:58am PST

Leadership articles often generate a lot of comments discussing differences between leading and managing. People provide definitions and quotes to reinforce their points of view. This week, John...

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30 inspirational website designs for non-profits

February 16, 2012 1:43pm PST

This gallery of thirty non-profit and charitable website designs showcases their up-to-date content, creativity, passion, innovation, and inspiration that make them stand out among competitors.

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Ten leadership lessons from the Steve Jobs school of management

November 18, 2011 5:01am PST

What Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple's co-founder can teach about doing business the right way...

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A seasoned manager's advice for preparing yourself for a leadership role

March 14, 2008 2:49am PDT

Not surprisingly, management positions are among the most lucrative in IT, as evidenced by the results of TechRepublic's 2008 IT Skills and Salary Report. Need some advice on how to move into a...

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Craft a motivational plan that will help you, your employees, and your company

May 13, 2003 7:00am PDT

Developing your motivational skills can pay off for your career, your company's goals, and your staffs' success. The first step is developing a plan and identifying good motivators that fit your...

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Leadership lessons from Genghis Khan

November 12, 2012 5:26am PST

While we'll leave judgment about the larger historical implications of the Khan's rule to the historians, several things will strike you as relevant to IT leaders.

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To get Big Data buy-in, IT should let go of proof of concept

April 11, 2013 5:01am PDT

If your company is currently experimenting with Big Data in an attempt to prove some sort of concept--interrupt this right away. If you're going to prove something--it better be value.

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10 reasons why your boss tunes you out

March 10, 2010 12:45pm PST

Your boss may have a good reason for ignoring your input -- and it may have nothing to do with you. BNET's Steve Tobak pinpoints some of the reasons why you might sometimes get snubbed.

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The three most damaging management behaviors that you probably don't know you're doing

October 9, 2012 4:23am PDT

Here are three behaviors that we see most often in poor managers. Are you guilty of this?

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