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Tech worker mid-year 'resolutions'
The turn from winter into spring and summer presents a great time to put some thought into how you're developing as a leader. Patrick Gray offers some tips on where to start.
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Yahoo CEO resume flap: IT pros react
IT pros react harshly to Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's false claims of a computer science degree, adding fuel to investor Daniel Loeb's pressure for a Yahoo board CEO ouster.
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Four more things your IT department should consider not doing
Most organizations might not be ready to shift these activities, but here are four more items you might want to consider doing.
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Facebook goes from 54 patents to a whole war chest
As Facebook builds its war chest of patents from IBM and Microsoft, the three have been mum about exactly what patents Facebook has been buying in the last month. Here’s exactly what it got from IBM –...
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Combatting the IT versus management mentality
Patrick suggests some things that IT can do to combat the us versus them mentality.
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PMI's Agile Certified Practitioner: A cert is born
The Project Management Institute's new Agile Certified Practitioner certification might be right for you if your organization uses scrum, Lean, Kanban, and XP.
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How IT can alienate the very people they serve
Patrick Gray talks about an instance when a company's "geeks gone wild" alienated him from the product they offered.
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Six things your IT department should stop doing today
Scott Lowe identifies six activities that he thinks should be handled by others or through different means.
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Earth Day 2012: What IT pros should think about (infographic)
Take a moment to look at this infographic to see what reductions in carbon emissions a few changes can make.
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MS Windows 8: When simplify means multiply
Microsoft has always confused IT pros with its variously priced Windows SKUs, updates, downgrades, delays, naming conventions and partnership flip flops, but this is ridiculous.
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Job enrichment vs. job enlargement
Why is it that we often see great talent melt down when given more responsibility? In this blog our coach John M McKee explains a common mistake made by managers and organizations each day.
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The SMB technology renaissance
Technologies that were once the domain of Fortune 500 behemoths have become available to smaller companies. Here are the two pillars of this renaissance and how your SMB can best use them.
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Six tactics of natural leaders
In this week's Leadership Blog, our coach John M McKee shares six tactics you can use to move up the ladder more quickly.
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The IT dashboard: Five metrics that spell success
Although you may never be able to get a "perfect" metric, there are some pieces of information that are valuable to the CIO and the executive team that should be considered must-haves for any dashboar...
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Commodore pioneer Jack Tramiel dies: Wozniak, industry and tech pros react
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, remembers tech pioneer and Commodore founder Jack Tramiel in an interview with Gina Smith. Tech pros who cut their teeth on early systems like the Commodore 64 and ...
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With these two features I hereby declare the iPhone (almost) enterprise-worthy
With the release of the beta of the iPhone 3.0 OS, Apple has included two features that massively improve the iPhone enterprise creds. Scott Lowe risks bricking his iPhone so that he can bring you the...
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Seven (nasty) truths about IT spending
Michael Krigsman discusses a recent Harvard Business Review article that explores the harsh realities associated with out-of-control IT costs. He says the author suggests a certain Draconian inflexibi...
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Talent management: Too important to leave to HR
You can't just forget about staff development, even in bad economic times. Patrick Gray tells you why it's more important than ever to recruit and interview wisely and continue developing your staff w...
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Finance your way to financial equilibrium
Many organizations are looking for projects with quick payback. By creatively leveraging borrowing (either through a loan or leasing), you can undertake these kinds of projects without impacting cash ...
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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.
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Five reasons to migrate to Microsoft Project 2010
Microsoft Project 2010 comes with new features that are a welcome relief to the Microsoft Project learning curve. Here are five reasons to switch to Microsoft Project Professional 2010.
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She made it! Why's she unhappy?
Many people have a successful career but are not happy. Others, are happy with their life in general but are disappointed by other parts of their life. John M McKee explains why this happens.
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What do furniture and IT organizations have in common?
Many companies seek an organizational veneer when expanding their companies or attempting to cure a structural problem, whether through technology or process improvement projects.
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Don't doom a project to meet a deadline
In project management, it's sometimes more critical to ensure that you're successful in your launch than it is to meet your original deadline.
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Three BYOD policies for keeping workers (and IT) happy
Here are three alternatives to preempting disaster through reams of policy documents and forcing users to install piles of corporate "managementware" on their personal devices.
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Infographic: The right CMS for your business needs
Here's a pretty cool infographic that breaks down CMSs by the platform used, the latest version, the number of themes each CMS has, average setup and customization cost, and a lot more.
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What would Warren Buffett do? Advice for CIOs on BYOD
So what should CIOs do to preserve maximum productivity with BYOD, while maintaining much-needed corporate security? We'd be wise to take some pointers from business magnate Warren Buffett.
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BYOD lets IT exit the hardware business
While BYOD is a visible benefit for end users, it's also a win for IT in that it allows IT to exit the hardware business.
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What to expect from the new, private Dell
Mary Shacklett talks about what IT departments can expect as a result of Dell transitioning from public to private.
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Four worst mistakes you can make with a BYOD policy
BYOD initiatives require careful thought and planning. Here are four mistakes that can ruin even the best BYOD policy.