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Holiday survival guide (free PDF)
The holiday season is here. It's easy to get overwhelmed with all the parties, gift-gifting, and gift-receiving, not to mention the seemingly never-ending flow of goodies to eat during the holiday season. Before taking a deep-dive into the merriment, check out the TechRepublic's Holiday survival guide. You'll learn the...
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Top 10 things to do after a system administrator leaves their job (free PDF)
Every employee departure is different. Some leave abruptly, some are terminated, and some give two weeks notice and help ease co-workers in the transition. No matter how a system administrator leaves, the result is the same: Disruption. In order to ease co-workers’ minds and alleviate potential chaos certain actions must...
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Infographic: How to handle negative feedback (free PDF)
Whether it’s an annual performance review or feedback on a project, employees will be critiqued by a manager or team member at some point. While nobody enjoys receiving criticism, negative feedback can help employees improve and become more productive, if it is taken the correct way, according to CashNetUSA’s How...
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How to deliver bad news to project stakeholders (free PDF)
There are a number of methods that a project manager can use in various situations when it’s time to announce bad news. Depending on the situation, the group or team dynamics, and the implications of the news, there are potential consequences to using one delivery technique over the others. In...
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Top 5 ways to get to inbox zero (free PDF)
Email is many people’s bane--they stare at the inbox filled with hundreds of messages and their courage fails, causing them to forsake their friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it does not have to be this way. Learn more about the five tips to get to inbox zero...
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Layoff limbo: 10 ways to survive (free PDF)
Layoffs are a fact of life, and--in this age of globalization, downsizing, mergers, and acquisitions--all too common. While you may not be able to control your employment status, you can control how you respond to a potential layoff. Check out the ten ways to survive a layoff in this...
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The tech industry is seen as being inclusive, but the reality for transgender workers is often very different. This download provides the magazine version of the article as a free PDF for registered TechRepublic and ZDNet members. The online version of this story is available here. From the story:...
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How to develop your IT team's capabilities (free PDF)
If you could take a time machine even five or 10 years into the past, you’d likely be surprised how much your IT department has evolved. While the office and people are perhaps more or less the same (other than aging), the demands, skills, and day-to-day activities have likely evolved....
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Analytics firm Gartner has coined a new term, digital dexterity, and there are several business recommendations to accompany it. If you’re not sure what digital dexterity is, you aren’t alone. Craig Roth, Gartner Research vice president, explained it as “the ability and ambition to use technology for better business outcomes.”...
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How to become a CIO: A cheat sheet
Business leaders are responsible for guiding a company and its employees toward successful goals; in order to do this, leaders must hire the best candidates to support their staff--but the responsibilities don’t stop there. Most big changes in organizations begin at the top: Diversity and inclusion efforts, digital transformation initiatives,...
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