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Google's a Great Place to Work and Where You Work Sucks

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Google is where every technology professional wants to work. The great benefits come from a business model driven by ad revenue that just keeps coming regardless of how and where the company spends money. However, the bad news is two-fold, writes Rob Enderle: Your employer will never be in this position and Google won't be in it forever.

How to Apply the Principles of Network Management to Talent Management

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Talent management shares many similarities with IT network management, according to consultants Maya Townsend and Bob Akerley. They explain what IT networks can teach CIOs about talent, and how IT leaders can optimize the essential human networks inside their organizations.

IT Managers Are Aloof, Insular, Psychologist Says

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

If they changed their ways, IT managers could have enormous impact on their organizations

Can You Keep Your IT Staff in 2012?

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

IT staff retention is shaping up to be one of the biggest challenges facing CIOs in 2012.

How to Tame a Bad Boss: 8 Practical Techniques

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Employees don't have to suffer under the tyranny of a bad boss. Management experts say employees possess the power to soften a bad boss's sharp edges. Here are eight tactics for making a bad boss more bearable.

Fashion Industry CIO Fernando Gonzalez Talks IT Challenges, Leadership

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

In the fast-paced fashion industry, agility is this CIO's core strength.

Apple in the Enterprise: Breaking Microsoft's Grip

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

At Lifetime Products, Apple products breached a long-time Microsoft stronghold, disrupted a conservative IT culture and tested the CIO's mettle to inspire his troops and embrace the consumerization of IT.

Career Watch: Calling in Sick Rises During the Holidays

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

'Tis the Season to Call In Sick

Looking for Work? Here's a Job Fair Touting Tech Openings in India

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

U.S. companies have been hiring workers from India for years, especially graduates of U.S. universities. But Indian companies, as well as American firms operating in India, are now trying to convince some of them to return to India.

Oracle to Settle Employee Overtime Pay Lawsuit for $35 Million

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The case affected support, project management and quality assurance workers

How to Find Out What Employees Really Think

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Sentiment analysis software, often used for monitoring customer opinions, can also be used to analyze email and intranets to gauge employee morale. But be forewarned: Employees may see it as Big Brother surveillance.

Lesson From Steve Jobs: The Power of Inspiration

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Art inspires. Humor inspires. Teamwork inspires. A greater purpose inspires. What are you doing to inspire your IT staff?

How to Fire People the Right Way

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

With the economic recovery in question, companies are starting to cut staff again, and employees are more likely to file wrongful termination charges against their former employers. Human resources and legal experts explain how to avoid legal trouble when firing an employee for performance reasons or laying off an employee for financial reasons.

U.S. CIO: Changing the Culture of Federal IT

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel hopes cloud computing, Web services and a new IT culture of sharing can reap huge savings and prop up Uncle Sam.

Oracle's Exadata Means Changes for DBAs

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

IT shops that want to run Oracle's database machine need to rethink their skill sets