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  • How to decide whether to go to work

    Posted February 9, 2011 - 1:15 pm

    IT employment job surveys say record numbers of IT workers plan to change jobs when they get the chance; taking a sick day is the next best thing.

  • 8 ways to keep your best workers on board

    Posted June 21, 2010 - 4:21 pm

    The organizations honored as Best Places to Work are vastly different in many ways, but they tend to share an ability to keep their most productive people on board. While there's never a good time to neglect retention, doing so now may prove to be especially costly. With economic conditions beginning to improve, some organizations are looking to increase staffing levels. And as job opportunities proliferate, IT professionals will be more likely to consider moving to a new employer. Businesses that don't address this looming challenge will find themselves at a competitive disadvantage.

  • Managing a Development Team

    Posted March 6, 2009 - 12:42 pm

    As a manager, you need a "toolkit" of approaches you can access when working with your team, says author Louis Testa. Your toolkit should include methods for motivating people, making yourself available, choosing the team's tools, organizing the team, setting up the workspace, managing projects, resolving conflict, and communicating with your team. With multiple tools and approaches on hand, you can select the best tools for the job. As the saying goes, if your only tool is a saw, then the solution to every problem is to cut.

  • Employees leaving? Here's why and what you can do

    Posted October 27, 2008 - 2:59 pm

    Do you think a soft economy lessens your need to engage your staff? Think again. Your most valuable asset -- and single biggest investment -- is walking out the door. Here are four top reasons people decide to leave an organization and what smart CIOs can do to mitigate the situations:
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