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Difficult employees and how to manage them
The three classic personality types who tend to cause confusion and delay.
Turnover is high among young programmers
Recruiters are expecting a big demand this year for mid-level IT pros, such as Java programmers and other developers, and the Harry Fox Agency already knows what that means for CIOs. As soon as HFA's
How to know if you're micro-managing
Are you a micromanager? You probably don't think so, but chances are you are one simply because it's very hard not to be, writes Ron Ashkenas, managing partner of Schaffer Consulting. In a strange
How to talk stressed-out IT workers off the ledge
Do you have staff members who are always envisioning worst-case scenarios, getting irritated constantly or misplacing things all the time? If so, you probably have stressed-out employees, reports
How not to fire people
Telling an employee he's out of a job is almost always an unpleasant task. It can be emotionally charged, raising feelings of guilt, disappointment, and even fear of retaliation, and it can be
Five steps to more effective IT
IT these days can look a lot like baseball in that both pastimes can involve a lot of failure and relatively few hits. In both cases, there are some clear reasons for ineffectiveness, but when it
Good IT leadership includes good management
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Leadership is not the same thing as management. But truth be told, without great management skills, IT professionals don't become great
How to recharge and avoid burn-out
If the phrase "leadership challenges" makes your skin crawl, you could be facing burn-out. While you may have a good handle on the basics of time management, what you may really need is better energy
What to avoid when motivating the team
Most good managers know that they're unlikely to achieve the results they want from their team if they micromanage, change goals frequently, or take credit for staffers' ideas. There are a myriad
10 ways Angry Birds can improve your CIO skills
What lessons can the popular video game "Angry Birds" teach IT leaders? According to Daniel W. Rasmus--who has found enough time to become one of the top 300 players on a free iPad version of the
