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The Case for Advocacy 09 October, 2006 12:17:21
If you as CIO launch an initiative inside your company, perhaps a new systems architecture or a revised help desk process, but you fail to support it with communications to employees, then that initiative - no matter how important - is dead on arrivalGood leaders advocate for their own initiatives. And sometimes help others advocate for them - +
The Folly of Finger-Pointing 04 August, 2006 12:45:56
If individuals don't accept personal responsibility when things go wrong, their organizations will become dysfunctional and stay dysfunctional - +
How to Find Your Competitive Advantage 07 July, 2006 16:29:26
If a product or process allows you to differentiate from your competitors, it's "core". For Domino's Pizza, delivery is core - +
IT's Good News 07 July, 2006 16:58:07
CIOs need to help their staffers understand that if they can hold on during the tough times, the pay-off is just around the corner - +
The Worst Job in IT 05 June, 2006 09:00:00
Change is unstoppable, and CIOs are climbing aboard. Nice for them. But they risk losing their staff unless they communicate better. - +
IT Marketing Smarts 03 May, 2006 11:58:41
When it comes to selling your organization on IT, it's the people and the product, not the print. - +
Leaks in the Great Wall 05 April, 2006 16:13:26
A recent survey by China's Ministry of Information Industry found that 61 percent of foreign companies operating in China see software piracy as the number-one problem of doing business there.There is growing interest in outsourcing software development to China, but some CIOs worry about their intellectual property. Is that perception accurate? - +
Survivor: The Organization 05 April, 2006 16:04:54
Does it really help you to vote people off your IT island? Isn't there a better way to build a staff of top performers? In fact, there is. - +
Leaders at All Levels 08 March, 2006 13:48:25
Creating IT leaders at all levels and pushing accountability lower within the IT organization is sure to improve alignment with the businessHow to involve everyone in the leadership and management of IT - +
How to Do More with the IT You've Got 03 February, 2006 09:42:46
IT's capacity for growth and change lies within its architecture - +
Serenity Found 03 February, 2006 13:33:32
Here's how to inoculate yourself against stress and burnout (once you understand the difference)We all know that CIO stands for "Career Is Over". The wag who coined that acronym was undoubtedly referring to the burnout factor that comes with the job and the consequent short tenure of the average CIO
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CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #78: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires 28 September, 2007 17:34:25
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05
Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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CBS website bitten by iFrame hack 02 December, 2008 07:30:00
Russian malware distributors have launched another iFrame attack on a sub-domain of the cbs.com site.TV network CBS has become the latest big name to have it website used to host malware, a security company has reported. - +
Excerpt: Counterterrorism Strategies for Corporations 27 November, 2008 12:36:00
Mike Ackerman calls terrorism "the skunk at the globalization lawn party." His new book lays out 10 principles for how businesses can prepare and respond.Mike Ackerman calls terrorism "the skunk at the globalization lawn party." His new book lays out 10 principles for how businesses can prepare and respond. - +
The 10 Ackerman Principles of Counterterrorism 27 November, 2008 12:43:00
Consultant and author Mike Ackerman's 10 counterterrorism principles for business.Consultant and author Mike Ackerman's 10 counterterrorism principles for business. - +
Survey: Despite Risks, Employees Still Holiday Shop at Work 27 November, 2008 10:02:00
As Cyber Monday approaches, research suggests a majority of workers will use their work computer to shop this holiday season. But despite the continued growth in online shopping, employees and business still don't understand the riskAs Cyber Monday approaches, research suggests a majority of workers will use their work computer to shop this holiday season. But despite the continued growth in online shopping, employees and business still don't understand the risk. - +
Why Cybercrime is Thriving 27 November, 2008 11:52:00
A new Symantec report reveals just how large and sophisticated the online underground economy has grownA new Symantec report reveals just how large and sophisticated the online underground economy has grown.
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