• CIOs struggle to find IT talent

  By Ann Bednarz | 07 March, 2012 06:30

  Is it harder these days to hire skilled lawyers, accountants or tech pros?

• IT roles shift with move to cloud

  By Stephanie Overby | 27 May, 2011 04:23

  When Jim Honerkamp was hired as CIO of Steel Technologies last summer, he immediately identified a major problem on the company's IT org chart. Of the 34 technology professionals employed by the $1.6 billion processor of flat-rolled steel, nearly half were working in IT infrastructure. The anemic business-analysis group had a staff of three.

• The politics of cloud apps: tips for IT leaders

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 18 May, 2010 06:15

  When companies decide to swap out an on-premise enterprise software system for vendor-hosted SaaS applications, IT staffers often worry about what this change means for their jobs and their roles in the IT department.

• Cloud apps adoption can create IT staff unrest

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 18 May, 2010 04:14

  CIOs and IT managers know they must address concerns like security, compliance, service levels and end-user resistance when moving to cloud-based enterprise software, but they must not overlook a critical area: the feelings of their IT staffers.

• Uncertain economy beats Gen Y into shape: survey

  By Rodney Gedda | 17 March, 2010 09:56

  Renowned for their arrogance and fleeting company ties, Generation Y workers are now more loyal thanks the adverse economic climate a new survey has revealed.

• How to Turn IT Staff Into Business Participants

  By CIO Executive Council | 03 March, 2010 07:22

  Mazda CIO Jim DiMarzio says just getting into the business meetings isn't enough.

• Are you a bear market CIO?

  By Martha Heller | 03 June, 2009 10:07

  From 2005 to 2008, my approach to business development was simple. I would walk into my office, put my feet up on my desk, throw open the window and smile as bluebirds flew in with juicy search projects in their beaks. I was a bull market executive recruiter.

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