Survey: Employees ready to walk
A raft of dissatisfied employees may mean an increase in job-hopping next year, according to a study released by recruiting Web site CareerBuilder.com.
Successful staff assimilation in an acquisition
Assimilation is a tremendous effort, especially when it relates to tech units and resources. You have a great leverage opportunity, but you must move cautiously. Any time you plan to reorganise and introduce significant change to IT staff, you potentially damage your operations.
CIOs: get team building right
As a CIO or IT manager, pulling your team together to work as a group is no easy task, regardless of the industry you operate in. How do you find the balance between too much and too little control?
Dream development: Staff mentoring
Today's business environment requires that IT managers rely on employees who are flexible, multiskilled, and dedicated team players. Employee development is not only important to the worker, it is also a key component of a successful company.
Act now, quit later
When you are overloaded with work and criticised for not doing enough, a common response is to want to quit. But our career columnist suggests you work on solutions before starting to work on your resume.
Managing 'micromanager' tendencies
Micromanaging your staff is certain to breed resentment and result in a lack of productivity. These suggestions can help you manage your tendency to be a micromanager.
Management tips: 'Off the record' complaints
When a staff member approaches you with a specific complaint about a peer and asks that you keep the comments secret, beware the situation that could develop. When anonymity is requested, it's best for managers to be on the defensive.
Dysfunctional team U-turn
Taking over a challenging project is difficult enough. Throw in a disgruntled team and you have other issues to consider. The advice here could help you become your company's newest hero and turnaround artist.
Keeping the team together
Personal conflicts, external pressures--it all adds up to a tough environment in which to build team morale. How do CIOs and IT managers pull a group together when everything's falling apart around them?
Management: IT departments in crisis?
Difficult team members, excessive workloads and project overload--Australia's IT professionals are grappling with how to cope with doing more tasks, in less time with shrinking resources.
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