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Most change managers spend most of their time recording already enacted changes. Why not work instead with key decision makers to get ahead of the change process?
Recently promoted, this new manager has to fend off company policy complaints from the staff that used to be in his peer group. Here's our advice for dealing with this sensitive issue.
Respect for staff and being a mentor to team members were skills respondents to a recent survey thought were key to being a good IT manager.
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?
Commonly used as one tool in a hiring manager's arsenal, employee assessment tests can also yield important insight into the talent and work styles of your existing employees.
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