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    It's a challenge to break through a promotion ceiling into a senior IT role. HR expert Peter Woolford outlines how you may need to take a step back in order to get ahead.

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    The changing economic climate is taking its toll on Australian IT contractors, as they struggle to pull in the dollars they were 18 months ago.

  • Adam Smith's lessons for IT

    If the U.S. tech industry wants to retain its current dominant position, it might want to spend less time pleading for special favours from the government.

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  • Beware the zealot in an IT management role

    Being a Microsoft or Java fanatic may be admirable in some IT roles. IT development management isn't one of them.

  • Climbing the corporate ladder

    It's a challenge to break through a promotion ceiling into a senior IT role. HR expert Peter Woolford outlines how you may need to take a step back in order to get ahead.

  • IT contractors face tough times

    The changing economic climate is taking its toll on Australian IT contractors, as they struggle to pull in the dollars they were 18 months ago.

  • Separate annual goals from individual projects

    When doing annual reviews for your staff, stay away from making individual goals project-related. Here's how to align goals with individuals.

  • Five reasons IT consultancies fail

    IT consulting firms continue to tread water in a challenging organisation environment, and many are reacting by taking a "back to basics" approach to their businesses. Take advice from two consultants who have done just that.

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