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    Team members may have personal problems, annoying habits or struggle with tasks. How should IT managers approach these issues?

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    There are days when you're not sure whether to burst out laughing, or start tearing your hair out. How do CIOs and IT managers deal with users who just don't seem to get it?

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    Australian companies benefit from having CIOs and IT managers with a technical bent, with industry peers arguing that experience is key.

  • IT contracting: making a comeback?

    The demand for IT contractors in Australia is growing, according to one recruiter who credits the resurgence to businesses freezing permanent staff numbers.

  • Resolving technical dilemmas

    There are always days when you just can't find the solution to a seemingly simple technical glitch. How do Australian IT professionals deal with this problem?

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  • CIOs: Staff management techniques

    Team members may have personal problems, annoying habits or struggle with tasks. How should IT managers approach these issues?

  • 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?

  • Are you a tech groupie?

    Team dynamics can either have a positive, or devastating, impact on how your IT department operates. How can you bring out the best in team spirit?

  • Hey, are you talking to me?

    I am sure you have all heard of workplace horror stories involving the yelling boss who throws things or the team member who refuses to emerge from their office, or disappears for days on end.

  • How do you know if you're a good manager?

    One minute it's tussling with the CFO about budgets, the next it's trying to counsel a team member who's struggling with a task--IT managers and CIOs are constantly balancing various tasks.

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