Category: Technology & Society
Is the traditional resume about to be outdated?
Original article published on TechRepublic. Although IT pros make their livings from technological innovation, you have to admit that it has also disrupted employment in different industries many times over. From travel agents to telecommunications, it has cut out the middlemen in numerous fields and has eliminated some of the most traditional forms of communication. [...]
The new IT Department: Staying relevant in a changing environment
From TechRepublic In an article appearing in The Wall Street Journal’s CIO Journal this past fall, Rebecca Wettemann, the vice president of research at Nucleus Research, told the Journal that CIOs, “intent on protecting their turf,” are often reluctant to migrate their company infrastructure to the cloud. For IT managers who’ve spent years racking servers [...]
IT: Becoming less about tech skills, more about integration
Patrick Gray talks about a seismic shift going on in IT where knowledgeable technicians no longer rule the roost. (Original article: IT: Becoming less about tech skills, more about integration from TechRepublic) Tech skills vs. integration It’s an amazing time to be in the IT industry, as we’re witnessing a seismic shift the likes of [...]
Coaching Emotional Intelligence – The Business Case for Human Capital
(Based on original article by BRENDA SMITH, MBA, CPEC) Introduction Adam Smith is playing his hand a bit differently these days. The invisible force that shapes the interplay of markets of the world wasn’t ready to find it flat (Friedman, 2005). Despite this new business landscape, organizations and the leaders that drive them have held [...]
Burned Out – The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time
Why is it that between 25% and 50% of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? It’s not just the number of hours we’re working, but also the fact that we spend too many continuous hours juggling too many things at the same time. What we’ve lost, above all, are stopping points, finish [...]
Mastering the Hype Cycle – How to choose the right innovation at the right time
You have experienced it before: someone mentions a hot new idea they discovered at a trade conference – a new technology, management technique, or business model. It seems smart, and if you time it right, maybe you’ll get there before your competitors catch on. But if you adopt too early you’ll inherit all the pain [...]
Human Resources for IT – Understanding Nerd Culture
“Our recruitment policy is excellent, we want to hire people with the Ethics of Mother Theresa, IT skills of Bill Gates, Charisma of Britney Spears, Business brain of Rupert Murdoch. Unfortunately, our recruitment reality is that we hire people with the Charisma of Bill Gates, Ethics of Rupert Murdoch, IT skills ofMother Theresa and Business [...]
Wikinomics – How mass collaboration changes everything
Throughout history corporations have organized themselves according to strict hierarchical lines of authority. Everyone was a subordinate to someone else – employees versus managers, marketers versus customers, producers versus supply chain subcontractors, companies versus the community. There was always someone or some company in charge, controlling things, at the “top” of the food chain. While [...]