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Webcast: In the Google Apps Cloud: How to Achieve Your Business Objectives
Dec 3rd, '09, 1 - 2 pm US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Council member Brent Hoag, Director, Global IT, at JohnsonDiversey, as he discusses the adoption of Google Apps which has helped meet four corporate goals; sustainability, simplification, increased employee productivity and global collaboration.
Webcast: Collaboration Initiatives: Benchmarks & Best Practices
Dec 15th, '09, 4 - 5 pm US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Council members Ruth Thorpe, VP & CIO at the U.S. Pharmaceutical Operations of Sanofi-Aventis, and Gary Kuyper, CIO at Bethany Christian Services, as they speak about their collaboration initiatives and experiences in how and why they chose the social networking and collaboration tools they are using and their business goals for collaboration, and facing culture change challenges.
Data Overview: Collaboration Initiatives Field Guide: Benchmarks & Best Practices
This appendix to the Council Field Guide provides an analysis which discusses benchmarks for collaboration IT implementation costs, adoption rates and payoffs. The overview identifies top IT and business goals and satisfaction rates for collaboration initiatives as well as best practices and lessons learned for implementing collaboration IT.
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Career Boost is a monthly column on CIO.com designed to help IT professionals advance in their careers. Written by executive recruiters, career coaches and leadership development experts, Career Boost provides practical advice on a variety of topics including networking, salary negotiation, interviewing, switching industries, career paths and much more.
Salaries: Seven Tips for Getting What You Want
Hashing out pay and perks with a prospective employer is fraught with risk. Follow these tips to negotiate the tricky salary question with confidence and sophistication.
By Debra Feldman
Becoming a Change Leader
If you want your organization to achieve its goals—and stand out from the pack when competing for jobs—you need to lead change effectively.
By Maya Townsend
Leadership & Generation X
How understanding the relevance of generational dynamics can invigorate your leadership potential.
By Deborah Gilburg
Five Tips for Making Progress In Your Career While Staying Put
By taking on developmental or stretch assignments, you can expand your skill set and develop your leadership capabilities—and thus your marketability—without spending all that time and effort job-hunting.
By Cynthia McCauley
Generation X: Stepping Up to the Leadership Plate
How to leverage the mind-share of retiring baby-boomers to advance your career.
By Deborah Gilburg
Seven Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Top IT Talent
The IT departments that effectively support and enable their companies in the next decade will be the ones that have enough of the best people. Your career hinges on your ability to hire the best.
By David Reff
How to Make the Most of those Holiday Networking Sessions
Season festivities present ample opportunities to network in relaxed, convivial settings. Savvy job seekers don't dread these social events; they embrace them, and you should too.
By Debra Feldman
Create a Smart Succession Plan
Without a succession plan, your retention rates will suffer—and so will your own ability to advance in your career.
By Martha Heller
Getting Your Name Out There: Four Simple Steps to Worldwide Fame
How the CIO can achieve a measure of fame and publicity in four simple steps.
By Martha Heller
Managing Competing IT Priorities
Here four of the most effective actions you can take to manage your organization's priorities.
By Maya Townsend
How to Go from CIO to IT Consultant
Here are three ways to pursue a career as a consultant.
By Martha Heller
Succession Planning Do's and Don'ts
Without a decent succession plan, your retention rates will suffer as will your own ability to advance in your company.
By Martha Heller
How To Turn Gate Keepers Into Greeters
Here are six ways you can increase the odds that gatekeepers will grant you access.
By Debra Feldman
Tips for IT Leaders Who Want to Move into the Business
Move into operations. Take on strategic planning. Become a sales leader. Create a new business role. Read how four CIOs crossed the divide.
By Martha Heller