Getting Fired: Not the End of the World

Executive recruiters say a public firing such as Microsoft's ex-CIO Stuart Scott endured can seriously injure a career but doesn't have to end one. Full story »

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Get Ready for Campaign 2.0

The presidential candidates may disagree about Iraq, health care and taxes, but their campaigns demonstrate a clear consensus that the rise of Web 2.0 tools offers the chance to engage interested citizens, one market niche, one voter, one message at a time. Full story »

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New iPhone App Is a Master of Disaster

A new application from intelligent notification vendor MIR3 promises to enable IT administrators to use an iPhone to manage, send and receive notifications from anywhere there's connectivity. The move suggests Apple's mobile phone may break into enterprise applications sooner than expected. Full story »

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How to Save Your Job

As Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Time Warner lose their chief executive officers, the IT groups at those companies face major changes. Full story »

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The State of the CIO 2008

The value CIOs can bring to the enterprise is limited only by their energy and imagination...and sometimes by organizations that just don't get it. For our seventh annual "State of the CIO" survey we talked to 558 heads of IT, unearthing the problems they're facing now and the potential for change in their future. Full story »

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The State of the CIO 2008: Six IT Leaders Who Matter

There isn't just one way to be a CIO, or one set of CIO concerns. Based on answers to questions about priorities, daily activities, accomplishments in the past year and other aspects of the job we've classified our respondents as leaders in these areas: functional, transformational or business strategy. Here are six CIOs that particularly stood out. Full story »

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Strategic CIO

How to Sharpen Your Commercial Instincts

To develop a commercial orientation, the CIO of FirstGroup had to rethink risk, ROI, idea ownership and what the CIO really has to offer. Full story »

Executive Coach

When You're a Leader, Everyone Is Watching You

Executive Coach Susan Cramm answers questions about how to make sure your actions send the right message to your staff. Full story »

Expert View

You Say Yes, You Mean No

You say yes when business colleagues ask for something new, but usually you don't really mean it. That won't fly anymore. An expert in IT organizations advises how to adjust your (and your team's) attitude. Full story »

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