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Lehman faces $5 million from former IT staff
News of an ever-worsening economy, layoffs galore and slashed budgets make interpersonal skills and tending to employee morale more important than ever.
A recent survey shows that increasing workloads and the economic crisis are taking a stressful toll on IT professionals.
When an employee quits, it costs your company: downtime, customer satisfaction, hiring and training someone new. Know how much? Experts say it's up to a whopping 250% of annual compensation.
The trend toward increased telecommuting presents many benefits as well as challenges for companies and their IT departments. Telecommuting increases worker productivity by allowing for more flexible working hours, and it saves companies money on reimbursing transportation costs and on office materials, but it can also produce major security and privacy risks.
Disgruntled IT workers--battered by interminable hours and impossible demands--pose a greater threat to corporate security today than ever before. Here's what you need to do to diffuse their tension.
Listen up, managers: Employees don't quit the job; they quit you. Here are five ways you might be pushing your own talent into the arms of another employer.
Layoffs, cost-cutting, outsourcing and incompetent managers have pushed IT professionals over the edge. They're tired of having to do more with less, of being forced to work overtime without any additional compensation, of managers who don't get IT, and, like Terry Childs, they're striking back at the institutions that exploit them with their own forms of vigilante justice.
Encouraging productivity from your programming staff--at least in the developers' estimation--requires a few special techniques.
Perks pale in comparison to challenging job responsibilities for Gen Y employees. Learning coaching basics can make the difference between mere compliance and active contribution and problem solving.
Remote Infrastructure Management - What Your Peers are Thinking
The buzz around Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) has reached a fever pitch. Through detailed discussions with your peers across leading enterprise firms within the US, we have learned that many enterprises consider "offshore" service delivery a solid component of a larger IT strategy. Join Forrester and Satyam for a first-hand look at this never before seen research. Read More »
Sponsored by Satyam Infrastructure Management Services
IT leaders need to maximize resources and minimize costs with technologies that will effectively replace physical presence... Read More »
Sponsored by Nortel
IT Risk Management: Preparing for the Perfect Storm
In this video podcast, John Gantz, Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President, IDC, tracks the "Perfect Storm'... Read More »
Sponsored by Symantec
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