Archives: May 2009

What are some good measures of security? Wrong question

May 29, 2009
The place to start is to ask, What are the organization's security goals?
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The staff does the work, the outsourcer gets the credit

May 26, 2009
When an outsourcer relies on in-house staff, it's already a touchy situation. When the outsourcer claims credit for the result, in-house staff have to play the game carefully in order to win
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A good job and a good offer -- how to choose

May 25, 2009
When forced to choose between a great job with good compensation and a good job with great compensation, choose the great job -- unless you really need the money
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360-degree performance feedback can be tricky

May 24, 2009
Providing performance feedback for a colleague you don't like can work to your advantage
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Do CEOs have to live by the rules they set?

May 20, 2009
CEOs establish rules for due diligence, but when a CEO fails to accept the same rules, what's a CIO to do?
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Afflicted with silos? Here are some tactics that might break them down

May 19, 2009
Organizational silos are common; to break them down, you first have to understand what in your business is driving employees to form them
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Beware the dark side of mixed teams

May 15, 2009
When companies bring in systems integrators with "mixed teams" of consultants and employees, workers need to remember where their loyalties lie
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When employees misuse IM, how should the company respond?

May 12, 2009
Companies often confuse behavioral problems with technology problems
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Why companies don't always pay fairly

May 12, 2009
One reason: "Fair" is in the eye of the beholder, but the only stable situation is defined by the marketplace, which doesn't care at all about fairness
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When is a system done booting?

May 11, 2009
Why don't OS manufacturers let us known when our systems have finished booting up? It isn't like it's hard to do or anything
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