http://www.cioinsight.com Workplace - RSS Feeds en-us Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:45:54 -0400 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:45:54 -0400 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:24:05 -0500 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/10-Principles-WorkLife-Balance-301326/?kc=rss - It seems the only way to get ahead in your profession these days is to get behind at home. Much is written on finding a healthy work/life balance. It is a widespread problem that continues to elude people, especially those of us driven to achieve. Ive been guilty of it myself in the past, but now r...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/10-Principles-WorkLife-Balance-301326/?kc=rss Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:02:26 -0500 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Careers-Ambition-Patience-242218/?kc=rss - One of my favorite parts of leadership is working with people who are just getting started in their careers. Most people enter the “real world” with passion thats almost palpable. It comes from a combination of naiveté, audacity and, most of all, ambition. Many are coming out of academic environme...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Careers-Ambition-Patience-242218/?kc=rss Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:06:51 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/How-Green-Is-Your-Valley-794031/?kc=rss - ...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/How-Green-Is-Your-Valley-794031/?kc=rss Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:33:10 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/8-Ways-to-Retain-Talent-In-a-Recession/?kc=rss - ...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/8-Ways-to-Retain-Talent-In-a-Recession/?kc=rss Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:17:58 -0500 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/No-IT-Succession-Management-Fire-Your-Board/?kc=rss - Succession management has been bantered as a topic of interest in companies and IT departments for several years. Recently there has been an increase interest among IT shops as the need for skilled talent becomes more critical. Succession management is defined as making provisions for the replaceme...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/No-IT-Succession-Management-Fire-Your-Board/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:43:17 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Employment-Workforce-Reach-Record-Highs/?kc=rss - The sharp increase in overall unemployment plaguing much of the U.S. economy has yet to be felt by the IT professional. The number of people in the IT workforce and employed as IT professionals continues to grow despite the worsening economy. And, though down a bit, IT unemployment hovers near his...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Employment-Workforce-Reach-Record-Highs/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:28:19 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Services-Employment-Shines-in-Gloomy-Economy/?kc=rss - As the overall economy lost 159,000 nonfarm jobs in September, IT services companies saw their payrolls grow by 8,500, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report issued Friday. Employment growth in the so-called computer systems design and related services sector suggests companies...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Services-Employment-Shines-in-Gloomy-Economy/?kc=rss Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:29:13 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Services-Buck-Gloomy-Jobs-Trend/?kc=rss - While all nonfarm businesses shed 84,000 jobs last month, one sector showed strong employment growth: IT services. Payrolls at firms offering computer systems design and related services in the United States grew by a robust 6,300 last month to a seasonally adjusted 1,425,900, according to prelimin...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Services-Buck-Gloomy-Jobs-Trend/?kc=rss Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:53:32 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Why-Companies-Dont-Train-IT-Workers/?kc=rss - Are you preparing your people for the next steps in their careers? Probably not. The number-one reason IT pros say they want to leave their current company is because they see no effort being made by management to advance their career. Companies lure top IT talent with the promise of training f...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Why-Companies-Dont-Train-IT-Workers/?kc=rss Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:55:06 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Computer-Jobs-Hit-Record-High/?kc=rss - The size of the IT workforce in the United States has topped 4 million workers for the first time last quarter, according to CIO Insights analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. And the number of employed IT pros reached 3,956,000 in the second quarter of 2008, also a record high. The IT ...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Computer-Jobs-Hit-Record-High/?kc=rss Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:02:41 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Grooming-Future-IT-Leaders/?kc=rss - Businesses usually shed talent to reduce overhead during an economic slowdown. Despite the subsequent infusion of talent into the employment pool, many companies hunt for skilled workers at a frenzied rate and, surprisingly, cry that they cant find the talent they need. One reason for this contrad...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Grooming-Future-IT-Leaders/?kc=rss Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:30:00 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/CIO-Succession-Lacking/?kc=rss - Less than 40 percent of businesses have a formal CIO succession plan in place, according to a new survey. That lack of structured continuity shines a brighter light on the issue of recruiting and grooming future IT leaders. The survey, by IT products and services firm CDW, also found that business...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/CIO-Succession-Lacking/?kc=rss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:56:43 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Labor-Shortage/?kc=rss - The debate over whether there are sizeable IT labor shortages in the United States is challenging and complex. There has been plenty of discussion on H-1B visas, a purported lack of computer science graduates and a cry from the human resources industry that many jobs in technology simply cannot get ...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/IT-Labor-Shortage/?kc=rss Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:59:15 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Tech-Helps-Vets/?kc=rss - The Department of Defense announced April 5 that a total of 36,082 members of the U.S. military had been wounded in action or killed in Iraq since the war began in 2003. Of these, nearly 4,500 were deaths and 31,950 were wounded. Once they return from the war zone, injured soldiers face a multitud...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Tech-Helps-Vets/?kc=rss Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:07:03 -0400 http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Recruiting-Retaining-Tips/?kc=rss - In a recent survey, 24 percent of CIOs polled by Robert Half Technology said finding skilled IT professionals is their greatest management challenge. Despite the economic downturn in some sectors, competition for the most skilled IT professionals those with the right mix of practical experience and ...]]> http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Workplace/Recruiting-Retaining-Tips/?kc=rss