Dennis McCafferty

Organizations Shifting Cloud Strategies Ongoing Migration 60% of organizations run more than 30% of their IT systems in the cloud. Last year, only 45% of companies did so. Mail Call 49% of large enterprises use the cloud for e-mail, compared to 59% of medium-sized ones. Cyber Footprint 46% of large enterprises take advantage of cloud […]

Larger Raises Senior Leaders Salaries for executives are expected to increase by 3% in 2014, compared to 1.4% in 2009. On the Payroll Pay for salaried employees should also increase by 3% in 2014, compared to no more than 1.9% in 2009. Clock Management Nonunion, hourly workers will get a 2.9% increase in pay in […]

Leadership Qualities Football Peyton Manning: Agility on the Fly Famous for shifting plays and entire personnel formations on the line of scrimmage, once he sizes up what the competition is trying to do. Vince Lombardi: Commitment to Fundamentals He perfected the simple yet potent “power sweep”—and built strategies from there. Tom Brady: Work Ethic Demonstrates […]

CIOs Should Never Do Mix Up Your “I” and “We” Use “we” when IT has done something great. Use “I” when it’s time to shoulder the blame. Expect Your Employees to Work Your Hours The 21st century is about what you accomplish—not face time for the sake of face time. If employees get results, be […]

Toughest Tech Companies for Job Interviews ThoughtWorks (#2 on Glassdoor’s top 25 list) A candidate went through seven interviews. The “exhausting” process was “as much about whether you want to work there, as whether they want you.” Google (#8) Hardest stage was “a sales mock-up pitch via the phone. … You do need to understand […]

Business Continuity Management Trending Topic More than half of organizations have seen an increase in inquiries from key customers and business partners in the last five years about their business continuity management (BCM) capabilities. Integration Effort 62% are now integrating BCM with other risk-management initiatives. Outsourcing Initiative 64% involve critical third parties in their BCM […]

Interview Gestures This One Worked: RSVP Required A young lady crafted her cover letter to resemble a wedding-type invitation, “inviting” the company to hire her. This One Worked: Chivalry Rules! Another volunteered to help out making copies when he saw the interviewer’s assistant becoming frazzled with the task. This One Worked: The Right Note A […]

Chain of Command  Limit your direct reports. There should be no more than five to seven.

Out the Door  Three of five employees would leave their current position for a competitive offer.

Business Connections There will be more than 1.9 million business Internet users by 2017, up from about 1.4 million in 2012.

Setting Up Shop  One in three enterprises now have their own app store, up from just 14% of businesses that either were working on a store or planned to launch one last year.

True Worth  71% of employees say meaningful recognition does not have a dollar value, up from 57% in 2007.