The Zander Report

From 7/12/10 Careerealism...
Securing a new job is akin to a successful product launching!  All the time spent running a well-organized marketing campaign and now the product is in the market.  Well... you've landed your new job!  As in the product launch, you want to continually work on product positioning and posturing for long term success, right?  Likewise, you want to do so for your long term career success.
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From 7/9/10 CIO Minute...
Are you a Gatekeeper? A Beancounter's Apprentice? The Chief Widgeteer?  Read about 10 CIO archetypes and what you need to know about them.
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From 7/9/10 CNN.com...
In 1973, Martin Cooper and his team at Motorola built the first cell phone.  Cost:  $3,900 and 50 cents per minute to talk!  Here's a summary of a recent interview with Martin who is now 81 years old.
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From 7/7/10 CIO Insight...
Read a summary of Gartner's latest report, "Mergers and Acquisitions:  Integration Without Tears."  As strategic m&a activity picks up, CIOs/CTOs will be put to the test in organizational integration and the challenge of demonstrating the business value of IT.  This summary outlines the key phases of integration and how you can prepare.
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From 11/17/09 CIO Insight...
Workers often are less happy with their bosses than they let on.  Unhappy means not motivated means unproductive means turnover - and that might mean you!  Here are 10 common leadership shortcomings, and how to fix them.
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From 11/16/09 Computerworld...
With salaries on ice, crushing workloads and reduced benefits, IT workers are stuck for now -- but will they break free when the economy thaws?  See results from Computerworld's annual survey of more than 5,000 IT professionals at every job level.
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From 11/16/09 CIO Magazine...
What's in a name?  The quest to transform Information Technology to Business Technology is taking longer than expected.  But would a new name really help bridge the gap between the server guys and the suits?
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From 11/16/09 WSJ...
For years, the IT department dictated what technology could be used in the office.  But there's a widening gap between what you can do at home and what you can do in the office - and many are doing more, better, faster using home technology.  Employees are pressing for more freedom to use the technology they want and companies are starting to take the shackles off.
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From 11/13/09 Crain's NY Business...
Two programmers at his defunct firm arrested and charged with maintaining the IT backbone of the Ponzi scheme.
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From 11/10/09 Newsweek...
Newsweek has boiled down the biggest moments in the first ten years of the 21st century into a seven minute video, highlighting the good, the bad and the unforgettable. From Y2K, to Bush vs. Gore, to 9/11, to the iPod, to Borat, to the Iraq war, to Twitter and much, much more.  Watch and marvel at this busy decade.
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