Have you heard? In a major national survey conducted by Robert Half (the big employment agency) CIOs are reporting the greatest degree of difficulty ever finding and hiring high-quality IT professionals. I wonder if these are the same CIOs who recently told CIO.com reporters that it was very hard to keep good staff because “they […]
I just heard a radio ad for Emirates Air proudly exclaiming that on their flights to Dubai there are 1,200 HD channels to choose from. Wow 1,200 channels. I suppose their intentions are good. And I suppose that the core of their advertising message is that they have something for everyone. But think about it […]
Two weeks ago I put forth the position that the reason IT leaders don’t get what they want from their careers is because they don’t really know what they want. (Read about it here.) To help prove or disprove my position, I reached out to CIO Insight readers and members of my personal mailing lists […]
I’ve heard it said that serious and meaningful change happens very slowly and then all at once. It sort of feels that way for me tonight. I feel, no, actually, I know I have been playing things too safe. My blog, my columns, my letters, they all seem way too safe and calculated. Perhaps there […]
The reason most IT professionals don’t get what they want is because they don’t know what they want. Think I’m pushing it? Does it feel to you like I’m being a bit heavy handed? OK. Go ahead. Ask yourself: What do you really want from your professional career? What do you most want to achieve […]
