http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:52:24 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2012-01-23T18:52:24Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/new-ceo-choice-at-rim-fails-to-excite/?cs=49581 Tech CEO Report Card Find out how the CEOs of 12 top tech companies are rated by their employees. Can new Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins fill the shoes of both of his predecessors , co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie?   It appears rim management_philosophies research_in_motion thorsten_heins executive_suite Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:04:30 GMT kshaw@quinstreet.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/new-ceo-choice-at-rim-fails-to-excite/?cs=49581 2012-01-23T19:04:30Z 2 weeks, 6 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/new-ceo-choice-at-rim-fails-to-excite http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49581 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/do-you-have-the-worst-manager-ever/?cs=49466 Top 25 Oddball Interview Questions of 2011   "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps."   If you've been wondering if it's you that needs your head examined, or just everyone else, you have lots of company. BusinessWeek's Liz Ryan workforce business_culture Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:02 GMT kshaw@quinstreet.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/do-you-have-the-worst-manager-ever/?cs=49466 2012-01-09T20:00:02Z 1 month, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/do-you-have-the-worst-manager-ever http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49466 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/thompsons-first-turnaround-challenges-at-yahoo/?cs=49452 Seven Major CEO Concerns CIOs Should Address  Understand the concerns of CEOs and the implications they may have on IT. Where will new Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson place his focus first when he arrives for work on Monday, Jan. 9? The technologist and executive_suite yahoo strategic_planning scott_thompson management_philosophies Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:44:42 GMT kshaw@quinstreet.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/thompsons-first-turnaround-challenges-at-yahoo/?cs=49452 2012-01-06T18:44:42Z 1 month, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/thompsons-first-turnaround-challenges-at-yahoo http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49452 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/information-management-of-growing-importance-for-cios/?cs=49169 CIO Challenge: Grow the Business While Cutting Costs It looks as if business conditions are starting to change for the better, which brings with it a whole other set of challenges. Will CIOs spend more time on information management in 2012? Yes, data_management executive_suite budgeting Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:02:41 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/information-management-of-growing-importance-for-cios/?cs=49169 2011-11-23T17:02:41Z 2 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/information-management-of-growing-importance-for-cios http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49169 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/volunteer-roles-can-help-cios-develop-business-skills/?cs=48983 Seven Leadership Skills CIOs Need to Drive Results CIOs must have the right leadership skills in place to deliver on today's heightened expectations. Earlier this month we wrote about why so few CIOs move to the CEO role , citing results of a CA executive_suite business_culture Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:08:43 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/volunteer-roles-can-help-cios-develop-business-skills/?cs=48983 2011-11-01T17:08:43Z 3 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/volunteer-roles-can-help-cios-develop-business-skills http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48983 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/why-do-so-few-cios-move-to-ceo-role/?cs=48899 Seven Leadership Skills CIOs Need to Drive Results CIOs must have the right leadership skills in place to deliver on today's heightened expectations. Fifty-three percent of CIOs surveyed by CA Technologies for a new report think they are well business_culture executive_suite Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:49:00 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/why-do-so-few-cios-move-to-ceo-role/?cs=48899 2011-10-20T18:49:00Z 3 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/why-do-so-few-cios-move-to-ceo-role http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48899 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/becoming-a-reincarnate-cio/?cs=48808 In a piece for Forbes , HCL Americas President Shami Khorana writes about the "Reincarnate CIO," saying these kinds of executives "lead businesses, think strategically, cope well with ambiguity and can foresee opportunities across a corporation’s executive_suite business_development Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:02:15 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/becoming-a-reincarnate-cio/?cs=48808 2011-10-10T18:02:15Z 4 months, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/becoming-a-reincarnate-cio http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48808 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/ideas-on-aligning-it-marketing-functions/?cs=48710 As more companies begin to look at customer experience as a competitive differentiator, it will become increasingly important for IT organizations to work with marketing organizations. Unfortunately, these two functions tend to have some negative staff_recruitment_and_retention advertising_and_marketing crm_solutions business_culture Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:02:27 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/ideas-on-aligning-it-marketing-functions/?cs=48710 2011-09-28T18:02:27Z 4 months, 2 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/ideas-on-aligning-it-marketing-functions http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48710 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/cosmetics-giant-natura-enlists-portfolio-management-tech/?cs=48451 In a piece announcing that Brazil's Natura cosmetic company has chosen GenSight Project Portfolio Management software, we find out that the company plans to release 160 new products a year and to gain most of its gross income from products developed portfolio_management innovation Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:15:40 GMT Hallsusand@gmail.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/cosmetics-giant-natura-enlists-portfolio-management-tech/?cs=48451 2011-08-24T20:15:40Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/cosmetics-giant-natura-enlists-portfolio-management-tech http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48451 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/multiple-bosses-a-coping-strategy/?cs=48389 In a post at Harvard Business Review , writer Amy Gallo offers great advice for dealing with multiple bosses, a situation not that uncommon these days.   Among her tips: Know who your ultimate boss is, the one who has the most influence over business_culture Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:05:37 GMT Hallsusand@gmail.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/multiple-bosses-a-coping-strategy/?cs=48389 2011-08-19T20:05:37Z 5 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/multiple-bosses-a-coping-strategy http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48389 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/foundation-seeks-ideas-for-data-intensive-science/?cs=48308 The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which focuses on environmental conservation and scientific research, has issued a call for ideas related to data-intensive science.   According to the request for ideas: The Science program recognizes that research_and_development innovation Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:32:31 GMT Hallsusand@gmail.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/foundation-seeks-ideas-for-data-intensive-science/?cs=48308 2011-08-16T15:32:31Z 6 months, 13 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/foundation-seeks-ideas-for-data-intensive-science http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48308 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/ipos-suddenly-not-a-great-idea/?cs=48258 Of 11 companies that had scheduled initial public offerings this week, eight canceled it and one cut the size of the deal, reports SiliconValley.com .   The story quotes IPO researcher Scott Sweet, owner of IPO Boutique, calling the situation ipos startups technology_markets Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:42:32 GMT Hallsusand@gmail.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/ipos-suddenly-not-a-great-idea/?cs=48258 2011-08-11T15:42:32Z 6 months, 5 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/ipos-suddenly-not-a-great-idea http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48258 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/winning-tweet-for-iowa-mba-scholarship/?cs=48164 I wrote earlier that the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business was offering a full-ride scholarship to the applicant who submitted the best "application tweet." It was offering a scholarship valued at $37,000 for a 140-character answer to business_communications twitter social_networks Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:58:42 GMT Hallsusand@gmail.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/winning-tweet-for-iowa-mba-scholarship/?cs=48164 2011-08-05T13:58:42Z 6 months, 1 week ago 2 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/winning-tweet-for-iowa-mba-scholarship http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48164 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/walmart-analytics-deal-called-a-boon-for-all-retailers/?cs=48162 Walmart has signed a deal with analytics firm Nielsen that RIS News says will fill a long-standing gap for makers of consumer goods. According to the article, Walmart for the past 10 years has not shared sales data with third-party firms. Being such business_intelligence walmart data_management competitive_analysis data_analysis Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:24:06 GMT Hallsusand@gmail.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/walmart-analytics-deal-called-a-boon-for-all-retailers/?cs=48162 2011-08-04T20:24:06Z 6 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/walmart-analytics-deal-called-a-boon-for-all-retailers http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48162 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/nielsen-comscore-work-to-improve-social-media-metrics/?cs=48138 Social Media: Measure, Monitor and Mean It Highlights and suggestions from Burson-Marsteller's Global Social Media Check-up. Metrics companies Nielsen and comScore are working with Facebook to help companies better measure the effectiveness of their advertising_and_marketing social_networks facebook Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:15:10 GMT Hallsusand@gmail.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/nielsen-comscore-work-to-improve-social-media-metrics/?cs=48138 2011-08-03T20:15:10Z 6 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/nielsen-comscore-work-to-improve-social-media-metrics http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48138