Don Tennant

IT professionals need to value the inherent paradoxes that lie within their field of endeavor, and embrace them as a means of ensuring that a balanced, inclusive approach is taken to managing conflict and achieving the objectives of the organization. That’s the advice of Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier, PhD, a leadership consultant and author of the book, […]

Top Predictions for Enterprise IT in 2014 Mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector will accelerate in 2014 to keep pace with change driven by disruptive technologies, according to a report released last month by PwC. The report, “Analysis and Trends in U.S. Technology M&A Activity 2014,” cited a continued strong focus on software deals […]

Eight Ways to Avoid Explosive Rises in IT Costs Employers are increasingly hiring independent contractors rather than full-time employees as a means of cutting their labor costs, and matching those employers with freelance workers is becoming an online industry unto itself. As these online matchmakers strive to differentiate themselves, one new entrant, MyCrowd, is hoping […]

The Top Ten IT Skills for 2014 A surprisingly high percentage of job seekers in the United States feel woefully ill-prepared in even the most basic skills, including computer skills, according to a recent online survey conducted by global talent management consulting firm Lee Hecht Harrison. The survey of 472 job seekers in the United […]

Tech Employment Picture Bright for Start of 2014 CompTIA, the IT trade association best known for its certification programs, has embarked on a quest to become a go-to resource for women in IT to advance their careers, and to encourage young women and girls to make the IT profession a preferred destination of their career […]

Eleven Key Challenges for CEOs in 2014 I don’t know how many male CEOs I’ve interviewed over the years, though I can guarantee you it’s in the hundreds. Nor do I know how many female CEOs I’ve interviewed, though it’s certainly just a fraction of whatever the number of males is. One difference between interviews […]

Seven Evolving Leadership Qualities for the Twenty-First Century In 2004, Alexandra Levit, who at the time was a PR manager at what was then Computer Associates, released what would become a go-to business book for young professionals: “They Don’t Teach Corporate in College: A Twenty-Something’s Guide to the Business World.” This month, Levit, now a […]

Seven Ways to Move Up by Moving Over If you know anybody who has gone through medical school, and who has survived the insanely rigorous ordeal of hospital residency training to become a medical doctor, you have some idea of the toll it takes on anyone who devotes himself to that pursuit. Now, imagine someone […]

Tech Employment Picture Bright for Start of 2014 As employers continue to rely more heavily on freelancers to lower their labor costs, an issue that’s likely to get a lot more attention is the misclassification of contract workers. Basically, the problem is that employers often have contractors working alongside full-time employees, doing the same work […]

Seven Principles of an Agile Enterprise Too many software developers are driven by a desire to create software that delights themselves, rather than by a focus on developing software that other people will actually want to buy. But a really good way to get people to want to buy it is to build a rapport […]

Five Common Resume Mistakes and How to Fix Them In 2004, a book was written that would become a classic of sorts—a guide for college graduates on how to navigate the real business world. Written by a young woman in her first corporate job, it has helped provide a generation with the practical corporate survival […]

The Top Ten IT Skills for 2014 Last week, I wrote about the growing shift toward contract labor, and why it makes sense for companies to make labor a variable cost rather than a fixed cost. The shift warrants a closer look at the on-demand labor market, and at how one company that’s championing the […]