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The IT department is dead, author argues

New Nicholas Carr book predicts utility computing will replace internal IT shops

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World, 01/07/08

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The IT department is dead, and it is a shift to utility computing that will kill this corporate career path. So predicts Nicholas Carr in his new book, The Big Switch: [...]

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

Key ideas from the Harvard Business Review article By Tony Schwartz,

Catherine McCarthy

The Idea in Brief

Organizations are demanding ever-higher performance from their workforces. People are trying to

comply, but the usual method–putting in longer hours–has backfired. They’re getting exhausted,

disengaged, and sick. And they’re defecting to healthier job environments.

Longer days at the office [...]

Leading Clever People

Key ideas from the Harvard Business Review article By Rob Goffee ,

Gareth Jones

The Idea in Brief

Who most determines your company’s success? Clever people—employees whose knowledge

and skills enable them to produce disproportionate value for your firm. Think the pharmaceutical

researcher who formulates a new drug, or the programmer who creates a new piece of code. [...]

Making the Shift from Peer to Boss

Posted by Michael Watkins on November 7, 2007 9:39 AM

Thanks to readers for the wonderful responses to the Julia Martinez scenario. It’s clear that many leaders have faced similar challenges, and that there is a wealth of knowledge out there for dealing with them.
Because the scenario has a number [...]