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    Should computer programming be mandatory for students? 03/10/2008 08:59:00

    Core computer literacy will be essential in the global job market, so maybe it's time to start looking at programming as a baseline skill and not as a differentiator
    If Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the State Board of Education have their way, soon every California student will have to pass an algebra test to graduate from the eighth grade.
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    Why can't I get promoted? 30/09/2008 07:40:00

    You never promote somebody who has done a good job. You promote someone who has changed his job.
    Today's topic is the question I most often received as an IT manager: "Why can't I get promoted?"
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    How to make your people accountable 30/09/2008 14:21:00

    You can't make your people accountable. Get over it. It's that simple.
    "How do I make my people more accountable?" As a management consultant, I get this question all the time. In fact, I'd have to say that in general, making people more accountable is one of the top aspirations of technical managers. So it's worth answering the question here are simply as I can.
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    The How of Y 30/09/2008 10:27:00

    Every new generation is a step ahead when it comes to technology. That's how we make progress in IT.
    When it came to work, the great Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko liked to quote his friend Slats Grobnik: "If it's so good, how come they have to pay you to do it?"
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    Tech firms faking job ads to avoid hiring US workers? 26/09/2008 09:37:00

    Companies like Hewlett Packard, Cisco, and others are being accused of skirting federal laws to hire foreign workers while laying off American geeks. Cringely labors to uncover the truth.
    Ask the Programmers Guild that question, and their answer would be an emphatic "yes!" The US-based organization has accused Hewlett Packard of advertising for jobs it has no intention of filling -- at least with US citizens -- on the Idaho Department of Labor Web site.
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    High-tech tax credits are no bailout 24/09/2008 10:45:00

    Lapsed R&D credits have cost the US $13 billion and 100,000 jobs. Are today's pols too squeamish to reinstate them?
    Timing is everything -- in sports, budget requests, and yes, politics, too. So it is with our collective high-tech fingers crossed that we watch as House Bill H.R. 6049 "Renewable Energy and Job Creation" [PDF] and a Senate amendment -- both of which propose tax credits for R&D in the so-called "innovation" industries -- make their way through US Congress.
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    Infrastructure: IT's stepchild 23/09/2008 09:13:00

    Why qualified infrastructure people are hard to find
    Every enterprise needs a robust IT infrastructure in order to function effectively. Infrastructure is the foundation of corporate productivity and success. Many IT groups, however, don't have enough skilled infrastructure staffers to provide the solid foundation required.
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    Nice folks really do finish first 23/09/2008 10:14:00

    Being nice creates a competitive advantage
    A friend recently spent five hours in the emergency room. Now, I've never found the emergency room a pleasant experience. What do you expect when people in crisis bump up against a rigid bureaucracy? But my friend decided that while she was there, she was going to be nice to everyone she dealt with.
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    Bright spots for tech in a dark economic picture 17/09/2008 08:56:00

    The outlook for employment, particularly in the tech sector, is not as dismal as first thought
    The state of today's economy has triggered many economists, job experts and hiring managers to warn of layoffs and hiring contractions, and tech pros themselves have become skeptical about job security and future opportunities. Despite these concerns, the outlook for US employment, particularly in the tech sector, is not as dismal as some fortunetellers would lead us to believe.
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    Leading by letting go 10/09/2008 08:52:00

    People support best what they help build
    In the course of my career, I've seen my share of dysfunctional IT organizations. One of my most difficult assignments was as CIO for a large county government. It was also one of the best lessons in what it takes to energize IT professionals and serve clients ever more responsively.
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    What Is a Job, Anyway? 09/09/2008 08:49:00

    With the economy ailing, the US presidential election in full swing and surveys showing cuts in next year's IT budgets, get ready to hear more and more about jobs. People will lose jobs. Evil corporations will export jobs. We will need more jobs. We will need better jobs. Not McJobs.
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