by Christine Wong I’ve asked myself the exact same question while departing various startup events here in Toronto over the past few months. Where are all the women? At one such
About two years ago Jessica Chen applied for a factory job at Samtack Computer Inc., a Markham, Ont.-based company that also happens to be one of the largest computer and parts distributing companies
Published on: July 21st, 2010 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
New customer relations management (CRM) courses being developed at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, will weave social media input into CRM software applications.Rotman has partnered with Microsoft Canada Inc. to
Published on: July 14th, 2010 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
Summer is a perfect time of year to reflect on the current state of all the key projects that were approved in January. At this stage, you and your management team should have
As MicrosoftCIO, sees the software giant's security, infrastructure, and messaging and business applications, and helps support the product and corporate business groups as well as Redmond's global sales and marketing organization.So you know,
Financial imperatives are forcing many smaller Canadian firms to drastically cut operating costs.While there may be business benefits to this, one thing cost-cutting doesn't do is improve employee morale.Except when it comes to
Published on: June 4th, 2010 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
Having trouble winning over that one key person at work? Expert negotiators at the FBI and elsewhere have found active listening to be key in any negotiation. Here are seven keys to active
Published on: June 2nd, 2010 Constantine von Hoffman @itbusinessca
CIOs and IT managers know they must address concerns like security, compliance, service levels and end-user resistance when moving to cloud-based enterprise software, but they must not overlook a critical area: the feelings
Published on: May 20th, 2010 Juan Carlos Perez @itbusinessca
If you've been putting it off, this might be the perfect time to update your LinkedIn profile. The world's hottest professional social networking site is expanding its Canadian operations and is in the
Published on: March 31st, 2010 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
If you've spent more than a few weeks in IT, you've probably noticed that things don't always go as planned. Few projects come out as initially conceived -- delivered on time and within
I recently read Mark Blake's Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd. It is, as I said in my 5-star Amazon review, a great book about the history of the band that
Published on: September 24th, 2008 Esther Schindler @itbusinessca
As CIO you hold one of the most important executive positions in your company. And, to lead successfully, you must earn the respect of both the business and your information technology organization. But
Published on: August 12th, 2008 Mike Gualtieri @itbusinessca
In the information biz, more isn't necessarily better. Though full disclosure and transparency are buzzwords today, that doesn't mean your boss wants to hear about everything going on in the office. In fact,
Published on: June 23rd, 2008 Mary K. Pratt @itbusinessca
Odds are you've been at your present company a while, and in IT longer than that. Why do you think corporate executives hold a low view of the technology departments in their own
