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Would a ‘robo-boss’ be an upgrade for your manager?

Marylka Empey

Published: April 29th, 2013
Insider fraud cost firms as much as $3.5 trillion in 2011

Insider fraud cost firms as much as $3.5 trillion in 2011

The smallest organizations are the most vulnerable to occupational fraud, according to a new study from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).The 2012 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse

Published on: May 9th, 2012 Brian Jackson
DataVault Password Manager for iOS devices

DataVault Password Manager for iOS devices

Your personal data can never be too secure, especially when it's on a device that's with you everywhere you go.DataVault Password Manager is a$10 app for both the iPhone and iPad that stores

Published on: January 19th, 2012 Kyle Baxter
Interview with Facebook’s new head of Canadian operations

Interview with Facebook’s new head of Canadian operations

Jordan Banks wants to bring Facebook to your fridge and your car.Really. The new managing director of Canadian operations Facebook sees a future where the social graph isn't connected to your phone or

Published on: August 13th, 2010 Brian Jackson
8 things you should never say to your boss

8 things you should never say to your boss

Maintaining a positive relationship with your manager is key to a productive, satisfying job. And the actions you take -- completing your work on time, putting in extra effort when necessary, volunteering to

Published on: June 3rd, 2010 Dave Willmer
Letting go — How to tap the explosive power of delegation

Letting go — How to tap the explosive power of delegation

CIO Asif Ahmad believes good managers aren't the ones who can do it all.Rather, the most effective managers are the ones know how to pick which tasks to do themselves and which to

Published on: May 21st, 2010 Mary K. Pratt
5 ways to be a winner – instead of a whiner – in your company

5 ways to be a winner – instead of a whiner – in your company

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.Sadly, that behaviour is exhibited by many corporate leaders today. And it's damaging them, their teams, and

Published on: February 19th, 2010 Joaquim P. Menezes
Three questions you should ask every job applicant and why

Three questions you should ask every job applicant and why

Theresa Wilson knows a thing or two about staying power. During the course of her 33 year career with Wachovia (now part of Wells-Fargo), Wilson has steadily climbed the corporate ladder while surviving

Published on: August 18th, 2009 John Mann
New IT model shifts relationship manager job from ‘mediator’ to ‘enforcer’

New IT model shifts relationship manager job from ‘mediator’ to ‘enforcer’

Many companies are moving away from in-house IT development and toward application service providers, leaving the development to outsourcers that often off-shore work to countries like India and Brazil. But in order to

Published on: August 6th, 2008 Vawn Himmelsbach
One in three IT admins pry into out-of-bounds information

One in three IT admins pry into out-of-bounds information

One in three IT administrators say that they or one of their colleagues have used top-level admin passwords to pry into confidential or sensitive information at their workplaces, according to a survey by

Published on: June 24th, 2008 Gregg Keizer
Backstabbers, career breakers, emerging megatrends – what all IT workers should watch out for

Backstabbers, career breakers, emerging megatrends – what all IT workers should watch out for

Caution: Watch for backstabbers, career breakers and emerging megatrends.That warning should come with each IT job, but it doesn't. As a result, most IT professionals have stories about the ones they never saw

Published on: March 24th, 2008 Mary K. Pratt
Symantec SIM – a great tool, but not for novices

Symantec SIM – a great tool, but not for novices

What is it, one might reasonably ask, that separates a SIM (security information manager) from a basic log-file aggregator? Both will, of course, aggregate log files, but a SIM must go further, gathering

Published on: January 8th, 2008 Curtis Franklin Jr.