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Hackers and Suits: 10 Tips for Managers to Bridge the Gap

Managers and software developers live in two separate worlds. An expert programmer shares his advice about how to motivate, communicate with and (maybe) understand these strange people who build the software solutions upon which you rely.

Career Equation: What You Know + Who You Know = Success

Former Wal-Mart CIO Randy Mott and his ex-colleagues are a who's who of corporate IT leadershipn

The Language of IT Influence

What It Means to Be an Industry Leader

Consultants' research on executive competencies finds top performers influence the direction of their companies and industries

How to Lead Your Industry

Most CIOs leverage their enterprisewide view of business operations. nThe CIO of Options Clearing Corp. must cultivate industrywide leadership nto succeed in a time of unprecedented growth.

New CIOs at Align Technology, Electric Insurance, Catholic Healthcare and more

How to Get a Grip on Ajax Security

Ajax, today's tool of choice for developing Web 2.0 applications, opens up a wider attack surface for old security vulnerabilities. Do most enterprise developers understand the risks?

Week 9: Job Search Lessons from . . . My Kids

New CIOs at Ferro, ProVest and More

Reader Q&A: Advice for Managing Business Meetings

In person or via teleconference, improve your decision-making processes in the meeting room.