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October
2004
Mid-Year IT Staffing Update, Part
II
By
Lorraine Cosgrove Ware
September
30, 2004: The majority of CIOs surveyed
say their departments are understaffed
and their employees are feeling the effects.
According to our July 2004 survey of 240
IT executives, IT departments for the
most part are experiencing high to very
high levels of stress.
The
good news is that the many of CIOs surveyed
are adding staff currently or will hire
within six months, hopefully reducing
the workload on their employees. In addition
to adding staff, CIOs are relying on workforce
management strategies like selective outsourcing
and skills matrices to make the most of
the current environment.
Read
the rest of this story.
Industry
News
Recovery
in full bloom
>By HELEN HUNTLEY, Times Personal Finance
Editor
Though other companies still may be struggling
out of the economic slump, the bay area's
10 largest are healthier financially than
they were a year ago. The Tampa Bay area's
biggest public companies are setting the
pace for recovery in a strengthening economy.
Read
the rest of this story.
Outback
acquires Chi-Chi's properties
Outback
Steakhouse Inc. (NYSE: OSI) closed on
its $42.5-million deal for the rights
to 76 restaurants in the Chi-Chi's chain,
the Associated Press reports. Read
the rest of this story.
Veredus
A Two-time Finalist for Tampa Chamber's
Small Business of the Year Award
Veredus Corporation is proud to announce
that we have once again been named a Finalist
for the Small Business of the Year awards,
given by the Greater Tampa Chamber of
Commerce. In just four years of business,
we have experienced tremendous growth
and success. We feel that itās quite an
accomplishment to be recognized not once
but twice in such a short time frame by
our peers. This, we owe to you, our consultant.
Career
Tip
Ways
To Make Valuable Contributions to a Meeting
•
Read the agenda and stick to it.
• Arrive on time.
• Question anything you don't understand.
• Be concise.
• Build on the present discussion.
• Fix the future, not the past.
• Stay cool under fire.
• Contribute in-between meetings.
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