Developing your Killer IT Crew

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Developing your Killer IT Crew

FromCIO Talk Network Podcast

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54 minutes

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Aug 12, 2005

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As an IT leader, you can be only as effective in delivering results as your crew. Careful selection and grooming of your IT staff goes a long way.

Released:

Aug 12, 2005

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Today, Enterprise Technology is both Strategy and Global. On CIO Talk Network (CTN), Business IT Thought Leaders from around the globe share their experience and discuss how they are partnering with business to innovate and help grow the top line revenue, better care of customers, and improve the corporate bottom line. If you want to keep up with changes in technology and how it can be leveraged to maximize business potential, listen to CTN: CIO Talk Network

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Developing your Killer IT Crew

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