Hiring employees becoming harder PDF Print E-mail
Written by Arshad Merali   
Tuesday, 31 July 2007

As the global war for talent intensifies, companies are seeing increasing pressure on their ability to hire employees, and then retain them. No company is exempt from this rule, not even McDonald’s.

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Managing a workforce that isn’t there PDF Print E-mail
Written by Arshad Merali   
Monday, 30 July 2007

In today’s world, especially in the knowledge-based industry, more and more people are working remotely.

A new study conducted by Robert Half Technology shows that telecommuting is becoming more commonplace, especially among IT professionals. This phenomenon is only going to grow as our world gets smaller and companies have employees dispersed around the globe.

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About Top Talent PDF Print E-mail
Written by Arshad Merali   
Monday, 30 July 2007

Top Talent are those employees that are the brightest and smartest within your organization. Every company has them but very few know how to collaborate with them.

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The gap between business and IT PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Wellman   
Thursday, 19 July 2007

I just read an interesting article that touches on the disconnect that often exists between business and IT resources at most companies, and suggests that the future of IT management will be more on the business-side of an organization as opposed to the actual IT departments. It’s an interesting take on the industry and I have to say it makes a lot of sense.

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Ontario minimum wage increases PDF Print E-mail
Written by Arshad Merali   
Thursday, 19 July 2007

Recently, I wrote about the increases in minimum wage in the US. Well, US Companies are not alone in their challenges against minimum wage increases. Companies in Ontario are going to see similar increases over the next 3 years.

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