Mindy Blodgett

Against the backdrop of a murky and confusing economic picture, many CIOs responding to our "2004 Mid-Year IT Staffing Update" said they don't have enough employees to do the job, and that the employees they do have are (not surprisingly) experiencing rising levels of stress.

Approximately 63 per cent of the 231 IT executives surveyed in July reported that they are having to do more with fewer people.

In order to succeed post-2000, companies must learn to creatively and strategically use their people to gain competitive advantage. The following recently published books expound on this basic theme:

Canny employees are no longer waiting for their annual performance reviews to ponder their future, according to...

It might not be up to par with The Jetsons