The Work/Life Balance Myth

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions IT Careers October 04, 2011 Seven Tips to Attain Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work If there's one thing that just about every IT professional on the planet can identify with, it's the difficulty in striking a work/life balance. The nature of the job is such that not only is there no such thing as a 40-hour work week, there's no such thing as a week in which you know how many hours you'll be working. So how do you create a balance under those circumstances? According to workplace consultant and author Jon Gordon, you don't. Read more > The Business Impact of the iCloud Ecosystem Learn about what the numerous innovations, new players, and partnerships in the evolving Cloud space can do for your business. Download Now > Blogs Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career IT Resumes: Just the Facts, Ma'am Ann All Business of Tech CIO Role More Evolutionary than Revolutionary Don Tennant From Under the Rug How Women Can Negotiate Fair Compensation in Tough Times Your Comprehensive APM Market Overview Is Here   Learn about the vendors and solutions in the $2 billion marketplace for application performance monitoring (APM). Read it now > Download: IT Career Path Flow Chart Where do you want your career to be in the next three to five years? Use this flow chart from MDE Enterprises to map a course from your current position to upper management, or anywhere else you might want to go. Download: IT Steering Committee Charter Template IT organizations are big on setting polices, but how do all those polices fit together to create a strong culture of governance and strategy? This template will help you in establishing an IT steering committee that will set and review the course for IT in your organization. A Step-by-step Guide for Getting a Job in 30 Days CyberCoders, a recruiting firm that uses technology and recruiters to find optimum careers for qualified candidates, shares 10 ways job seekers can land a job in 30 days. The tips are especially relevant for job seekers in competitive sectors such as technology, sales and health care. Latest White Papers Is Your Talent Management Strategy Creating Value? Build or Buy: Six Data Center Key Factors to Consider Rolling Your Email into the Cloud: Easy Migration Tips Cloud First IT: The Rise of the Cloud Services Network Featured White Papers HR & the Cloud: Clarifying SaaS Myths & Manifestos Read this white paper to learn about SaaS and other cloud solutions myths, and discover which applications and cloud delivery models make the most sense for both your HR organization and your company's industry and business strategy. •  The Ten Laws of Cloudonomics •  Watson's Analytics Legacy & What It Means for Your Business •  How to Simplify Your Data Center Build-outs "This might just indicate that CIOs are not big fans of extremes. But I think it shows a clear desire to work more closely with business colleagues and other partners. Those kinds of partnerships might not result in 'radical' innovation, but they will likely yield improvements and ideas that could translate into new products or services." Excerpt from Ann All Business of Tech Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise