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• Would you hire a liar?

  ​Nobody likes a liar. Except if you are hiring for sales-orientated jobs, a pilot study by researchers at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business has indicated.

• Mind your metaphors: Why CIOs’ choice of corporate jargon counts

  We often use them without thinking, but they should be used with care.

• Why CIOs should listen to the most annoying person on their team

  One of the problems CIOs face when they are seeking to innovate and bring about change in their companies, is the fact IT leaders all think alike.

• How to manage your vendors strategically

  Here are 6 tips for managing your suppliers

• Psychopaths work well under abusive bosses: study

  Psychopaths get a bum rap. For most of us the term brings to mind the axe-wielding, Huey Lewis and the News fan Patrick Bateman of American Psycho, but in psychological terms, we all sit on the spectrum of this personality trait.

• CIO gives Sydney Water a new flow

  At the Sydney Easter Show last month, CIO George Hunt was at Sydney Water's booth, handing out merchandise and talking to visitors.

• ANZ bank goes all-in with 'Scaled Agile' approach

  ​ANZ bank is “shaking up its management style” by rolling out a 'scaled Agile' approach across its Australian division.

• Clive Rossiter's stupid rule revolution

  Little did he know, the head of the Single Business Service ICT programme at the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science was about to start a cultural revolution that within six months would see the department’s executive board putting hands on hearts and pledging allegiance.

• Gen Y workers forgetful and easily distracted, says survey

  ​Young people are more likely to forget passwords, lose digital documents and get distracted from their work by Facebook than older generations, suggests a survey.

• ​Why Agile and DevOps is shaking up management

  Middle and senior managers are not exactly sure what their role should be in an Agile world, says David Gee

• Slow growth ahead for IT spending, Gartner says

  The days of go-go, double-digit growth for tech are long gone and do not appear to be on the way back anytime soon.

• Intel's top PC, IoT executives leave in management shakeup

  The writing was on the wall for some Intel executives after a former Qualcomm executive was hired in November to oversee the company's PC, Internet of Things and software businesses, and two of them have now departed.

• Donald Trump vs. Steve Jobs: The tale of two con artists

  Donald Trump and Steve Jobs understand that reality doesn’t matter. It’s what people believe that matters. However, columnist Rob Enderle writes it’s not just about convincing folks you will be successful in a turnaround, it’s about doing whatever is needed to assure success. Only one of these guys got that right.

• The tech revolution could change (or erase) your job by 2020

  The Fourth Industrial Revolution is under way and while it could lead to the loss of more than 7 million jobs over the next few years, it will add jobs in areas like computer science, math and engineering.

• Yo, CIOs: Don't think your role is mostly operational

  CIOs who cling to an operational role could find themselves marginalized in the coming years, according to IDC, but those who focus on innovation could attain new heights.