Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 18, 2014
'Your strategy is only as strong as the ability to execute at the frontline. You can have all the great plans, six sigma workouts, and brilliant competitive positioning in the universe, but if the human beings doing the real work lack the competence, confidence, and creativity to pull it off, you’re back to muddling through. The team leader role is a tough gig.
General Leadership
JUNE 20, 2014
'“Teamwork makes the. dream work.”. Bang Gae. Every so often we have a grand idea, or dream of doing something bigger than our selves. Just the thought of it generates a chain of “What if…?”. We are even inspired by the image of what that dream looks like at its fulfillment. But for some reason(s), many of us don’t pursue our dreams. In May of 1831, a German engineer by the name of John Augustus Roebling immigrated from Prussia to the United States of America.
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Terry Starbucker
JUNE 1, 2014
'“I will follow a leader that tells stories of failure than I will one who pretends they never have” - Nancy Duarte. On the latest edition of the More Human Podcast, my guest is Nancy Duarte. Nancy is an expert in presentation design and principal of Duarte Design, where she has served as CEO for 21 years. Nancy speaks around the world, seeking to improve the power of public presentations.
Change Starts Here
JUNE 3, 2014
'You don’t have to be in or near the field of change management long before you hear a daunting statistic: 70% of change initiatives fail. It’s mentioned in passing as a fact in most change management books and articles nowadays. I’ve quoted the statistic myself in presentations, and I’m sure the mention of the number has helped me (and many others) gain business over the years.
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CTOvision
JUNE 18, 2014
'I''m going to spell out a challenge in hopes that someone fixes this (if you have a way to fix this issue you will be a hero to us all and probably make a billion dollars at the same time). If you have been on a Navy ship recently then you know the ugly truth: there’s some amazingly OLD stuff out there! To fix that, the US Navy has made their Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services (CANES) program one of their highest priorities.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 20, 2014
'Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. June’s Festival is all about change and transitions. We have a record line-up of impressive thought leaders. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx for their awesome pic (see right). Follow @joy_guthrie. A special thanks also goes to LGL intern Ben Evans. Leading Change. “Change is the law of life.
General Leadership
JUNE 13, 2014
'“The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.”. Norman Vincent Peale. A positive attitude is contagious! Do you believe that? I certainly do as I’ve seen it in action throughout my life. So we arrive at our fifth stop on our journey through SERVANT leadership. As a leader, it is amazing the impact you can have on your organization with your attitude; either positive or negative, you set the tone.
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 8, 2014
'Photo by Mike Shur. Yesterday I was honored to once again be the emcee at the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) 2nd Annual Summit , featuring 15 successful Oregon entrepreneurs sharing their stories in 12-minute “TED-style” speeches. The theme was the “School of Hard Knocks” – apt because the event was held in Portland’s cool and unique Kennedy School hotel and event center.
Change Starts Here
JUNE 19, 2014
'What’s your CQ? This month, Barbara Trautlein, author of Change Intelligence and Principal at Change Catalysts, joins the show to discuss the types of change intelligence and how to develop yours to become more influential at work. Listen to the show here (30 minutes): Be sure to visit the radio show page to listen to past episodes and subscribe to the show.
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CTOvision
JUNE 10, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. Enterprises everywhere have been seeking improved ways to make use of their data. Federal agencies have in many ways out on finding w enterprises and their leaders have been on the cutting edge of community efforts at big data, with most all agencies either executing on a comprehensive big data strategy or empowering technologist to explore and prove out possible solutions so a strategy can be developed.
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 30, 2014
'By John R. Childress. Chair, Cultural Transformation – President, N2Growth Europe, N2Growth. For the past 20 years I have been living in London and to say that the English are football crazy would be an understatement. There are multiple football leagues, as well as club teams in almost every village. The latest statistics show there are more than 140 individual leagues, containing more than 480 divisions, with an estimated average of 15 clubs per division, giving this tiny country more tha
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 4, 2014
'When managers see their role as a small cog in a bigger system they do whatever they can to fit in. They trade power for conformity. Their team yearns for bold vision, challenging questions, and scaffolding support. But they look up and see weakness, which makes them feel weaker and diminishes results. Nothing saddens me more than potential leaders who give away their power.
General Leadership
JUNE 18, 2014
'This article was co-authored with Col Stricklin by Tanveer Naseer. The house is perfect. Yard meticulously manicured, walls freshly painted, window treatments perfectly hung…it is as you dreamed…just as you move out. For those who move often, it is a commonly understood idiom the house is always the way we want it just before we move out. As a leader, the same goes for developing a team.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 5, 2014
'It’s always interesting to me when I read an article about a company whose fortunes had taken a turn for the worse, because invariably the leader will talk about going “back to the basics” How many times have you seen that one? A company loses their way, and their profits, and then suddenly has an epiphany – “ Jeepers, we need to get back to the basics!
Change Starts Here
JUNE 10, 2014
'Recently, I was going through some old boxes and found a journal from 2004 when I worked as an internal change agent in the role of Director of Organizational Effectiveness. Most of the notebook was filled with observations and ideas for how to implement that new role. Within its pages, I found a great list of questions I had used to increase employee engagement.
CTOvision
JUNE 9, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. The reference below was provided by friends at Altamira. If you are an analyst, enterprise architect, CIO, CTO, CISO, CFO or even a business executive seeking insights into the nature of modern data solutions you will find the poster below to be a fantastic resource. Click to expand it to full view. Download and print and post on your wall to periodically review and to continue to ensure you are thinking of the many related elements of analytical solutions.
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 2, 2014
'By Patricia Lenkov. Chair, Executive Search, N2growth. Gregg Steinhafel, former Chairman and CEO of Target Corporation stepped down earlier this month. The primary reason stated was because of the continued fall-out from the 2013 massive data breach. And massive it was! In case you don’t recall, up to 110 million customer records were compromised. It is interesting to note that there are a multitude of explanations as to what exactly happened in this debacle.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 25, 2014
'It’s interesting to see leaders who take their servant leadership philosophy seriously at work, but have a more hovering approach when it comes to their children. In an effort to protect and scaffold, they actually overlook natural opportunities for their children to emerge as leaders. The best way to learn the piano is to practice. The best way to learn to do a flip-turn is to get in the pool and get some water up your nose.
General Leadership
JUNE 9, 2014
'”Being’ and ‘doing’ are inseparable aspects of your presence and influence. -author unknown. I have the privilege each year of speaking to auditoriums full of aspiring young leaders, anxious to go out into the world and make their mark. They are looking for the “book”, the “roadmap” , the “words or wisdom” that will guide them to the things they need “TO-DO” next.
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 26, 2014
'Sometimes a leader needs to think like a plumber. Yep, a plumber. How so? Think about pressure for a minute. A plumber deals with pressure all the time – in their case, water pressure. How it is controlled and directed is critical to the overall performance of a water circulation system, especially when heated water is involved. Consequently, plumbers know all about safety valves and their benefits when the pressure gets too high.
Lead on Purpose
JUNE 21, 2014
'There are many elements that make a good manager, however, one of the critical qualities is leadership. Leadership and management must go hand in hand, but they are not the same thing.
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CTOvision
JUNE 17, 2014
'By Shannon Perry. Google is certainly difficult to pin down – part search engine, part Internet service provider, part investor and entertainment provider and researcher and driverless-car developer, and the list goes on and on. In a YouTube blog post dated May 29 th , Google announced that YouTube watchers can now access a free Video Quality Report to assess the speed (or sluggishness) of the Internet service.
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 3, 2014
'By Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts. Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. with Susan C. Guiher. Leadership is about being able to lead out from crises before they occur (the defining meaning of Crisis Leadership). This is a talent and skill that many leaders today are simply lacking. What’s needed, is a disciplined, future-focused and intelligent “preemptive-minded cultural” approach known as Crisis Leadership.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 27, 2014
'Great ideas come in halves , these are the words I hear often from my LGL en Español partner, Kay Valenzuela. I believe it. Work is enhanced by true collaboration. One of the best parts of my entrepreneurial journey has been the amazing collaborations, in writing, in business, in shared passions. I’ve got four deep collaborations in process now, including writing a children’s picture book with Alli Polin and the launch of a Parent’s Guide to Leadership (a free ebook downloa
General Leadership
JUNE 27, 2014
'“It is a dangerous position to be in when you can’t see, can’t hear and won’t listen…”. Stella Payton. As a lifelong military aviator, I’ve been afforded the opportunity to fly a host of jet aircraft. However, regardless of how different the airframes may have been, one item has always been constant. We pilot types call it the Dash-1.
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Terry Starbucker
JUNE 15, 2014
'On this special edition of the More Human Podcast, my guests are award-winning filmmakers Trisha Dalton and John Sears , who have been on the road for 71 days on behalf of Capital One Spark, documenting the stories of small businesses under the banner of “ I Am Small Business Proud “ They’ve interviewed 183 businesses owners (and counting), traveled more than 9,500 miles, and consumed a lot of hot coffee.
Women on Business
JUNE 19, 2014
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CTOvision
JUNE 19, 2014
'By Shannon Perry. Google recently released a free Video Quality Report , a means for Internet users to determine the quality of their Internet connections and to compare the speeds of their Internet service provider with other local ISPs. Much of the tech community received the report positively because the increased transparency – although it has the potential to “shame” ISPs that provide inferior service – will likely result in more competition and a better product for consumers.
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