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Wipro Fires 2-Job Staff | Python Bug from 2007 | Lite Layoffs

DevOps.com

The post Wipro Fires 2-Job Staff | Python Bug from 2007 | Lite Layoffs appeared first on DevOps.com. In this week’s The Long View: Wipro fires 300 for moonlighting at competitors, Python has a nasty 15-year-old bug, and companies are finding new ways to lay people off without calling it a “layoff.”.

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Leadership the AirBnb Way

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Around 2007, Simon Cooper was the CEO of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, where I was working with their senior leadership team. Sometimes the best leaders are the ones at the back of the pack, helping to drive everything forward and sometimes they are out front, and other times it benefits to be both, just like AirBnb.

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Looking For Leadership

N2Growth Blog

News Flash – If you have to look for leadership it doesn’t exist…Today’s post is not going to sit well with many in the leadership profession, but then many of my posts seem to have that effect. In my opinion the practice of leadership identification is simply based upon flawed business logic, and it is make-work in the purest form.

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Doubting Existing Management: Private Equity’s Talent Conundrum

N2Growth Blog

In the evolving Private Equity arena, a quintessence of proficient leadership is imperative to navigate the complexities and render substantial value. As the industry veers towards a more asset management-centric model, the importance of having the right leadership and talent in place becomes unequivocally significant.

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Perficient’s Mark Hall Awarded as an Optimizely MVP

Perficient

Perks include yearly subscriptions, early access to new product features, and an audience with Optimizely leadership. Episerver (now Optimizely) began this exclusive program back in 2007 as a “thank you” to their most active members. The MVP program grants honorees exclusive status with Optimizely and their partners.

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The Leadership Walk

N2Growth Blog

Today’s guest post by Kevin Eikenberry ( @kevineikenberry ) really resonates with me because it’s chalk full of leadership perspective. Kevin also hosts the Best of Leadership Blogs 2010 contest of which this blog is a nominee (if you haven’t voted yet, today is the last day for voting). Most would call it work.

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Bending Spoons acquires Evernote, marking the end of an era

TechCrunch

” Under CEO Phil Libin, who joined the company in 2007, Evernote shifted its focus to the web, smartphones and Mac, starting with Evernote 3.0 Under his leadership, Evernote hit $100 million in recurring revenue, millions of paying customers and over 250 million users.

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