article thumbnail

Computer vision transforms tennis coaching at Billie Jean King Cup

CIO

Other sports have been quick to embrace the use of data and analytics to transform how athletes are recruited, trained, and prepped for competitions, how they adjust to changing circumstances during play, and how they break down successes and failures after competition. Does it need updating or adapting to the situation?”

Coaching 264
article thumbnail

Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

TechCrunch

Over time the Boston area watched the development of a robust technology startup ecosystem across industries like cybersecurity, robotics and biotech with companies like Hubspot, Wayfair, Rapid7, Boston Dynamics and Moderna, to name but a few. So it’s a train ride down to get access to any big decision maker,” he said.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Which Companies Use OKR? Take A Look At These Successful Companies

Luis Goncalves

From a team of 30 people to now a giant tech corporation with over 70,000 employees, Google is one of the hallmarks of OKR as an organisational goal-setting methodology. The company used to adopt the “rank and yank” system wherein managers had to identify their least productive team members through a yearly evaluation. Take The Test.

Company 113
article thumbnail

Romania’s Software Outsourcing Success Story: How It Became the Next Big Thing

InfoBest

With the country joining the EU in 2007, Romania became an even more attractive destination for software outsourcing companies and investors. According to IBISWorld 2022 Report the market size, measured by revenue, of the Software Development in Romania industry is €3.2bn in 2023.

article thumbnail

AoAD2 Chapter: Teamwork (Introduction)

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020 by James Shore and Shane Warden. 1 [Beck et al.

article thumbnail

The Fallacy of No | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” The perception that strong leaders say no and weak leaders say yes is simply flawed thinking.

article thumbnail

Love and Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So why then is it that so many leaders seem to struggle with seeing a tender heart as a strength and not a weakness? It’s as if such an act would tarnish their reputation forever by making them appear weak. I believe the fear of public misperceptions have trained many people to completely avoid outward displays of compassion.