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Medley, the coaching platform for personal and professional development, gets $3.7M led by a16z

TechCrunch

Medley , the group coaching platform that focuses on both personal and professional development, announced the close of a $3.7 The platform launched back in July of 2020 with the goal of facilitating small group discussions led by a professional development coach. million seed round led by a16z today.

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Lufthansa’s digital future takes flight with ‘Digital Hangar’

CIO

Each Hangar houses agile coaches, business analysts, data and analytics specialists, product owners, Scrum masters, software engineers, and user interface designers — all with one mission: to elevate the airlines’ digital customer experience before, during, and after the flight.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Build a founding team, choose a VC and recruit your board

TechCrunch

ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair shared some of his thoughts about building a sturdy leadership team and drafted a thorough checklist for entrepreneurs who are putting a crew together. Miranda Halpern spoke to Amsterdam-based coach Ward van Gasteren for our latest growth marketing interview , which is free to read. His initial advice?

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#747 The State of IT and Technology Leadership for 2024 with Brian Grouzos, Adam Bahret, and Tony Davis

Modern CTO

I also started a career development book club that met every two weeks, developed our team coaching process, and emphasized skill development with all members of my team. Prescient Assurance is the leader in security certifications for B2B SAAS companies worldwide.

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Juggle secures $2.1M to expand its ‘flexible work’ SaaS marketplace for senior execs

TechCrunch

Professionals sign up for the service, and recruitment tools allow them to schedule and keep track of job applications, and coaching and support are available. Founded by former headhunter Romanie Thomas , a core mission for Juggle, she said, is to see women in 50 percent of business leadership roles by 2027. Image Credits: Juggle.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 1: The Path to VP

Honeycomb

Above a certain level, leadership promotions have to be about what the company needs, not the individual, and it was valuable to imagine together what a great VP of Engineering for Honeycomb might look like. These work experiences also helped me out: Working at other startups of a variety of stages and sizes, especially B2B SaaS startups.

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How To Get Your Boss to Appreciate and Recognize Your Genius

Let's Grow Leaders

One tool you receive when you participate in our foundational leadership development program is the Confidence Competence Model. It helps you to target your coaching and development efforts to what each person on your team most needs. I (Karin) had a boss who thought I lacked the business savvy for leading a B2B sales organization.

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