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5 surefire ways to derail a digital transformation (without knowing it)

CIO

CIOs can’t be involved in every strategic discussion or dive into every initiative’s details, but there are several high-level signs that indicate a digital transformation may be destined to underperform, especially as CIOs add initiatives. But are product managers developing market- and customer-driven roadmaps and prioritized backlogs?

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BoldVoice wants to help nonnative English speakers find (and flaunt) their voices

TechCrunch

Viewing accent as a hurdle in jobs, confidence and relationship-building, the duo teamed up as co-founders to build a solution. Now, Lakra and Usorov are launching BoldVoice , an accent coaching app that helps users refine their pronunciation of the English language. Real-time feedback would be a feat.

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Emerging companies thrive on data. Shouldn’t they use it to improve hiring decisions?

TechCrunch

Zoe Jervier Hewitt is a leadership coach and talent partner at multi-stage VC fund EQT Ventures , where she helps portfolio companies structure and accelerate their search for talent by facilitating connections to the right technology and people required to source candidates at each stage of company growth. Zoe Jervier Hewitt. Contributor.

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How Do I Build Leadership Tenacity and Grit?

Let's Grow Leaders

I love this definition of tenacity : “The state of holding on to an idea or thing very strongly.” ” Because if you’re a leader, who really believes in the “ the idea or thing” you’re leading your team toward, that passion and tenacity can become contagious. Developing a sound culture.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

In such an underperforming state, without leadership that can drive real change, organizations are trapped in a vicious cycle. Disengaged teams stem from disengaged leaders. This paper is about rethinking the practice of leadership and reforming the way we approach the development of leaders and leadership in our organizations.

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Bridging the IT leadership gender gap

CIO

Lack of program structure, poor mentor and mentee matching, and inconsistent commitment between participants can impede effectiveness, says Dr. Christie Struckman, a research vice president at Gartner, who argues that these programs often intimate that something needs to be fixed in the women participants.

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Sprint Goals Provide Purpose

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

If your Sprints are merely about ticking off items on a scattered work list without having a shared understanding of why they’re important or what purpose they serve, your Development Team will struggle to keep focus in the short-term and will take longer to become highly effective in the long run. Why Do We Have Sprint Goals?