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Computer vision transforms tennis coaching at Billie Jean King Cup

CIO

With centuries of tradition behind it, tennis as a sport has been highly resistant to change. It’s fair to say that tennis has lived up to its roots as a traditional sport,” says Mat Pemble, executive director of IT for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the sport’s governing body.

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How sport made CIO 100 winner Joanna Drake a better technology leader

CIO

CIO 100 winner, sports leadership and being ‘too friendly’ Having featured in the CIO 100 in 2021 and 2020 prior to topping this year’s list , Drake says the award is for her team, not just her. “If If this was about me, as an individual, I’d struggle to do a [CIO 100] submission,” she said. And if they’re successful, we’re all happy.”

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Meet Your Recruiter: Who is Molly Middleton?

Praxent

Meet Your Recruiter: Who is Molly Middleton? What’s your favorite thing about Recruiting? I also have a soft spot for collegiate recruiting. Some of my favorite career memories are when I worked on a campus recruiting team and got to meet students on campus. I coach volleyball and I love sports.

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Leadership playbook: Michelle McKenna’s winning formula for CIOs

CIO

The working title of the leadership book I’m working on is Beyond X’s and O’s , because the best coaches are those who go beyond the x’s and o’s and really know the players and how to put together a winning team. I’m sure we can all recall a coach, teacher, boss, or mentor you wanted to give your best effort for because they really saw you.

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What You Can Learn About Self-Observation and Self-Improvement from Kevin Durant

Next Level Blog

If you pay any attention at all to sports, you’ve probably noticed that the Golden State Warriors are a really good basketball team. In lieu of a video taping system, consider recruiting a few trusted colleagues to keep an eye on you at work and give it to you straight when they see you acting like a diva or a jerk.

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In a Newly-Virtual World, Are Ride Alongs Still Important?

Strategy Driven

For those not familiar with the ride-along, or for those who underestimate their usefulness, imagine a professional football coach telling the club owner that, rather than watch the game unfold from the sideline, he’d much rather read all about it the following day in the sports pages.

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10 Steps to Creating a Talent Advantage

N2Growth Blog

Identifying and recruiting talent requires much more than screening a resume and having a set of standard interviewing questions to guide you. I also believe that if HR is solely charged with the recruiting efforts for senior management and executive level positions you’ll end-up with a very weak management and leadership team.