November, 2013

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The Secret to Communicating with Executives

Let's Grow Leaders

'Without executive support your project will fail. You need funding, headcount, and time. Your team’s counting on your to manage up well. You’re looking for the secret sauce to convince your boss. Start by avoiding these 5 mistakes. 5 Big Mistakes When Communicating with Executives 1. Over-Confidence Executives are suspicious of rose-colored glasses.

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Top 10 Reasons Diversity Is Good For The Boardroom

N2Growth Blog

'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . I do quite a bit of work on matters of board composition, selection and succession, and what I can tell you is this; board diversity is simply smart business. You’ll never hear me recommend diversity solely for the sake of checking a box, but when diversity in the boardroom offers so many benefits to the CEO (and to the entire organization) it’s nothing short of irresponsible for chief executives not to place their board composition under th

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Four Reasons Leaders Need Change Agents

Change Starts Here

'The leadership role held by someone with authority is unique. When it comes to implementing change, there are some things that only people with authority can do effectively, like communicating, making decisions, role modeling, and holding people accountable. But the exclusive capabilities of leaders also mean there are some things they just can’t do by nature of their position.

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From Drucker To The Lean Startup: The (Literary) Evolution of Leadership Philosophy

Terry Starbucker

'I am pleased to present the first More Human Leadership Podcast , a new regular feature at TerryStarbucker.com. Hosted by yours truly,this series will feature conversations with authors and thought leaders about my favorite topics: leadership and leadership philosophy. The goal of the series is to bring you valuable and actionable insights that can help you on your personal leadership journey, from my more human perspective (What’s being more human all about?

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

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Model benchmarks

Erik Bernhardsson

A lot of people have asked me what models we use for recommendations at Spotify so I wanted to share some insights. Here’s benchmarks for some models. Note that we don’t use all of them in production. Performance for recommender models. This particular benchmark looks at how well we are able to rank “related artists”. More info about models: vector_exp: Our own method, a latent factor method trained on all log data using Hadoop (50B+ events). word2vec: Google’s open sourced word2vec.

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How to Be a Better Team Leader: A Case Study

Let's Grow Leaders

'Team Leader Turmoil “I used to be one of those disengaged reps, you’re talking about.” We were all a bit shocked by Mike’s response. After all this was a recognition focus group for the top reps in this enormous call center. Several of whom were on the short-list to become team leaders. I smiled gently, […] The post How to Be a Better Team Leader: A Case Study appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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What the NFL can learn from a Civil War Soldier

N2Growth Blog

'By Brian Layer , Chair, Organizational Development, N2growth. Beware how you take away hope from another human being— Oliver Wendell Holmes. This week, the Miami Dolphins stole headlines from their NFL competitors. Unfortunately for the league, the Dolphins, and the rest of us, the way their players talk and not the way they play invited the scrutiny.

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Interview: How to Host Team Meetings So Real Change Happens

Change Starts Here

'My guest this month is Molly Breazeale of AlignED, LLC, who will share her tips for helping teams make better decisions that support change. In this episode, you’ll learn why getting a group together to work on your project doesn’t guarantee change will happen. Plus, you’ll hear practical approaches to facilitating meetings that help your change make progress.

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The 4 Things You HAVE To Do To Make Leadership Development Really Work

Terry Starbucker

'Every company has some kind of leadership development program, even if they don’t realize it. As soon as a supervisor, manager, director, vice president, senior vice president, executive vice president, or C-suite executive is hired, they “ develop ” as leaders – that is, from the moment they start working they are molded by the circumstances and people that they encounter.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Model benchmarks

Erik Bernhardsson

A lot of people have asked me what models we use for recommendations at Spotify so I wanted to share some insights. Here’s benchmarks for some models. Note that we don’t use all of them in production. Performance for recommender models. This particular benchmark looks at how well we are able to rank “related artists”. More info about models: vector_exp: Our own method, a latent factor method trained on all log data using Hadoop (50B+ events). word2vec: Google’s open sourced word2vec.

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Metrics and Big Data: How to measure the value of big data for your business

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley With the herald of innovative, personal, smart and targeted marketing, ‘big data’ offers enticing and varied advantages for businesses. The ability uncover and harness data, to tackle and tame the informational chaos presented, is increasingly expected of most organisations. But how do you know how useful and profitable data will be for your business uniquely?

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The True Story of Thanksgiving

Let's Grow Leaders

'“To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.” -Victor Hugo His Thanksgiving Story “That’s not my Thanksgiving story,” Sam confided as we watched the joyous reunions of families with kids returning from college. “I came home from […] The post The True Story of Thanksgiving appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Three Things Leaders Can Still Learn from JFK

Next Level Blog

'The coverage this week of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is a stark reminder of the impact his life and death had on the United States and the world. With the perspective of fifty years, it’s easy to argue for or against Kennedy’s strengths and weaknesses. It’s easy to debate what he did or didn’t accomplish. You may think he was a great president or you may not.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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5 Communication Mistakes You’re Making

Women on Business

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A Step-by-Step Tutorial for Your First AngularJS App

Toptal

If you haven’t tried AngularJS yet, you’re missing out. The framework consists of a tightly integrated toolset that will help you build well structured, rich client-side applications in a modular fashion—with less code and more flexibility. One of the reasons I love working with AngularJS is because of its flexibility regarding server communication.

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Why companies win by building relationships

Lead on Purpose

'For too many companies, business-to-business (B2B) customer engagement is dismally low. In most cases the people running the business don’t recognize the disengagement and don’t see it as a problem. In his article B2B’s Win by Building Relationships, Not Selling on Price , author Marco Nink gives the following insight on the importance of building customer relationships: Competing on price is a losing strategy, and Gallup research shows it’s an unnecessary one.

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From Fiction to Facts with #BigData Analytics: A Presentation by @BWerther of @Platfora

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley. All of us are awash in data and real analysts love that! Data is good! And more data is better! Your enterprise will need to continue to support more data. But you knew that didn’t you? Too frequently our organizations can’t make sense of the data they have, and too many decisions are being made based on gut calls or by fudged data.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Grateful for Gratitude: November Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

'In the spirit of Thanksgiving, November’s Frontline Festival is about forms of Gratitude. I am grateful for my amazing colleagues and subscribers for your contributions and comments. Please comment at the bottom of this post, as we celebrate our gratitude together: What are you most grateful for this Thanksgiving? How to Give Thanks and […] The post Grateful for Gratitude: November Frontline Festival appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Three Signs You Should Make Leadership Team Changes Sooner Rather Than Later

Next Level Blog

'A few years ago I wrote a post called Three Reasons You Should Fire the Prima Donna. That one was about why leaders should be decisive in exiting high performing but totally disruptive members of their team. Consider this post the next level up companion to the Prima Donna post. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been in multiple conversations in which experienced senior leaders have discussed their lessons learned along the way.

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Women Small Business Owners Use Social Media for Marketing More than Male Counterparts [Infographic]

Women on Business

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The 7 Stages Of Big Data Analytics That Every CIO Needs To Know About

The Accidental Successful CIO

'CIOs need to learn how to ride the tsunami of big data Image Credit. CIOs have always had to find ways to deal with data. Collecting it, storing it, processing it, and eventually archiving it. The arrival of the era of Big Data has almost overnight turned what was already a challenging task into a nearly impossible task. Everyone in the company understands the importance of information technology and they all believe that the IT department can solve all data related problems.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Leadership Profile: Malala Yousafzai

Nathan Magnuson

'One of the leadership questions I often hear is this: how can I be a leader when I’m so young? I can’t think of a better example to share than this month’s leadership profile Malala Yousafzai. I first heard of Malala when it was reported the Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat Valley had attempted to assassinate […].

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Google Glass Feeds from CTOvision, Delphi Brief, Analyst One: stay informed through Google Glass

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley We announced two weeks ago that we are now part of the Google Glass explorer program. Our view is that we need to dive into this technology for several reasons, including a need to track the impact of trends to wearable computers will have on enterprise IT. We also intend on writing more about Google Glass on our other web properties, including Analyst One (which focuses on analysts and analytics) and Delphi Brief (which has a national security focus).

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How to PERSUADE your Boss

Let's Grow Leaders

'He’s smart, quick on his feet, and he’s got power. All attempts to persuade him have failed. You could just give in… after all you’ve tried… and he’s the boss. If he wants it that way, fine. But, deep in your heart you know you’re right. You care. It matters. Others are counting on you. […] The post How to PERSUADE your Boss appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Employee Empowerment: A Key Force in Leadership

Lead on Purpose

'Guest post by Ken Myers. Empowerment is an important skill to learn as a leader. Most who rise to the upper echelons of a company get there because of their attention to detail and ability to handle any situation. Unfortunately, these skills do not often translate into engaging with employees. Leaders who assume all of the business’s duties and responsibilities aren’t doing their employees any favors.

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Revolutionizing Contact Centers: Next-Gen Tech for Enhanced CX

Speaker: Liran Meir Frenkel, Performance Management and RPA Sr Product Marketing Manager at NICE; Harpreet Makan, Practice Director at Everest Group; & Santhosh Kumar, Practice Director at Everest Group

As contact centers navigate the challenges of delivering excellence within budget constraints and adapting to evolving employee expectations, optimizing agent tasks becomes crucial. Discover a holistic approach across three pillars - people, process, and technology - that is essential to excel in this dynamic landscape, and explore how next-gen technologies such as generative AI, performance analytics, and process intelligence play a pivotal role in transforming contact centers into advanced CX

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Women Business Owners Give Thanks for Support, Growth, and Ability to Impact Community

Women on Business

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Help Me Choose My New Book Covers

Steve Farber

'It’s hard for me to believe, but 2014 will mark 10 years since the publication of my first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership. To mark the occasion, we’re going to be releasing the 10th Anniversary Edition of Leap (with some new content, including a Leap Assessment Tool), and simultaneously re-launching my second book, The Radical Edge , which was originally published in 2006.

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It’s Time to Be Generous

Nathan Magnuson

'On November 7, 2013, one of the most intense storms in recorded history Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines. Wind gusts were estimated at 195 mph. Early estimates suggest over 10,000 people have died in the city of Tacloban alone and more than 11 million citizens have been displaced. Aid workers continue to struggle against the […]. Inspiration Misc.