Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 26, 2015
'Trust begets trust. The best way to get your team to trust you is to trust them. Hire for trust. Require trust. Rid your team of untrustworthy players. And then, show your team how much you trust them. Here’s how. 7 Ways to Show Your Team You Trust Them. 1. Set Audacious Goals. Oh sure your team may grumble. But there’s no greater gift you can give your team than leading them toward head-turning results.
General Leadership
JANUARY 29, 2015
'Tune in Next Week, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 at 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific) to the #GeneralLeadership Hour on the David Webb Show, SiriusXM Channel 125 for our special guest, Lt General Michelle Johnson. Lt Gen Johnson is the superintendent of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO and a 1981 graduate. Along with being the first female superintendent of the Academy, Lt Gen Johnson boasts being the first female cadet wing commander and the school’s first female Rhodes scholar, havi
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N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 19, 2015
'By Grant Wattie. President, N2Growth Australia. Now, before you think I’m going to get all religious on you, let me define the word “sin.” In the original Hebrew language, sin is defined as ‘missing the mark’, much the same as an archer may miss the mark when shooting for a bull’s-eye. In my opinion, leadership starts with deep reflection to be aware of any limiting blind spots.
Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 4, 2015
'Last month we published our first issue of Built Oregon , a new digital magazine that is conducting what I call a “grand entrepreneurial experiment”: Can the power of story move the economic dial? Stories, as Robert McKee once said, are the “ currency of human contact “ Stories help us understand the lessons we need to advance our entrepreneurial and business dreams, because they provide a necessary perspective and context.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
CTOvision
JANUARY 20, 2015
'By Bob Gourley. The 2015 State of the Union address was full of technology related content. Here are key takeaways from the perspective of a CTO: The President showed respect for something many American''s may not have heard of, but you dear readers know very well: Coding! In the context of education he remarked that "we’re connecting community colleges with local employers to train workers to fill high-paying jobs like coding, and nursing, and robotics.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 30, 2015
'Your team is smarter than they look. I promise. If they’re not learning as fast as they you would like, stop and consider. What if it’s not them– but you? Here are three ways to make your team 10% smarter. 1. Stop Interrupting. I didn’t get this right away in my growth as an executive. I figured these were seasoned leaders. If they were busy when I called, they’d tell me.
General Leadership
JANUARY 21, 2015
'“Teaching the players during. practice was what coaching. was all about to me.“. John Wooden. Like many of you, I’ve spent a lot of time studying leadership examples from historic battles. One of my favorites is from the Battle of Cowpens—a pivotal Revolutionary War battle in the South Carolina backcountry that showed how effective a leader can be when playing the role of a coach.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 28, 2015
'By Mark Hefner. Global Practice Chair, Strategy N2Growth. Most organizations, and even most strategy consultants, are using strategic planning frameworks built for business models that were designed during the industrial age. These methods are antiquated in both efficiency and effectiveness. They are complex – they are costly – they are slow – they are broken.
Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 25, 2015
'It happens to every leader at one time or another – a time when our mettle is tested in a high stress and high stakes environment, when something goes very very badly. Are you ready for your leadership moment of truth? Because HOW you handle that moment will leave a lasting and definitive mark on those you lead. My Story. It happened to me 6 years ago at the cable TV company I worked for, when our entire network suddenly went down.
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CTOvision
JANUARY 13, 2015
'By Bob Gourley. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”. ? Margaret Mead. Editor''s note: I''ve been in the position to observe both NGA and DigitalGlobe as organizations and have also been honored to meet both the two leaders referenced in this release, and I consider their work to be proof yet again that small teams of committed people can work wonders in the world.
Change Starts Here
JANUARY 13, 2015
'As a change agent at work, you have two primary roles: To design the change initiative to go as smoothly as possible, and. To influence it along the way when it doesn’t. When you do these two things well, your change seems irresistible. Starting on January 28, join me for the Design & Influence Irresistible Change ™ webinar series. You’ll learn a practical, straightforward change management methodology with examples, exercises, and tips to help you keep your change project movin
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 23, 2015
'“Do you trust me?” What a loaded question. It’s tough, even with people we love. “Sure, I trust you to be faithful, but do I trust you’ll remember to pick up the dry cleaning?” Even small actions can build or diminish trust over time. Defining the behaviors that breed trust can go a long way in encouraging more of the good stuff on teams.
General Leadership
JANUARY 7, 2015
'“It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.”. James C. Hunter. General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold were both effective leaders; however, their lasting effects on their organizations were profoundly different. Although both men were heroes of the continental Army, one went on to become the father of our country and is universally viewed today as an exemplar of selfless and inspirin
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N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 16, 2015
'By Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts. Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. Albert Einstein said; “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that we used when we created them.” In thinking about this statement and in light of the events across the nation regarding the crisis in law enforcement, there are five strategies Leaders in Law can adopt to elevate their agency to the next level.
Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 11, 2015
'Jim Collins, going Jim Collins (photo by dov.com). OK, it’s time to “ go Jim Collins ” on us. We can’t let any more days go by in the new year before we do it. Because it’s so important for great more human leadership. And it’s NEVER a bad idea to repeat it so it burns into our brains (and heart). What’s the “it”?
CTOvision
JANUARY 11, 2015
'By Bob Gourley. We have previously reported on the great, community coordinated and extensively vetted work on cyber risks and governance by organizations like The Institute of Internal Auditors ( IIA ), The Information Systems Audit and Control Association ( ISACA ),The Internet Security Alliance ( ISA ), and The National Association of Corporate Directors ( NACD ).
Change Starts Here
JANUARY 20, 2015
'This month, my guest is Patti Johnson, CEO of PeopleResults and author of Make Waves: Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life. She shares how to be a difference-maker who implements lasting change at work. Listen in to hear how to know when to start a wave, what the elements of a successful wave are, and what to do when your wave hits a wall.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 28, 2015
'Most leaders mature (and yes, that’s me on the right). And yet, often when someone has been with the company for a long time, it’s their old image that sticks. Be sure you’re helping your team outgrow their past. I’ve seen too many companies go “in search of” the ideal candidate, hire them, and then find they had the right guy all along (after the first one didn’t work out).
General Leadership
JANUARY 5, 2015
'“To matter means to be of consequence or importance to others.”. Angela Maiers. Do I matter? Do you believe you are seen, acknowledged, and valued? Most importantly, do you believe you can make a difference in the world around you? How we answer these questions about if, how and why we matter, be it at nine, nineteen or seventy-nine years old, speaks volumes about our self-concept, self-esteem and, ultimately, self-confidence.
Women on Business
JANUARY 27, 2015
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Terry Starbucker
JANUARY 18, 2015
'Starbucker’s Note : I’m pleased today to present a guest post by Larry Fox. Larry is a fellow partner with Social Venture Partners Portland , an organization committed to ensuring all children in the community have thriving and productive lives. A former finance controller at Intel, his passion was and continues to be helping people realize their potential. “ They just shut me out of the discussion. “ The words were said with a mixture of frustration, anger, and embarra
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
CTOvision
JANUARY 23, 2015
'By Allen Bonde. Editor''s note: Allen Bonde, of embedded analytics leader Actuate (now a subsidiary of OpenText), believes that the opportunities around Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) and wearables are about to change our world – and that of business applications. - bg. There are officially now more mobile devices in the world than people – the number crossed over in 2014 somewhere around 7.19 billion mark.
Change Starts Here
JANUARY 8, 2015
'Leaders who have authority in your organization play unique and vital roles during change. They are communicators, decision-makers, and motivators of change, all while being managers of the business. Leading a team through change is not always a straightforward task with right and wrong ways to do things. Instead there are many elements that must be balanced to bring about change.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 14, 2015
'I’ve been noticing a pattern with some of my clients when I utter the word “HR”–the proverbial eye roll. “What does HR say?” Queue the eye roll. “I think an important next step would be to bring HR on board.” An eye roll rapidly followed by, “Do we have to?” Now before I completely tick off the entire SHRM organization, please know I’m on your side.
General Leadership
JANUARY 25, 2015
'“Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.” Matthew 25:21. Integrity must be at the core of who we are as leaders if we’re to successfully inspire confidence in our teams. Because leadership is fundamentally about human relationships, integrity must be the very cornerstone of any leader’s foundation.
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
Women on Business
JANUARY 20, 2015
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Lead on Purpose
JANUARY 24, 2015
'Employee engagement means much more than employee happiness, and an engaged employee can have such a positive effect on the bottom-line of a company. Conversely, employees who are not engaged have a detrimental effect on a company.
CTOvision
JANUARY 8, 2015
'By Katie Kennedy. Intel was a keynote at CES 2015. This video gives you a glance into the future. Technology is reaching a point where very little human interaction is needed. No longer will you need to find your keys to get into your house, or physically touch your computer to give it commands. Watch The Verge video of Intel’s Keynote here. Related articles.
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