Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'“Will or skill” is an insufficient question when addressing performance issues. This model works okay if it’s truly a “skill” issue because managers know what to do next. They train, coach, or assign a buddy. But the “will issue” answer often begins a slide down a slippery slope of assumptive questions: Why doesn’t she care?
General Leadership
OCTOBER 3, 2014
'“Failure is an event, never a person.” William D. Brown. I failed. There, I said it. In the military, that phrase is unacceptable. Failure in an operation often equates to damage or death to the wrong side –ours. That goal of zero-failure permeates beyond operations to every aspect of the military. Accepting zero failure is perfect for an F-15 dogfight to the death; however, in matters not related to life or death, failure is critical to success.
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Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
'Anyone who is chosen to be a leader has to take on one huge responsibility to do it successfully – to be the person who “ shows the way “ It’s the very definition of the word “ lead “ In that position, all eyes are on YOU. Your actions, attitudes, and demeanor will dictate how well your team will perform. It calls for a great sense of self-awareness, and a keen sense of the trap doors that will inevitably lurk around every corner.
Change Starts Here
OCTOBER 2, 2014
'When we take on a change agent role in an organization, we start off with high hopes for making a difference. Whether you’re hired into the position, assigned or volunteered to take it on, there are a number of things that can help set you apart as someone who can get things done. On the other hand, not doing these things can cause your effort to crash and burn.
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Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 3, 2014
'Pleased to welcome Scott Huntington with a guest post. Good news: You have been hired for a leadership or managerial position. Awkward news: You’re younger than the employees you’ll be managing. Discovering that you’re younger than your new employees is neither good news nor bad news. However, it has been known to make young managers uncomfortable or nervous.
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CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
'Hadoop World will be held 15-17 Oct in NYC. This post provides insights into the best technologies that will be demonstrating there and suggestions on who to see. CTOvision has attended Hadoop World since the beginning. Attending has helped us better track tech trends and assess the potential business impacts of some of the greatest technologies created for the enterprise.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
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Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
'Guest post by David Sturt for Lead on Purpose blog I recently came across a story in Wired magazine about a radically new technology being developed for heating and cooling.
General Leadership
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
'Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you cant do is ignore them. Because they change things.
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
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
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Women on Business
OCTOBER 3, 2014
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Toptal
OCTOBER 3, 2014
How do we understand and interpret the huge amounts of data coming out of simulations? How do we visualize potential gigabytes of datapoints in a large dataset? In this article I will give a quick introduction to VTK and its pipeline architecture, and go on to discuss a real-life visualization example.
General Leadership
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
'Cruise over to PodBean to hear our latest 200-Second Soundbite entitled “Do You Lead From the Trenches?” or subscribe to our PodCast directly via iTunes at the following link. Senior Curator and GeneralLeadership.com CEO, Brigadier General John E. Michel tells us four simple actions to be the superhero we know you can be, no cape required.
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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.
CTOvision
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'DHL, a German logistics company , has announced its launch of a new drone delivery service that will transport “urgently needed goods”, which include life-saving medicines, to remote locations. The company’s plan is to use small, parcel-carrying drones to deliver medications and emergency supplies to Juist, an island in Germany’s North Sea, where more traditional delivery options (such as ferries or trains) aren’t always available.
Women on Business
OCTOBER 3, 2014
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Next Level Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2014
'For this episode of The Next Level Podcast, I''m joined by coaching leader and former ICF President Dr. Marcia Reynolds, discussing her new book, "The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs". During our discussion, Marcia shares her perspective on how leaders can transform difficult conversations with team members into opportunities for a new perspective and deeper trust.
The Accidental Successful CIO
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'Do CIOs and CMO really have to fight? Image Credit. If there is one fact of life that everyone who has the CIO job has had to learn to deal with, it’s that our IT budgets never seem to be big enough. However, it turns out that there is someone else in the company who does not have the same problem: the CMO. In fact, the CMO has so much money to spend, they are starting to build their own IT department.
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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.
CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
'On July 30 th in northern Virginia, some of the greatest minds in analytics for business, outcomes, and mission impact gathered to share their lessons learned and experiences with data analytics. Academia, government, and industry came together to provide a comprehensive approach to investigating how we can better extract knowledge from information.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
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Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
'So, you might be thinking, “Any 21st century road warrior worth their salt knows how to stay connected. You’ve got your smartphone (maybe two), your tablet, your laptop. How hard is it to stay connected?” Yeah, with all of the tools we have it’s not that hard. But that’s not what I’m talking about. The topic of today’s installment in my mini-series on the Mindful Road Warrior is how to stay connected with people (the three dimensional kind, not the faceless pixels on a screen kind) when you’re
Toptal
OCTOBER 2, 2014
It's been over 20 years since Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau specified HTML, which became the standard markup language used to build the Internet. HTML5 was supposed to finally solve our problems and become "one standard to rule them all (browsers)". This was probably one of the most anticipated technologies since creation of the World Wide Web.
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CTOvision
OCTOBER 3, 2014
'The Stevens Honor Award has been awarded every year since 1945. The award recognizes notable individuals in any field of endeavor and has been awarded to remarkable individuals, including aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky, and architect and inventor R Buckminster, as well as many more. Doctor David Farber is the recipient of this year’s Stevens Honor Award.
Women on Business
OCTOBER 2, 2014
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QAspire
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
'My friend Utpal wrote a blog titled “ Your Mirror is a Powerful Tool ”. While his post is about reflecting upon the right questions in life, it reminded me of one of my favorite poems “The Guy in the Glass” by Dale Wimbrow. It is a powerful poem that emphasizes on being integral and true to our own selves. Right from the time we start the school, we are taught to meet external expectations like grades and ranks.
Toptal
OCTOBER 1, 2014
React.js is a fantastic library. It is only one part of a front-end application stack, however. It doesn't have much to offer when it comes to managing data and state. Facebook, the makers of React, have offered some guidance there in the form of Flux. I'll introduce basic Flux control flow, discuss what's missing for Stores, and how to use Backbone Models and Collections to fill the gap in a "Flux-compliant" way.
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CTOvision
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'When Microsoft released Windows 8 two years ago, its massive departure from its predecessor made a big splash in the technology community. Windows 8 represented a big change for Microsoft, which was investing heavily on the fact that desktop computers, laptops, and tablets were quickly converging toward a common platform. While the incorporation of touch-screens and the emphasis on applications demonstrated Microsoft’s willingness to change, many found that the execution of the new operating sy
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
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Mills Scofield
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'In thinking about next week''s Creative Mind Lecture , designing our careers and paths and companies, I remember a classic archetype ~ Harold and the Purple Crayon! So, Where is your purple crayon? And what are you doing with it? © Crockett, Johnson “Harold and the Purple Crayon.” 1955 HarperCollins.
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