Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 25, 2013
'Bad leaders suck life-force from their teams. They don’t mean too. And yet, contagious yawns permeate the workplace. Low energy abounds. Why? I’ve been asking this question everywhere this week (my organization, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter). Here’s the top 10. I’ll leave it to you for #11. 10 Energy Zappers 1. Blurry vision Working frantically without a clear purpose [.
Terry Starbucker
JUNE 27, 2013
'Last week at the Digital Marketing Conference in Portland, I did an “Ignite” presentation on my “15 Ways To Tell The Difference Between a Boss and a Leader” I really like the Ignite format, because of the challenge it presents - 20 slides in 5 minutes, each one changing over every 15 seconds, whether you are ready for the change or not.
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Change Starts Here
JUNE 24, 2013
'My guest this month is Daryl Conner, internationally recognized leader in organizational change and author of Managing at the Speed of Change and Leading at the Edge of Chaos. In this episode, he shares how being a change agent is about more than what you do — it’s about who you are. Listen to this inspiring episode to learn about how “who you are” impacts how you influence change and how to find your personal voice as a change agent.
Erik Bernhardsson
JUNE 25, 2013
Continuing in the same spirit of shameless self-promotion, here’s some recent Luigi press: Reddit thread. A Guide to Python Frameworks for Hadoop (slides from the NYC Hadoop User Group ). This presentation from the Open Analytics NYC meetup about how Foursquare uses Luigi. . Luigi is in the middle of a pretty massive refactoring of the visualizer. David Whiting at Spotify just ripped out the old visualizer (based on Graphviz) and replaced it with one based on D3.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 27, 2013
'I felt my energy drain as I drove toward the call center. The center’s results were stagnant– it was time to dig deeper. I was there to help, but also to deliver some tough messages. Necessary, not fun. “Joe,” one of the managers, ran enthusiastically across the parking lot. Joe’s energy ignited [.] The post 5 Ways to Unblock Leadership Energy appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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CTOvision
JUNE 27, 2013
'As more mobile medical apps are developed, they are finding their way into our government. Recently, the House of Representative's Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Health and Technology held a hearing.
Erik Bernhardsson
JUNE 25, 2013
Continuing in the same spirit of shameless self-promotion, here’s some recent Luigi press: Reddit thread. A Guide to Python Frameworks for Hadoop (slides from the NYC Hadoop User Group ). This presentation from the Open Analytics NYC meetup about how Foursquare uses Luigi. . Luigi is in the middle of a pretty massive refactoring of the visualizer. David Whiting at Spotify just ripped out the old visualizer (based on Graphviz) and replaced it with one based on D3.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 28, 2013
'Two-faced leaders destroy culture, break trust, and diminish results. They act one way when you’re around, and another when you’re not. Frustrating when it’s a peer. Terrifying when you discover that Ms. Two-Faced is a leader in your organization. In front of you she says and does all the right things. At other times, her [.] The post How to Expose a Two-Faced Leader appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 24, 2013
'By Patricia Lenkov , Chair, Executive Search, N2growth. Thanks at least in part to the banking scandals over the past few years, Reuters has recently reported that bank compliance teams are increasingly scrutinizing outside the office activities like social outings to bars and the like. In fact, Reuters reported that some banks in Europe are even requiring their employees to take part in behavior coaching sessions that include simulations of pub outings where the talk turns to subjects like off
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Women on Business
JUNE 27, 2013
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CTOvision
JUNE 28, 2013
'This blog provides a brief survey of these articles comparing and contrasting SDN and NFV, including a synopsis and rating for each.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 26, 2013
'Big goals. Frustrating roadblocks. Concerns grow into excuses. Venting fuels negativity. Weak leaders excuse excuses. Strong leaders reframe thinking. Growing leaders inspire possibility. A Few of My Favorites “We would sell more, if the product line were different” “Our attrition would be better, if our competitor wasn’t paying more” “My quality results would be higher, [.
Lead on Purpose
JUNE 22, 2013
'“Decisiveness is a way of behaving, not an inherited trait. It allows us to make brave and confident choices, not because we know we’ll be right but because it’s better to try and fail than to delay and regret.”. Authors Chip Heath and Dan Heath wrote the book Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work with the following goals: “We want to make you a bit better at making good decisions, and we want to help you make your good decisions a bit more decisively.
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.
Women on Business
JUNE 25, 2013
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CTOvision
JUNE 27, 2013
'instaface-facebook-instagram Instagram, the popular photo sharing application which was recently acquired by Facebook, has released a new software update that enables the recording and sharing of 15 second long videos.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 24, 2013
'It was a ridiculously hot July day. As a Retail Store Director, I was out on “store visits” with one of our top executives. Such excursions always feel like you’re on the hot seat, even on a cool day. My bosses boss was looking for evidence of strong execution, a positive work environment, and delighted [.] The post Work Environment Matters appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Next Level Blog
JUNE 24, 2013
'One of the biggest barriers to being present is worrying about what might happen in the future rather than what you can do right now. Two of my favorite quotes speak to this challenge. The Renaissance writer, Montaigne, wrote, "My life has been full of misfortunes most of which never happened. A few hundred years later, Thomas Jefferson expressed the similar idea, "How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
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Women on Business
JUNE 26, 2013
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Nathan Magnuson
JUNE 24, 2013
'Hopefully you’ve given significant thought to the questions “what is a leader?” and “what do leaders do?” Almost everyone has an opinion. Folks who value execution say, “leaders should drive results.” Folks who value relationships say, “Leadership should inspire others to reach their potential.” Folks who value authority say, “leaders should run a tight ship,” [.].
The Accidental Successful CIO
JUNE 26, 2013
'Too much data is enough to make any CIO’s head hurt. Image Credit. One of the things that makes having the CIO job different today from how it was in the past, besides the growing awareness of the importance of information technology, is the arrival of so-called “big data” We’re talking about terabytes or even petabytes of data and all of the headaches that come along with it.
Next Level Blog
JUNE 27, 2013
'When I wrote a post last week called Three Reasons You Should Not Hire a Coach, I promised to revisit the topic this week with the reasons you should hire a coach. Upon further reflection, I thought it would be more useful to share three signs that you’re ready for a coach. Much like last week’s post, my point of view is informed by more than a dozen years of working with scores of great coaching clients and, frankly, a few that I shouldn’t have taken on.
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Women on Business
JUNE 24, 2013
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The Recovering Engineer
JUNE 24, 2013
'When you know that something is true and someone says something to contradict that knowledge, you will likely reject what they said without giving their statement serious consideration. After all, you already know that they are wrong. Sometimes, though, what we know is not necessarily based in fact. What we know might only be what we believe , and believing something to be true does not make it true.
QAspire
JUNE 25, 2013
'Mark had joined this new company only a few months back, but he felt frustrated. He looked at problems from a very different point-of-view than his boss resulting in strong debates over solutions. One fine morning, Mark put up his resignation. “Why?” asked the boss. “Because my thought process is very different than yours”, replied Mark. Boss gently smiled and said, “ That’s precisely the reason you were hired at first place!
Mills Scofield
JUNE 24, 2013
'In light of the recent unrest in Turkey, Brasil and the ongoing effects of the Arab Spring, I thought this was worth reposting. If you haven’t seen the [new] Les Misérables movie you should. It powerfully portrays many of today’s issues: poverty, inequality and inequity, the struggle of self-organized groups versus command-and-control and liberty to name a few.
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Women on Business
JUNE 28, 2013
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The Agile Manager
JUNE 28, 2013
You developed a simple tool for individuals and small groups. You never imagined it would be a runaway hit. Revenue poured in, would-be investors called constantly, The Wall Street Journal ran features on you twice, marketing chiefs from a dozen S&P 100 firms wanted you in workshops to figure out how to "partner", and your founder was presenting keynotes and on panels every few weeks.
Coalfire
JUNE 28, 2013
In this series of Compliance Talk, Dirk and Ken are back at their favorite coffee shop, this time joined by Dan Fritsche. Dan is Coalfire’s Director of Solution Validated Services and is considered a thought leader on mobile payments, P2PE and other emerging trends in the payments industry.
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