Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 29, 2013
'Communicating the hard stuff leaves even the best leaders stressed and queasy. You care deeply about the human beings you support. You don’t mean to play games, but a sprinkle of sugar-coating, with a dollop of “they don’t really need to know this…” diminishes trust and undermines your leadership. When we’re not honest and direct, [.
Change Starts Here
AUGUST 27, 2013
'Tuesday, September 10, 2013 – 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern. The path to implementing change in an organization isn’t always smooth. On the way, you run into frequent speed bumps, wrong way signs, and even concrete barriers. These road hazards on the way to change act as obstacles that prevent you from moving forward. Despite your best intentions, you and your change initiative can get stuck.
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N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 27, 2013
'By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. Usually if the title of a business book contains the word “idiot” in the title I assume the book is a screed on the perils of working for bosses who are not as smart as the author and therefore deserve belittlement. Such books I avoid like the plague because like subjects of these fevered rants, the authors – often disgruntled employees or self-important consultants – offer little of merit other than an ability to rail against the syst
Women on Business
AUGUST 27, 2013
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Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 26, 2013
'He had all the signs and words of stuck. ”I can’t” ”No one will help.” ”No options.” He’d stop trying to improve the situation and was looking to numb it. His “sports ready” stance had withered to hunched and clenched. He still had an occassional “wish” for a miracle. But, wishes without action are another [.
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N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 28, 2013
'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . I’m a big fan of author and historian David McCullough. His writing has a way of transporting me back in time like few other authors can. Recently I have been immersing myself in his account of America’s second president John Adams. McCullough’s portrayal of John Adams has made no small impact on me.
Women on Business
AUGUST 25, 2013
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Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 27, 2013
'My husband and I approached the hotel for a wedding. We were staying on premium points (read that, free) for which I’m grateful, so I won’t disclose the hotel brand. Parking was tight so we turned the corner. Right beside the dumpsters were several tables set up for a “recognition” luncheon for hotel staff. [.] The post The Dumpster Effect appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Nathan Magnuson
AUGUST 26, 2013
'Everybody wants competence. We want it for ourselves. We expect it from others in our organizations. We demand it from the people and organizations we purchase from. But do we figure out if we’ve got it? How well do we develop it in others? Where do we even start? Back in the 1970s, Gordon Training […].
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Toptal
AUGUST 30, 2013
From the very first days in our lives as programmers, we've all dealt with data structures: Arrays, linked lists, trees, sets, stacks and queues are our everyday companions, and the experienced programmer knows when and why to use them. In this article we'll see how an oft-neglected data structure, the trie, really shines in application domains with specific features, like word games.
Women on Business
AUGUST 26, 2013
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Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 30, 2013
'As we head toward the fourth quarter, I’d like to pause and check. It’s been a great month, and I want to be sure I am best meeting the needs of our growing community. Frequency Beginning next week, I’m going to experiment with reducing frequency to 3 times a week for several reasons. First, I [.] The post Fourth Quarter Readiness: Feedback Needed appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Change Starts Here
AUGUST 29, 2013
'I was recently interviewed by the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC) for their Change Management Spotlight feature on their blog. In this 20 minute conversation, I answer questions such as: How do you gain buy-in when people are attached to the status quo? How do you keep people from returning to the status quo? How do you reignite a change initiative that is fizzling?
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
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SoCal CTO
AUGUST 29, 2013
'I was just down at Demo Day for the USC Incubator. They had some pretty high quality companies presenting. I just found out about a great award opportunity for people connected to USC (or who can figure out a connection in time). I also have a discount code below for the event. USC’s Marshall School of Business will host the second annual Silicon Beach Awards (SBAs), a $50,000 venture competition focused on innovation in technology & entertainment.
Women on Business
AUGUST 30, 2013
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Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 28, 2013
'Zappos has so many folks looking to benchmark their magic, that they offer a menu of ways to learn their playbook. Teaching culture has become a revenue stream. While the rest of us carefully guard our best practices, they offer you shot of Grey Goose, and welcome you to play along. Why? My theory– they [.] The post Zappos, Leaders, and Cracker Jacks appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Next Level Blog
AUGUST 26, 2013
'In the category of “practice what you preach,” I’ll be taking a break from the Next Level Blog over the next few weeks to recharge my blogging batteries. I’ll be back online here sometime in September. In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you about any leadership topics on your mind or ideas and observations you have for the Mindful Mondays feature I’ve been writing this year.
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Mills Scofield
AUGUST 27, 2013
'With the rise of China, India and other Asian countries, what languages do we teach in school? Bengali? Punjabi? Nope. Think this is a bit of an issue for our economic and political future? Ayup! So does Amelia Friedman. That''s why, she founded and runs the Student Language Exchange. As she starts her senior year at Brown , her sense of urgency is increasing.as should ours!
Women on Business
AUGUST 29, 2013
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Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 28, 2013
'Zappos has so many folks looking to benchmark their magic, that they offer a menu of ways to learn their playbook. Teaching culture has become a revenue stream. While the rest of us carefully guard our best practices, they offer you shot of Grey Goose, and welcome you to play along. Why? My theory– they [.] The post Zappos, Cracker Jacks, and Frontline Leaders appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 28, 2013
'How much money will all of those IT projects put in the bank this year? Image Credit. Us CIOs are a very optimistic lot. If you take a survey of CIOs more often than not what you’re going to find out is that we truly do believe in the importance of information technology and we believe that each and every IT project that the IT department is scheduled to work on this year is going to result in money being saved for the company.
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QAspire
AUGUST 28, 2013
'One definition of happiness is ‘ability to live life on your own terms.’ But sometimes, we define our happiness based on what others do, and then we try to ‘catch up’ with them compromising our own core values. Aristippus, a Greek philosopher gained a comfortable position in the Kingdom through constant flattery of the King. Aristippus once saw Diogenes, another Greek philosopher, dining on a meager meal of lentils and advised, “Learn to flatter the king and you will not have to live on lentils
Women on Business
AUGUST 28, 2013
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The Recovering Engineer
AUGUST 28, 2013
'Two big ideas that have huge implications for you as a leader are swirling in my head. I am struggling valiantly (at least in my mind) to align the ideas in a way that briefly and meaningfully conveys them. In attempting to write a coherent post blending these two ideas, I find myself in a creative block. Okay, here goes…. Idea Number One: Leadership teacher and author John Maxwell says: Everything rises and falls on leadership.
The Agile Manager
AUGUST 30, 2013
The founder's optimism far exceeded his customer's interest. His aggressive expansion vapourized the cash he raised to start up the business. His options were to sell or liquidate. The firm that bought them was a multi-line company of online advertising & e-commerce driven businesses. The new owners set about trying to make their new acquisition profitable.
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Coalfire
AUGUST 28, 2013
On September 23, 2013, many companies will be required by law to comply with HIPAA…and they don’t even know it. Specifically, the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule pulls all companies under the law if they store, process, or transmit PHI data as part of their business processes. While the Omnibus Rule was drafted in late 2012, Coalfire still sees a lot of confusion among service providers, or business associates.
Strategy Driven
AUGUST 26, 2013
'QUESTION: Why did Facebook pay one billion dollars for Instagram? ANSWER: So that instead of worrying about how many people joined Instagram (and abandoned Facebook), they could brag about it. Are you on Instagram? I am. All of my family is. ALL of my family is. Daughters, granddaughters, in-laws, outlaws. All of them. All of my close friends are too.
Terry Starbucker
AUGUST 25, 2013
'What kind of leadership has taken Starbucks from a single store in Seattle to a company with 19,000 stores, and an annual revenue of $15 Billion? A leadership that took, in founder Howard Schultz’s words, “love, humanity and humility and placed it against a performance driven organization” In other words, Howard and his team were more human, and yet, created a profit-making machine and a worldwide brand.
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