Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 26, 2014
'“Too many women in too many countries speak the same language — of silence.” Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton’s noticed a pattern in her decades of work developing men and women staffers. As she shared it from the stage at the conference I attended last week, I felt […]. The post Hillary Clinton and I Share This Concern appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Terry Starbucker
MARCH 27, 2014
'There are some moments in your career that leave an indelible imprint – moments that end up defining WHO you are. They are moments where you literally plant a flag and say “This is it! This is where I’m going!!” And sometimes, you get to ask a brave follow up question, to those who have witnessed the moment. “Will you follow me??
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N2Growth Blog
MARCH 25, 2014
'By Joel Garfinkle. Chair, Executive Coaching, N2Growth. What does a leader look like? Think of two leaders, famous or not, whom you admire and respect. What do they do that is so different? What traits do they have that help them excel at a high level? Leadership is not a great mystery. Great leaders have specific traits in common. These traits can be learned and developed—by you!
General Leadership
MARCH 23, 2014
'“I am not concerned that you have fallen; I am concerned that you arise.”. Abraham Lincoln. “99% of excuses come from people who make excuses”. George Washington. Does anybody send cards to the President on President’s Day? It’s probably not a lucrative business model for Hallmark or American Greetings, as there would only be a handful of recipients available…but it’s worth a thought!
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Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 27, 2014
'My first book, Overcoming an Imperfect Boss is now on Amazon. I want to express deep gratitude to all in the LGL community who have grown with me in my Imperfections. Your insights are woven throughout this guide. Why Talk About the Imperfect Boss? I keep being asked why, of all the leadership topics I […]. The post Overcoming an Imperfect Boss appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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N2Growth Blog
MARCH 27, 2014
'By Brian Layer. Chief Executive Officer, N2Growth. March Madness resumes tonight and in a pressure packed weekend of excitement, the Sweet Sixteen will shrink to the Final Four. Only the strongest teams will survive and while their defensive pressure, explosive running game or deep shooting might define their style, their success rests on five obsessions.
CTOvision
MARCH 27, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. A reader just brought a job description to my attention and I wanted to share it with you in the hopes that you will pass it along till the right person is found for this very important position. From: [link]. Chief Cyberinfrastructure Security Officer. Internet2® is a member-owned, advanced technology community founded by the nation’s leading higher education institutions in 1996.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 24, 2014
'Spring is springing. The vortex is melting, and now you sense spring fever coming on… for you and your team. Embrace this season of new growth and possibilities. Making Spring a workplace celebration will help offset the “wish I was outside” blues. Spring Into Spring 1. Establish Spring growth goals Challenge your team to […].
Toptal
MARCH 27, 2014
The recent resurgence in Artificial Intelligence has been powered in no small part by a new trend in machine learning, known as "Deep Learning". In this article, I'll introduce you to the key concepts and algorithms behind Deep Learning, beginning with the simplest building block.
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Women on Business
MARCH 25, 2014
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CTOvision
MARCH 25, 2014
'By ShannonPerry. We have written here before about Cyber Security Wake-Up Calls. Now here is a huge wake up call for citizens in California. Brian Krebs , the investigative journalist famous for revealing the Target credit card breach late last year, has revealed another compromised credit card system at the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Next Level Blog
MARCH 27, 2014
'In the nine years since Tom Friedman wrote The World Is Flat, it has become even flatter and smaller. Even if you''re a leader who never leaves your home country, in any given day you’re likely to be video conferencing with colleagues halfway around the world and sitting in meeting rooms with team members who grew up in other cultures, come from different socio-economic backgrounds than yours, are significantly older or younger than you or represent any number of other differences from your own
Lead on Purpose
MARCH 22, 2014
'“Extreme would not be extreme without fear. And fear would not be worth it without the love of the game.” Are you an extreme leader?
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Women on Business
MARCH 28, 2014
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CTOvision
MARCH 22, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. If you are an enterprise technologist from any sector I implore you, please learn from trusted sources what the situation at NSA is. It is especially important that technologists understand the facts since we are the ones who can help people understand the technologies involved. I have seen and heard first-hand how people can jump to the wrong conclusion because they were mis-informed or because they believed something from a headline or article designed to intentionally mis-lea
Next Level Blog
MARCH 24, 2014
'Has this happened to you lately? You’re in a conversation, or a meeting or working on an important project. All of the sudden, out of nowhere, you’re thinking about what you’re going to have for dinner or the email you forgot to respond to or the March Madness game you watched over the weekend or an errand you forgot to run or someone you need to call or that crazy episode of House of Cards you watched last night.
Steve Farber
MARCH 26, 2014
'Press Release : Fortune 500 Executive Leadership Coach and Best-Selling Author to Share Stage with Mega-Rockstar at 2nd Annual Extreme Leadership Summit in Chicago this April 11-13. Jay Jay French of Twister Sister to deliver a keynote address at Summit. Other guest speakers include Darren Hardy, Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine, Janet Bray Attwood, author of The Passion Test, Frank DeAngelis, Principal of Columbine High School and other noted authors and leadership experts.
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Women on Business
MARCH 26, 2014
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CTOvision
MARCH 22, 2014
'It’s always interesting to see how large, complex organizations have morphed over time to absorb the increasing importance of IT and Cyber. Industry, academia and government have approached this important task with varying solutions. It’s sometimes unbelievably frustrating to watch as years roll by and organizations come-and-go, at great expense of manpower, brainpower and hard physical assets.
QAspire
MARCH 25, 2014
'In American Management Association’s critical skills survey 2012 , respondents emphasized on 4 C’s ( C ritical thinking and problem solving, Effective C ommunication, C ollaboration and team building and C reativity and innovation) as their key priorities for employee development, talent development and succession planning. I have been exploring the topic of critical thinking with respect to HR, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, Communication and Training via series of posts at Pearso
Toptal
MARCH 26, 2014
Beyond its beauty, in recent years Córdoba has been enjoying a rapidly growing reputation as a technology center, one that may soon rival Buenos Aires as Argentina’s main technology hub. Last month, Toptal coordinated and hosted a highly successful and well-attended JavaScript Technical Conference in Córdoba, Argentina. Read about how the event came together and the vibrant network of software developers in and around Córdoba.
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Women on Business
MARCH 27, 2014
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CTOvision
MARCH 26, 2014
'By ShannonPerry. Tuesday, Facebook announced its plans to acquire Oculus VR for $2 billion. If you haven’t heard of it, Oculus VR is a virtual reality startup out of Irvine, CA. Its mission ? – to produce “immersive virtual reality technology that’s wearable and affordable.” Starting on Kickstarter in June 2012, Oculus quickly raised millions from backers and other tech companies.
Mills Scofield
MARCH 25, 2014
'Whoa!! I can''t believe it. The Switch and Shift post " Are You Just a Leader or a Just Leader" beat the record for number of views, previously held by the wonderful Ted Coiné (and he''s not even upset with me!). I hope it makes a difference for you, your teams, your people. because the difference can be positively profound. Thank you! "There are so many important traits in making a great leader – character, integrity, honesty, authenticity, vulnerability, trustworthiness, convicti
The Accidental Successful CIO
MARCH 26, 2014
'CIOs know that everyone likes a good contest Image Credit. Let’s face it: there are some problems that an IT department faces that despite the importance of information technology are just tough to solve. As the person in the CIO job you’ve got to find solutions to these types of problems , but you also have to manage the time and the cost that it’s going to take to find a solution.
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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
Rapid BI
MARCH 24, 2014
'We often hear of managers using “on-the-job training” as a preferred training approach. But what does it really mean? We do learn from experiences, but is the “learning” that the individual gets and interprets what the manager or leader wants? Doing a new task or activity without direct support, training or guidance can be painful […].
CTOvision
MARCH 27, 2014
'Two of my favorite technology companies, the great American firms Intel Corporation and Cloudera, are now working very strategically together in a way that will have a positive impact on the future of enterprise IT. For context, see the video at this link and embedded below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kamkE9prow In the video, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich talks about the equity investment and importance of the technology collaboration between Int.
Six Disciplines
MARCH 28, 2014
'There''s a lot of talk going on these days about accountability. For some, it''s important for their professional lives (i.e., setting business goals, keeping on track, being responsible, etc.) For others, it''s more personal (i.e., diet, weight loss, exercising, etc.). Whatever the case, it''s important to understand what accountability is, and ultimately, how it works.
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