Terry Starbucker
JULY 8, 2012
I was 5 years old, and I already wanted to be a grown up. Grown ups were cool – they did grown up things with grown up toys. So, at 5, I already was trying to imitate my parents, “playing house”, imagining myself behind the wheel of my Hot Wheels sports car, putting on one of my dad’s ties, and even sampling a couple of spirits from the liquor cabinet (that didn’t work out too well!).
Change Starts Here
JULY 11, 2012
Organizational silos, the invisible walls between functional groups that prevent effective collaboration, can undermine any change initiative. At best, the result is local optimization at the expense of system effectiveness. At worst, silos generate animosity between departments and may lead to full-on feuds and even sabotage. Take the following three steps to break down silos and improve collaboration in your organization.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 10, 2012
“Yes-let’s said Tigger, bouncing a little, even though he had no idea what was to be begun. He liked to be asked to do things, and he liked to be asked to do them first, and he always said “yes,” because it is much more interesting when you do.” -David Benedictus, Return to the Hundred [.].
Women on Business
JULY 11, 2012
It’s not a secret that employers use social media to find and research job candidates, but did you know that 9 out of 10 employers are using social recruiting? The numbers are higher than most people probably think according to the 2012 Social Recruiting Survey from Jobvite. Thanks to social recruiting, the 1,000+ human resources and recruiting professionals who responded to the Jobvite survey claimed they’re finding more candidates as well as better qualified candidates.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Next Level Blog
JULY 10, 2012
One of the key tasks of a leader is to make sure that everyone on the team is pulling in the same direction. Getting the message out so that everyone on the team hears it at the same time in the same way is critical to achieving that unity of purpose. I heard a great story about how to do that while working this week with a leadership team from the Department of Defense.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 9, 2012
As I have been doing more writing, I have been paying a lot of attention to which leaders I find most inspiring–and why. For me, energy is a big factor in both whom I want to follow, and who I want on my team. Leaders with strong, positive, engaging energy inspire others towards [.].
Women on Business
JULY 11, 2012
It’s not a secret that employers use social media to find and research job candidates, but did you know that 9 out of 10 employers are using social recruiting? The numbers are higher than most people probably think according to the 2012 Social Recruiting Survey from Jobvite. Thanks to social recruiting, the 1,000+ human resources and recruiting professionals who responded to the Jobvite survey claimed they’re finding more candidates as well as better qualified candidates.
Next Level Blog
JULY 12, 2012
We've all been there. You get an e-mail that makes you angry, disappointed or just generally torques you out. Before you even realize it, you're typing out a reply that will bring swift justice and retribution to the offending party. It's at this point that you need to cue the scene from an action movie where the hero is trying to save someone from impending disaster, waves his arms and screams, "Nooooooo!!!!!
QAspire
JULY 9, 2012
Through his new book titled “The $100 Startup – Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love And Work Better to Live More”, Chris Guillebeau shares amazingly inspiring stories of people who transformed their ideas and skills into viable businesses. Some people start on their own because of situations and others start based on their internal [.
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IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 13, 2012
Please help me to reflect and grow. Letsgrowleaders is now one month old and is beginning to gain momentum. It has been quite a journey and I am looking forward to the road ahead. Thank you to all who have read, commented, and subscribed. You inspire me to observe, learn and share more. Thanks for [.].
Women on Business
JULY 13, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Having a diverse workforce not only benefits company innovation and productivity but it also benefits the economy. From driving economic growth to being competitive in a globalized world, workplace diversity is critical to economic and business success. The Center for American Progress shares the top ten economic benefits of diversity in the workplace: “1.
Mills Scofield
JULY 8, 2012
Yesterday I was really irritated. Upon my recommendation, an entrepreneur I’m mentoring reached out to two people who already knew him very well. They responded based on their individual silos; they didn’t stop and think about who else they could connect him to! I was so peeved! They know this kid; they think he’s great and that he’s doing wonderful things.
Coalfire
JULY 10, 2012
July is a month in which we celebrate our nation’s independence and we hope that you’ve had the chance to reflect on the many freedoms and blessing we enjoy as citizens of the United States. At Coalfire, we know full well that those freedoms have been paid for, at least in part by the America’s service men and women.
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.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 10, 2012
“Are leaders born or made?” I’ve always hated that question– way too simplistic for real life. However, I have been intrigued with the “can charisma be taught” conversation gaining momentum. Lots of good research swirling on that one, with some potential useful application. The next question… “and is that good?
Women on Business
JULY 9, 2012
Women and women-owned businesses are some of the fastest growing contributors to the United States economy, but their voices aren’t being heard by Congress. In a new report, Women Impacting Public Policy ( WIPP ) released some startling statistics that shows just how much women are excluded in Congressional Committees and committee hearings. Following are some of those stats.
Rapid BI
JULY 7, 2012
Organization Development (OD) is a complex strategy intended to change the beliefs, attitudes, values, culture and structure of organizations so that they can better adapt to new technologies, markets, and challenges.
Radiant Logic
JULY 13, 2012
The post RadiantOne VDS 6 Launches! appeared first on Radiant Logic.
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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.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 11, 2012
As a marathon runner, I believe in endurance training. Lasting change can come from running hard and long. I have also been intrigued at how it is possible to achieve similar fitness levels, in much less time, through carefully organized interval training. Apparently, it’s not the grueling hours, but the constant pushing on limits and [.].
Women on Business
JULY 9, 2012
Women and women-owned businesses are some of the fastest growing contributors to the United States economy, but their voices aren’t being heard by Congress. In a new report, Women Impacting Public Policy ( WIPP ) released some startling statistics that shows just how much women are excluded in Congressional Committees and committee hearings. Following are some of those stats.
Rapid BI
JULY 10, 2012
ROI – Rapid Organizational ImprovementIt’s four in the afternoon on a Wednesday and you boss or internal client says that they want to launch a major change program … next week. Ever been there? We strive to be business partners, we seek to build meaningful relationships – then out of the blue we get recruited [.].
Strategy Driven
JULY 12, 2012
Judgment Calls : Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right. by Thomas H. Davenport and Brook Manville. About the Reference. Judgment Calls by Thomas H. Davenport and Brook Manville examines twelve mission critical decisions made by public and private organizations for the key aspects of the decision process employed and analytical approaches used.
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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.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 7, 2012
Saturday Salutation: Energy without Power This week has been real challenge for so many in the Northeast. Like many of my neighbors, and millions in the DC area, our power was out for several days. We were among the lucky ones that had a fairly quick recovery. As we were driving yesterday we saw a [.].
Women on Business
JULY 13, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: According to new research by Prudential Financial, 53% of women are primary breadwinners. The Wall Street Journal reports: “Female breadwinners are more likely than other women to maintain completely separate finances from their partners (27% versus 15%). And they are three times more likely to have financial accounts that their husband doesn’t know about, they said.” Read the Full Article: More Breadwinners Are Now Women, Survey Says via blogs.wsj.com
Rapid BI
JULY 10, 2012
Trainers & Presenters mind your visuals As communicators, those of us that use visuals of any form as part of our training or presentations, do we really understand the science behind what we are doing? Do we ensure that the visual cues we give are.
Strategy Driven
JULY 10, 2012
Establishing and maintaining and organizational culture supportive of a diverse and inclusive workforce requires deliberate ongoing action communicating the importance of and support for these principles. Consequently, leaders need insight into employee behaviors such that appropriate corrective actions can be taken when necessary as well as visibly reinforcing their commitment to the principles of organizational diversity and inclusiveness.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
The Accidental Successful CIO
JULY 11, 2012
'Image Credit Not any cloud will do – CIO's need to be asking the right questions to get the right cloud. Cloud computing is all the rage in every IT department these days. Just about every CIO is racing from meeting to meeting in which plans for moving even more of the company’s IT applications into “the cloud” is being planned.
Women on Business
JULY 12, 2012
I have noticed recently an increase in companies that have been started to meet the needs of a community and do Social Good. This trend has the ability to shape our world in a positive way that everyone can be a part of. The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the USAID awarded $3.2 million to two Haitian providers of mobile banking services.
Rapid BI
JULY 10, 2012
It's not what is in front of you. but what you see The amazing colour changing card trick Have a look at this great card illusion. What do you notice about the cards? Its an interesting demonstration of us seeing what we want to see.
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