Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'The secret to moving and shaking is stirring. Anyone in power can shake and intimidate. Real leaders stir hearts and minds toward powerful possibility. Growing leaders long to be stirred, not shaken. Shaken Not Stirred Joe was visibly shaken as he left the readout with the senior eam. His results were solid, and he was [.] The post Shaken Not Stirred appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . Leadership not deeply rooted in a foundation of truth is leadership destined to fail. The reality is the best leaders are also absolutists when it comes to truth – they view truth as a non-negotiable. However in the wake of some of the recent, and highly publicized business, financial, and political scandals, it’s not too difficult to understand how some may actually question the existence of truth in business or government.
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Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
'Yesterday I found what is already one of my all time favorite New Yorker cartoons. I pulled the current issue out of the mailbox, started flipping through it and saw the classic guy on a therapist’s couch. The caption was “I did seize the day. But then it seized me back and used some kind of jujitsu move to flip me on my ass.”. Click headline to continue.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
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Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
'I aggravate the teams I lead and the leaders I follow. You do too, even when you’re trying to help. Most aggravating leadership starts with good intentions. 9 Good Intentions that Aggravate Your Team Beware of these easy traps.* 1. Just trying to help Before you know it, your well-intentioned advice is over-bearing. Hanging around [.] The post 9 Good Intentions that Aggravate Your Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'At the end of a Next Level Intensive workshop yesterday, I asked the participants for some ideas on topics they''d like to cover in future sessions or what they''d like to see me address in my blog. As people were leaving the room, one of the managers sidled up to me and said she''d really like to see a post on navigating organizational politics. That''s one that I have some strong opinions on so here we are.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
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Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'Don’t shackle your truth. When you leave words unsaid… your team loses, your world stays unchanged, and you know it could be better. I worked this week with a mix of fantastic leaders across a spectrum of leadership roles and industries in a keynote I gave at the International Customer Service Association. Early in the game, [.] The post Shackled Truth: Words Left Unsaid appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Nathan Magnuson
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'I don’t think I’ll ever forget one particular college history class. As a business major, I wasn’t extremely invested and this particular class took place right after lunch. Some students were scheduled to give a presentation on Ancient Roman civilization. Just as I was about to zone out, the back door burst open and a […].
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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.
The Accidental Successful CIO
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'CIOs need to find a way to keep their balance once they become CIO Image Credit. Becoming a CIO is a difficult thing to do. It turns out that staying CIO once you reach this lofty position is also very hard to do. Recent market studies have revealed that the average length of time that a CIO holds on to his or her office is 5 years and four months!
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
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Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'Next month marks the third anniversary of me getting serious about yoga. I’ve had a lot of great yoga teachers in the past three years. Many of them have had a lasting impact on me on and off the mat. Preston Scott is one that really stands out for me. I was a Saturday morning regular for Preston’s class when I lived in the Washington, DC area and was still very new to yoga.
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'Guest post by Guy Ascher. It’s hard to get amped up about selling razor blades, but somehow Dollar Shave Club has pulled it off. It’s one of the most successful new startup companies and it sells items that most people couldn’t give two hoots about. The secret is in the marketing. If you sell a boring product – toilet paper, pens, razors, water bottles, fishing supplies – you need to figure out a way to excite your employees.
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QAspire
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
'Mahatma Gandhi, as we know, was a simple man who had no position, no wealth, no power and no authority. Yet, he altered the course of history by leading India to Independence through power of people. How could a man with no formal authority take on an empire and influence the hearts and minds of so many people across the country? Gandhi’s impact is a testimony to the fact that you don’t need positional power to influence others.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
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Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'Please join me for a complimentary webinar: A Conversation in Leadership with Skillsoft’s Shawn Hunter, on Tuesday, October 1, 12 – 1 p.m. EDT. Click through for details and registration. Click headline to continue.
Mills Scofield
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
'After every BIF , we always wonder if it can get any better and each year is as unique and powerful as the one before. This is a testimony to the human spirit. The media tells us everything that''s wrong in the world but it''s Random Collisions of Unusual Suspects ( #RCUS ) that show us otherwise. This year, I had the honor of being a story-teller and can attest to the optimism and realistic hope.
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QAspire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'Alfred Nobel once read his own obituary that described him as a “Merchant of Death”. When Nobel’s brother died, a newspaper reported Nobel’s death by mistake. Because Nobel had invented dynamite, the obituary described him as someone who found ways to kill more people faster. “Is this how I really want to be remembered?” he asked himself. To improve his image, he left 94% of his huge fortune to award people who made greatest contributions to the mankind through their work.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
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Coalfire
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Universities and colleges have been under significant pressure to upgrade their technology both in and out of the classroom. For instance, many organizations turn to mobility as a way to engage students and facilitate learning campus-wide. While much of the discussion is around issues such as the availability of Wi-Fi, there are numerous other things to consider as smartphones and tablets become a part of most technology ecosystems.
Rapid BI
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
'Our employees are not machines, they are emotional beings, we need to look beyond systematic approaches to training needs analysis How do we know what training to give? Traditionally in the world of training there has been a movement to do what is called “gap analysis” or training needs analysis to help identify the needs […].
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Mills Scofield
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'Thank you Drew Marshall for interviewing me at BIF-9 last week, for all you do in making # Innochat so meaningful.and for being my friend! You are a wonderful #RCUS maker!!! Listen here !
Six Disciplines
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
'A methodology, or method, is another name for any step-by-step approach to getting something done. We have methodologies all around us at work and at home, even though we may call them by different names. A recipe for baking a cake is really a methodology. The design and construction processes for building a house constitute a methodology. Most professions have a variety of standard practices to follow to arrive at long-term success.
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
'Many companies talk about the need to establish strong ‘relationships’ with their customers. Some compile complex Customer Relationship Management algorithms to develop and maintain these relationships. And, these companies rightly recognize that the transactional interactions of the past are ineffective in creating loyal customers. The concept of customer relationships makes sense in the context of meeting personal needs.
Nutanix
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.
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Mills Scofield
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013
'Honored to be part of Switch & Shift''s Pivot Point series on Women in the Workplace -.
Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
'It’s getting harder and harder for entrepreneurs to create a product or service that is truly “ brand new “ That is, something revolutionary that creates a market of its own. However, there still is ample opportunity to figure out a way to do what I call “threading the needle” – creating a tiny crack, or distinction, that forces it to stand out even in a crowded existing market.
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'Question from a fan: Hi Jeffrey, I just purchased your new book on the 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling. As usual, it’s full of amazing content. But as I read it, it generated three compelling questions I hope you can answer. Thanks, Brandon. 1. What is the biggest difference between selling today and 10 years ago? Three things have changed selling (and buying) forever – THE INTERNET, SMARTPHONES, and SOCIAL MEDIA.
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