Sat.Dec 07, 2013 - Fri.Dec 13, 2013

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5 Reasons Your Peers are Getting Snarky

Let's Grow Leaders

'He’s driven, ambitious and successful. HIs boss loves him and he’s on the fast track. His peers are getting snarky, but he doesn’t have time to worry about that crap. They’re just jealous. “They’re not as serious about performance as I am.” “I’ve got a job to do, I don’t have time to make friends.” […] The post 5 Reasons Your Peers are Getting Snarky appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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The Leadership Lesson They Don’t Teach In Business School But Should

N2Growth Blog

'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . I’ve always believed leadership exists to disrupt mediocrity, but I’m afraid in recent times many leaders are losing that battle. Somewhere along the way, they threw in the towel and settled for a weak-kneed, watered-down version of leadership – they have rationalized and justified themselves into an acceptance of mediocrity.

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Getting Things Done: How Great Leadership Moves From Talk To Action

Terry Starbucker

'Leaders do a lot of talking. It’s their job to paint the picture of what is supposed to be happening- that grand world of team harmony and stellar execution. I hear a lot of that talk these days as an angel investor, and by and large, most of the startup CEOs I listen to do a pretty good job of that kind of visioning. Where the rubber meets the road, however, is when these CEOs go from talk to action.

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Microsoft’s new marketing strategy: give up

Erik Bernhardsson

I think it’s funny how MS at some point realized they are not the cool kids and there’s no reason to appeal to that target audience. Their new marketing strategy finally admits what’s been long known: the correlation between “business casual” and using Microsoft products: Apparently it’s also for people in ties: And let’s add a (beige?) cardigan on top of that: On top of that, let’s be sexists and add a woman to the campaign who doesn’t care about work but likes to take photos!

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

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Do They Hear What You Hear?

Let's Grow Leaders

'“Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.” Ralph Waldo Emerson He wants to be promoted, but something’s missing. You feel it, your boss feels it, but it’s hard to put your finger on it. He’s completed all the action plans, and has done everything you’ve asked. Look more deeply, does he hear what […] The post Do They Hear What You Hear?

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Wanted: Optimists!

Nathan Magnuson

'Is the glass half empty or half full? You’ve undoubtedly been asked this rhetorical question before. Apparently how you answer is supposed to quickly reveal whether you are an optimist or a pessimist – and perhaps a lot more about your inner worldview. I’m not sure what the “right” answer to the the glass question […].

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Microsoft’s new marketing strategy: give up

Erik Bernhardsson

I think it’s funny how MS at some point realized they are not the cool kids and there’s no reason to appeal to that target audience. Their new marketing strategy finally admits what’s been long known: the correlation between “business casual” and using Microsoft products: Apparently it’s also for people in ties: And let’s add a (beige?) cardigan on top of that: On top of that, let’s be sexists and add a woman to the campaign who doesn’t care about work but likes to take photos!

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Lunch Taboos You Should Break

Let's Grow Leaders

'You’re REALLY busy. No time for lunch. Better to grab some almonds and a diet coke and work through. The time you save at lunch gets you home sooner to your family. I’m with you. In fact when I was pregnant, my assistant announced she had blocked 30 minutes for me every day to walk […] The post Lunch Taboos You Should Break appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Innovators/Inventors/Entrepreneurs: If You Have The Will And Endurance To Turn Your Security Tech Idea Into A Real Solution Work with Mach37

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley We have written before about Mach37 , the innovative and intensive cyber accelerator located at the Center for Innovative Technology. Mach37 runs an intensive technology launch program that moves firms through a 90 day process designed to make very virtuous change for the cyber security ecosystem. From their website: MACH37™ is America’s premier market-centric cybersecurity accelerator.

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Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

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.

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Contact Forms with 3 Fields Drive Highest Conversions – Infographic

Women on Business

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What Machiavelli Could Have Learned From Mandela

Next Level Blog

'I have no idea if Mandela read Machiavelli but from everything I’ve read about the South African leader’s life, I’m pretty sure that he didn’t practice what Machiavelli preached. If, through some miracle of time travel, the two were able to have had a conversation about the practice of leadership, I think Machiavelli could have learned some things from Mandela.

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Focus on what’s most important

Lead on Purpose

'You get results based on the things you focus on most intently. Most people are driven to increase their performance and expand their abilities. They understand the need to work hard in areas for which they have great passion. Regardless of how many things you want to accomplish, you must focus on the most important and let other things — which in the right context may be very good things — go by the wayside.

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View On Demand: Best Practices for #BigData Solutions Plus @Pentaho and #MongoDB Partnering for Success

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley If you were not able to watch our webinar on best practices for government big data solutions please review the on demand recording at this link: [link]. The webinar reviews best practices in big data solutions based on surveys and research done here at CTOvision.com. It also includes details on useful integrations between Pentaho Business Analytics and MongoDB with a focus on solutions in place at federal government agencies.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Women of Innovation: Zoe Barry

Women on Business

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Mindful Mondays: A Perspective Check to Start the Week

Next Level Blog

'My parents have been in town this past weekend to celebrate a milestone birthday for my wife. While some of our crew went shopping on Friday, my dad and I spent the afternoon at LA’s Griffith Observatory. You can’t beat it for breathtaking views of earth and sky. It was a light crowd on Friday so we were able to make a last minute decision to catch the 30 minute show at the Griffith’s planetarium.

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How Should A CIO Handle IT Department Conflicts?

The Accidental Successful CIO

'When team members don’t get along, everyone suffers Image Credit. I’m currently in charge of a department of skilled IT professionals. They each have their own set of skills that they bring to my company and I need each of them to be operating at peak efficiency if I want to have any hope of my company using the importance of information technology in order to become a success.

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Interview of @Platfora by @SecureNinja at @FedCyber 2013

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley SecureNinjaTV’s Alicia Webb speaks with Reagan Kling about Hadoop and Big Data at FEDcyber 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. Platfora’s mission is to empower customers to transform their businesses into fact-based enterprises. Platfora’s Big Data Analytics Platform masks the complexity of Hadoop, making it easy for customers to understand all the facts in their business across events, actions, behaviors and time.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

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.

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Affiliate Marketing for Events – How Does It Work?

Women on Business

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The Secret of Fast Programming: Stop Thinking

Code Simplicity

When I talk to developers about code complexity, they often say that they want to write simple code, but deadline pressure or underlying issues mean that they just don’t have the time or knowledge necessary to both complete the task and refine it to simplicity. Well, it’s certainly true that putting time pressure on developers tends to lead to them writing complex code.

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In 100 Words: Humility, Life and Leadership

QAspire

'In that leadership workshop, the trainer and the participants were discussing about the importance of humility in life and leadership. Some people defined humility as ‘modesty’ while others said it was about ‘seeing the self as a means to an end and not an end in itself.’. After listening carefully, the trainer said, “ Humility is like the banks of a river that gives direction to the flowing water without possessing it. ”.

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What you need out of your Enterprise Operational Performance Monitoring Solution

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley This post was written on behalf of Corvil to help further the dialog on efficient IT operations. We have previously written about the emerging discipline of an integrated approach to Enterprise Operational Performance Monitoring ( EOPM ). The EPOM approach integrates business/mission data and visibility with performance monitoring of the infrastructure.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Healthy Lunches: How Corporate Catering Can Better Your Company

Women on Business

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The Slippery Slope of Not Asking Why

Mills Scofield

'I’d like to think I’m good at challenging the status quo. To get regular reality checks, I spend time with college kids creating for-profit and not-for-profit businesses aimed at solving wicked problems. They truly challenge the status quo and it is, fortunately, invigoratingly contagious. Sometimes (most of the time?), the status quo is so deeply engrained we don’t realize it – so deeply inherent in our worldview that when confronted with it, we view questioning it as h

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The Small Business Advantage

Six Disciplines

'Those who have worked both in small and large organizations have a much better appreciation for how fundamentally different large companies are from small ones. Each has its strengths, and the savvy small business owner understands what those are and takes advantage of them aggressively. They include: 1. Connecting People to Purpose. People are creatures of emotion and reason.

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Infographic and Assessment: 2014 will be the year the enterprise goes mobile

CTOvision

'By Bob Gourley The infographic below, provided by Egnyte , provides great context for any IT professional tracking the features, functions, risks and strategic concepts around support to mobile devices. Thanks Egnyte for pulling this together, very informative.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Bell Curve for Performance Management – effective tool or poor #leadership let out?

Rapid BI

'What is a “Bell Curve”? A bell curve is the shape of a statistical set of data that results in the shape resembling a “bell”, sometimes known as a “normal distribution” curve. It is a way of displaying data to understand strengths & weaknesses in terms of frequency. It is used in many situations, not […].

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New Book: Critical CIO Management Skills

The Accidental Successful CIO

'What does it really mean to be a CIO? You sure won’t be writing any software any more. You won’t be stringing network cables or updating firewall parameters. What does a CIO really do? I’ve got some bad news for you: CIOs manage. What You’ll Find Inside: IT JUDGMENT CALLS: HOW TO MAKE GOOD ONES. BREAKTHROUGH IT STRATEGY: TAKE A NEW “PATH” TO SUCCESS.

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Free and low-cost tools for PCI DSS Compliance

Coalfire

Complying with the PCI DSS requires policies and processes plus implementing and managing a variety of software tools. As a QSA who has performed many PCI assessments for merchants and service providers, I’ve seen and assessed a variety of free and low-cost (under $200) software tools that help our customers comply with PCI DSS.

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