Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
'Without executive support your project will fail. You need funding, headcount, and time. Your team’s counting on your to manage up well. You’re looking for the secret sauce to convince your boss. Start by avoiding these 5 mistakes. 5 Big Mistakes When Communicating with Executives 1. Over-Confidence Executives are suspicious of rose-colored glasses.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
'By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . I do quite a bit of work on matters of board composition, selection and succession, and what I can tell you is this; board diversity is simply smart business. You’ll never hear me recommend diversity solely for the sake of checking a box, but when diversity in the boardroom offers so many benefits to the CEO (and to the entire organization) it’s nothing short of irresponsible for chief executives not to place their board composition under th
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CTOvision
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
'By Bob Gourley. Cloudera’s Doug Cutting delivered a presentation at Hadoop World that outlined key forces driving the data world forward which shed some important insights on where enterprise technology is going. This presentation is summarized and embedded below: Doug starts with a review of his models for predicting the future and this is important, since every model has strengths and weaknesses.
Change Starts Here
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'My guest this month is Molly Breazeale of AlignED, LLC, who will share her tips for helping teams make better decisions that support change. In this episode, you’ll learn why getting a group together to work on your project doesn’t guarantee change will happen. Plus, you’ll hear practical approaches to facilitating meetings that help your change make progress.
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Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
'You want to try something new, but it’s scary. Transferable skills sound great in theory, but when it’s a major career change, it’s hard to know. A Story of Transferable Skills Joseph Henley was a rock star customer service consultant on my team. As we met to talk career, his passion for International relations was […] The post Transferable Skills: Yes,You’re Qualified appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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CTOvision
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
'By Bob Gourley. All of us are awash in data and real analysts love that! Data is good! And more data is better! Your enterprise will need to continue to support more data. But you knew that didn’t you? Too frequently our organizations can’t make sense of the data they have, and too many decisions are being made based on gut calls or by fudged data.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
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Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
'My boss’ voice was visibly shaken on the other end of the phone. “I’m so sorry, he whispered” We have too many “leadings” this year, you won’t be able to rate your top performer leading, or give her the extra pay. “What?” I was shocked. This woman had a hell of year. Plus, I had […] The post Stack Ranking Performance Management Systems appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Steve Farber
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'It’s hard for me to believe, but 2014 will mark 10 years since the publication of my first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership. To mark the occasion, we’re going to be releasing the 10th Anniversary Edition of Leap (with some new content, including a Leap Assessment Tool), and simultaneously re-launching my second book, The Radical Edge , which was originally published in 2006.
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CTOvision
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
'By BryanHalfpap 5 DC-Area Meetups for Hackers, Security Pros, and Enthusiasts: Name: Charmsec. Site: [link]. Format: “Happy-Hour” talks. When: Last Thursday of the month @ 7:00pm. Where: Baltimore. Why: A smattering of MD’s Finest. It’s a bit of a trek for most DC residents but it’s a rewarding social experience for those who attend. The security community is small, especially locally, and it provides a good environment for noobs and pros alike.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
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Nathan Magnuson
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
'On November 7, 2013, one of the most intense storms in recorded history Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines. Wind gusts were estimated at 195 mph. Early estimates suggest over 10,000 people have died in the city of Tacloban alone and more than 11 million citizens have been displaced. Aid workers continue to struggle against the […]. Inspiration Misc.
Next Level Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
'For more than 50 years of his almost 96 year life, Peter Drucker was known as the "Father of Modern Management." His dozens of books included The Concept of the Corporation, The Practice of Management and The Effective Executive. Drucker was one of the few big thinkers who changed the way people view leadership. Can you imagine what it would have been like to have had him as your personal coach?
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Lead on Purpose
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
'Think about the last time something went wrong that drove up your stress level. How did you deal with it? Did it ruin your day? We all face high-pressure situations at different times for different reasons. The following three steps will help you get through any pressure-filled situation: Assess the situation: Take a step back and evaluate what happened.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
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The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
'Setting the right price for your company’s products may determine if they will be a success Image Credit. As a CIO, your job is to make sure that the company’s IT systems are up and running at all times, right? You really don’t play a role in what the company does to make money – after all, you’re in charge of a cost center.
Next Level Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
'On two cross country flights last week, I unexpectedly marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. I had read, with great joy, that the Federal Aviation Administration intended later this year to abolish the requirement that passengers turn off and stow their electronic devices between the closing of the cabin door and reaching 10,000 feet.
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Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
'Have you just started grinning when reading something? This post by Tomas Quinonez-Riegos will do just that! While being the international program director for iTeach , using video to teach English to kids all over the world (e.g., Cambodia, Panama, etc.) and spending his first semester junior year in Japan, Tomas has started yet another new venture, which he shares with us here.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
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Rapid BI
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
'They’ll Eat Out of Your Hand If You Know What to Feed Them, is a new book by Dr. Laura Hills This book looks at what the author says are the “30 Essential Communication Skills that Give Highly Successful Career Professionals Their Edge“ Split in to six parts, following a 6 point communications mode, Hills provides […].
Code Simplicity
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
When solving a problem in a codebase, you’re not done when the symptoms stop. You’re done when the problem has disappeared and will never come back. It’s very easy to stop solving a problem when it no longer has any visible symptoms. You’ve fixed the bug, nobody is complaining, and there seem to be other pressing issues. So why continue to do work on it?
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Embedded analytics can help you deliver cutting-edge analytics experiences to your end-users that align with KPIs that are critical to the growth and success of your business. Read this eBook to learn how an embedded analytics platform, like Qrvey, can help PMs exceed the following KPIs: Growing revenue while improving customer retention rate Delivering rapid time to value Earning a high net-promoter score Increasing Gross Margin / Profitability Conversion rate from trial to paid Don’t just meet
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
'Love being part of the Creative Scholars Project , albeit remotely too much of the time. It''s very cool to be blogging among a very auspicious group! We need to bring Art & Design back into the equation to solve today''s problems.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Silent Killer #2: Not Listening. To truly listen does not mean merely hearing or paying attention. Listening is a specific type of active interpretation that shapes our realities. This largely unknown and certainly unrecognized skill is critical in the new business world. By blindly creating and/or tolerating working conditions in which people do not and often cannot effectively listen to one another, we kill productivity and profitability.
Nutanix
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
There’s no question that enterprise application usability has for the most part been left behind.
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Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
'Thank you Vala Afshar & Mike Krigsman for all you do for so many! Including taking the time to do CXO Talk , the Huffington Post blogs and now this great slideshare !!! I am so thankful for you!!
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
'Question : How can I build relationships with key stakeholders? StrategyDriven Response : (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor). Competition for our time has never, in the history of human kind, been so intense. Yet, if we fail to make time to connect in authentic and meaningful ways with other people, we cannot lead well and our business results will suffer dramatically.
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