Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 28, 2014
'Weak “leaders” waffle and shape shift. They’re easily swayed by popular opinion or the path of least resistance. Their point of view is remarkably consistent with whatever their boss says, or send messages that will cause the least amount of work. They attract other easy people, who’ll just go with the flow. The flow turns to […].
General Leadership
APRIL 27, 2014
'“ I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism. ”. Bob Riley. [The following is an unedited transcript of the speech I shared this morning commemorating the third anniversary of the loss of nine of our teammates fighting for freedom in Afghanistan…a reminder they are gone but certainly not forgotten ]. We have a difficult but important duty today, paying homage to nine American heroes who gave everything in defense of freedom.
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N2Growth Blog
APRIL 28, 2014
'By Damian D. “Skipper” Pitts. Chair, Organizational Development, N2Growth. By now, we all know that leadership is tough, hard, exciting and demanding. But, at the same time, what most people learn the hard way is that it is not a short drive in the beautiful countryside. Instead, it is a long drive across the entire country that requires a look at the roadmap to avoid the roadblocks while understanding the routes and the detours along the way, long before the drive begins.
Terry Starbucker
APRIL 27, 2014
'I would never forget that day back in 1987. It was probably my third or forth meeting with my new boss, Jack Kent Cooke. He asked me a question about something, and truthfully, I can’t even remember what it was. What I vividly remember was answering in a way that clearly indicated I wasn’t very sure I had the right answer. I’m sure you know what I mean – like a Jeopardy contestant answering in the form of a question.
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
APRIL 30, 2014
'When it comes to developing a great relationship with a boss, most of us can use all the help we can get. You have more power than you think. I’ve been having a blast talking with leaders and writers on tips for creating a great relationship with your boss. Their questions are challenging and ideas robust. Today […]. The post More Secrets to a Great Relationship With Your Boss appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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N2Growth Blog
APRIL 29, 2014
'By Mike Myatt. Chairman, N2Growth. * This post was originally published on Forbes. I was speaking with a colleague last week who at one point in our conversation referred a third party as being naïve, to which my response was, “ I’m not so sure that’s a bad thing – perhaps we should all be a bit more naïve. ” The seed I was trying to plant was that if people (particularly those in leadership) spent less time defending what they think they know, and more time exploring the vast universe of wh
CTOvision
APRIL 28, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. For a decade now the cyber security community has been treated to important strategic context coordinated by Verizon in their Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). The information in the report can help drive strategic planning for enterprise technologists and members of the enterprise cyber security team and it is well worth a read by any CTO, CIO, CISO and most other members of enterprise technology teams.
Terry Starbucker
MAY 1, 2014
'Three times a week I practice yoga – I’ve been doing it regularly for nearly 8 years now, and it’s a great way to ground myself in what I call “ utter simplicity” . Utter simplicity is that ability to center one’s focus on one, or just a few, images or thoughts. Think about how hard that it really is these days to get to utter simplicity.
General Leadership
MAY 2, 2014
'It is the responsibility of every employee to report back to his or her supervisors what they have learned and allow the organization to benefit from that experience. As military members, we work for the American taxpayer. It is our responsibility to generously share our lessons-learned and maximize opportunities to create mutually beneficial conversations.
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Women on Business
APRIL 30, 2014
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CTOvision
APRIL 27, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. Everyone with any history in or around government has stories they can tell about federal government procurements. It really is a different beast. There are many reasons why. Perhaps the first 535 reasons are the 535 voting members of the US Congress that have the funding, oversight and legislative powers for how government works. Name another organization in the world that has a board of directors with 535 voting members?
Lead on Purpose
APRIL 26, 2014
'Successful leaders are persistent; they relentlessly pursue their goals. In a recent post about business ups and downs, Michael Hyatt makes an interesting comparison of amateurs to professionals in baseball: Professionals aren’t smarter than you.
General Leadership
APRIL 29, 2014
'Cruise over to PodBean to hear our latest 200-Second Soundbite entitled “ Be Willing to Shake the Tree ” or subscribe to our PodCast directly via iTunes at the following link. Senior Curator and GeneralLeadership.com CEO, Brigadier General John E. Michel shares that individuals who choose a growth mindset learn to look beyond present circumstances and see their challenges not as a measure of who they are today, but instead, consider them an opportunity to become what the world needs
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Women on Business
APRIL 28, 2014
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CTOvision
MAY 1, 2014
'By Chip Childers. Editor’s note: This post by Chip Childers of CumuLogic captures context we believe of special relevance to all enterprise IT professionals, especially those with data to collect/store/process/analyze. He ends with a topic more of us from the technology world should be weighing in on. – bg. As public and private cloud adoption continues to skyrocket, it’s becoming more and more clear that Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) is hugely important to users.
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
APRIL 28, 2014
'Over the last year or so, a fascinating bow wave of interest has been converging on a growing cadre of companies who appear to be doing something quite novel and seemingly new. Specifically, these organizations have apparently thrown off many of the traditional structures and processes of corporate management. Interestingly, all of these organizations are focusing on change through people first, technology second, if at all.
General Leadership
APRIL 29, 2014
'Cruise over to PodBean to hear our latest 200-Second Soundbite entitled “ Be Willing to Shake the Tree ” or subscribe to our PodCast directly via iTunes at the following link. The post Check Out Today’s 200-Second Soundbite! appeared first on General Leadership.
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Women on Business
MAY 1, 2014
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CTOvision
APRIL 26, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. At this link and embedded below is a video from Samsung which captures the new features of Samsung’s well engineered approach to enhancing mobile security. Look for my cameo appearance at 11:55 where say something I believe, but which must be totally obvious to you good readers. The real reason to watch is to get an overview of their well engineered approach and how it has evolved over time to the benefit of enterprise users.
Next Level Blog
APRIL 28, 2014
'One of the reasons I’m writing my new book, Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative, is because I’ve worked with a lot of leaders over the past several years who find themselves trapped on the gerbil wheel of too much to do and not enough time to do it. There are a lot of reasons for that. Corporate restructurings and 24/7 access through smart phones are two of the big ones.
General Leadership
APRIL 26, 2014
'The post Check Out Today’s “200-Second Soundbite™” Podcast! appeared first on General Leadership.
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Women on Business
APRIL 28, 2014
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CTOvision
APRIL 30, 2014
'April 23rd was an anticipated day for Wall Street – the day of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) second quarter earnings report. Although some consider the Apple bubble somewhat passed (because so many of us have already purchased iPhones and iPads), the company’s profits and revenues still matter to millions of people; with a market cap hovering around half a trillion dollars, many investors have much at stake with the tech giant.
Rapid BI
MAY 2, 2014
'I have spent the last 2 days at premier conference for the learning and development profession in London. I have been in the profession for over 30 years, and in that time I have seen a lot of changes. In the last two years I have come to an increasing realization that maybe the profession […].
Mills Scofield
APRIL 27, 2014
'You know how much I believe in serendipity & random collisions (a la Saul Kaplan !). Meet Samir Rath (bio below). I met Samir when he was in the 2nd cohort of the IE-Brown E-MBA while simultaneously investing and starting companies all over the world, including Chile, because, doesn''t everyone? Read Samir''s thoughts on serendipity, luck and entrepreneurship - and join in!
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The Accidental Successful CIO
APRIL 30, 2014
'CIOs might want to think about getting into the App Store business Image Credit. It’s a fact of life that today’s smartphones are only as smart as the apps that we run on them. However, for the person who has the CIO job, that brings up a troubling question: just exactly what apps are the people in your company running on their company provided smartphones?
CTOvision
MAY 1, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. Friends from IO have alerted me to a job search they have underway and I wanted to share this with you. If you are, or know of anyone who is, interested in this position (and if you can meet most of their qualifications) please connect with IO right away, they want to talk with you like right away. To apply and get more info see: [link].
Rapid BI
MAY 1, 2014
'When attending any conference there is always a lot that can be learnt. these things can be ourselves, our thoughts and reactions and of course the content and style of delivery of others. As a “seasoned” (old) professional I have been attending learning and development conferences for longer than I dare to remember. Of course […].
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