Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 3, 2015

I’m not sure why so many people in positions of power think sarcasm is a leadership competency. Sure a quick wit, used well, can energize the team and lighten the load. But a sarcastic remark meant to belittle those who don’t dare fight back diminishes confidence, degrades trust, and leaves folks looking for the nearest escape route. In fact, an audience member asked me again last week (anonymously through my polling app) , “Can you talk about the danger of sarcasm?

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General Leadership

AUGUST 7, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Winston Churchill. How do you listen as a leader? Have you ever really spent much time as a leader thinking about how you listen?

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 2, 2015

In anticipation of my 1,000th post coming up on August 23rd, I wanted to share a few of my favorites over the past 10 years. These posts go to the core of my principles of More Human leadership, as well as take a peek into my heart and soul. That’s been the nature of this blog – documenting a personal journey that has revealed itself little by little, and week after week.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 5, 2015

Picking up a newspaper and turning on the TV, one is instantly confronted with news of yet another cyber hack. With cyber attacks headlining the news, millions of people are concerned with whether their personal information has been breached. These attacks are becoming more and more sophisticated and targeted, and are affecting both government and commercial sectors.

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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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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 7, 2015

I asked a group of managers (coming from a variety of industries and positions) “what do you think most bosses want from their employees?” They reached quick consensus: responsiveness, self-sufficiency, creativity, and candor topped the list (with a beautiful argument about the pros and cons of compliance). I then asked, “how do you know what YOUR manager wants?

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Change Starts Here

AUGUST 6, 2015

Contrary to what some might think, the task of implementing change does not lie solely with the change manager, or anyone else for that matter. Yet, all too often, the responsibility for the tasks involved is assumed and not clearly defined. This lack of role clarity leads to confusion and blame, and important jobs go undone. Defining accountability for the many moving parts of change is a necessary – and continual – step in the change process.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 1, 2015

Editor's note: The highly respected venture capital firms Blu Venture, Sequoia, and Conversion Capital have announced their support and funding of Immuta, a next-gen enterprise data management startup. We have had the pleasure of working with Immuta and have known their founding team for years and are very excited to see this. -bg. From Sequoia's 9 July release: Sequoia Closes First Venture Seed Investment in Immuta.

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Toptal

AUGUST 5, 2015

We often use allegory to make an idea easier to understand. But using animation may be a better way to get the message across. Learn the value of animation and why it should be leveraged.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 4, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. From Our Early Files: Originally Published. 11 Dec 2013. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what needs to be done, and they will surprise you with ingenuity.” General George S. Patton, Jr.

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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.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 7, 2015

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CTOvision

AUGUST 7, 2015

There are steps you can take to reduce your digital risks and mitigate threats to your enterprise. One key step is to continue your self education in best practices. That is what the The 9-11 Sep Cyber Innovation Forum is all about. This event, organized by NIST, DHS and NSA, will be a fantastic way to learn the latest enterprise-grade defensive measures.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 3, 2015

Whenever we run a 360 or self-assessment based on The Next Level model of leadership presence, one of the lowest rated behaviors is usually “Gives others his/her full presence and attention during meetings and conversations.” If you take a little time to observe your own behavior and that of others you work or live with, you’ll understand why the behavior of being fully present is often rated so low.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 5, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. To allow for our guests, the regularly scheduled program for tonight has been slipped to next week. Join us LIVE on SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125 at 9pm Eastern (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific) Wednesday, 12 Aug 2015.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 5, 2015

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CTOvision

AUGUST 7, 2015

Every year the organizers of The Strata Conference and Hadoop World graciously offer CTOvision readers with discounted registration to this important event. A discount registration code is below. So is a link to an entry form you can use to enter our drawing for a free pass to the event. Strata + Hadoop World in New York sold out last year with more than 5,500 attendees.

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Toptal

AUGUST 7, 2015

Bitcoin created a lot of buzz on the Internet. It was ridiculed, it was attacked, and eventually it was accepted and became a part of our lives. However, Bitcoin is not alone. At this moment, there are over 700 AltCoin implementations, which use similar principles of CryptoCurrency.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 3, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “ The more a leader is in the habit of demanding from his team, the surer he will be that his demands will be answered.”. Clausewitz (1832). . How did you enjoy today’s post?

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Women on Business

AUGUST 4, 2015

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CTOvision

AUGUST 4, 2015

The highly regarded champions of cyber security Matt Devost and Tom Parker both made a very interesting Facebook posts today, reporting that Accenture has acquired the FusionX, the firm they created and nurtured into a cadre of high performance cyber practitioners making a dramatic difference for global enterprises. From the press release: Accenture Acquires FusionX, Further Bolstering Ability to Help Clients Assess and Respond to Advanced Cyber Threats.

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Toptal

AUGUST 3, 2015

Docker, an open source tool, has changed the way we think about deploying applications to servers. By leveraging some amazing resource isolation features of the Linux kernel, Docker makes it possible to easily isolate server applications into containers, control resource allocation, and design simpler deployment pipelines. Moreover, Docker enables all of this without the additional overhead of full-fledged virtual machines.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

AUGUST 5, 2015

Moving to the cloud is not always the right decision Image Credit: Melinda Swinford. If you’ve taken the time to read any of the IT trade rags in the past year or so, you’ve seen a story that tells you how wonderful “the cloud” is and how it has become a key part of the importance of information technology. In fact, if you’ve read enough of these articles, you may be thinking that you are a bit behind the times – your company should be moving more of its application

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“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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Women on Business

AUGUST 3, 2015

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CTOvision

AUGUST 6, 2015

Before adopting cloud infrastructure solutions, businesses should ensure their use case calls for the cloud, otherwise they may face a cloud hangover. Although the benefits of the cloud do not necessarily hinge solely on cost, many businesses adopt the cloud with precisely that rationale in mind. The cloud's elasticity allows for rapid scaling up and down, so that infrastructure deployments, and costs, can accurately track a business' requirements.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 1, 2015

One of the most challenging aspects of any product organization is knowing what products to build or services to provide.

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Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 3, 2015

How exciting is decision-making?? I’ve always enjoyed the logic that goes into navigating the personal and professional crossroads of life. Sometimes things work out. Other times it’s a disaster. Did we make the right call? How can we know for sure? I read a book a couple years ago that took decision-making to a whole new level. It was Decisive by Chip & Dan Heath.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 6, 2015

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CTOvision

AUGUST 3, 2015

July 23, Hortonworks announced that they have been named to The Channel Company’s exclusive 2015 CRN Emerging Vendors List. This annual list highlights the technology vendors that have introduced innovative new products and create opportunities for channel partners in North America, which generate solutions for customers. The Channel Company has recognized Hortonworks for their demonstrated commitment to developing new technologies that meet the growing market demands.

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QAspire

AUGUST 6, 2015

How do you respond constantly to the disruptive forces at work? How do you navigate in a world of work marked with constant and rather rapid changes? What is the key to success in an increasingly uncertain future? Vivek Wadhwa wrote an interesting article at Washington Post titled “ Love of learning is the key to success in the jobless future ” which I read with great interest.

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