Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 24, 2017

Winning Well Connection. We first met Jonathan when he was introduced as the President of the Global Speaker’s Federation. He struck us then as a statesman and diplomat. A few months later, I (David) enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Jonathan as he traveled through Denver, Colorado. After trusting me to order for the table, our conversation ranged from our professions to our favorite foods, to how we can help those in need.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 21, 2017

My More Human Leadership philosophy and practice is guided by 8 core principles. One of them is “Establish A Mantra Of Key Values” A few words or a short list of bullet points can’t tell you how important that was for me in becoming a successful leader, so I wanted to share with you my personal story of how I discovered, and then fully absorbed, the values that guided me towards the right path.

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Toptal

MAY 26, 2017

Why does a React web app run slow? The answer often lies in when and how frequently your components re-render, and whether those re-renders were even necessary. React doesn’t promise magical performance gains, but it provides just the right tools and functionalities to make it easy. In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer William Wang walks us through some optimization techniques that can help you build performant React web apps.

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Women on Business

MAY 24, 2017

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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

MAY 26, 2017

Winning Well Connection. Our journey of collaboration with Michael has been a remarkable example of the magic that can happen when you stay open to the possibilities and collaborate across generations and cultures. We first met Michael online when we had both launched our new books— and were excited to share insights and support on another. That conversation led to a serious of joint webinars talking about Winning Well with Millennials in the workplace.

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Toptal

MAY 24, 2017

Social networks are among the biggest sources of data today, and this means they are an extremely valuable asset for marketers, big data specialists, and even individual users like journalists and other professionals. Harnessing the potential of real-time Twitter data is also useful in many time-sensitive business processes. In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Hanee' Medhat explains how you can build a simple Python application to leverage the power of Apache Spark, and then use

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Women on Business

MAY 26, 2017

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 25, 2017

Winning Well Connection. I was first introduced to Jesse very early on in my blogging journey, by Dan McCarthy , another well-established and highly respected leadership blogger. She graciously spent time with me to share her journey and insights about how to make the best impact. Since then, we’ve enjoyed collaborating and supporting one another’s work.

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CTOvision

MAY 23, 2017

Bob Gourley. There are seven key MegaTrends driving the future of enterprise IT. You can remember them all with the mnemonic acronym CAMBRIC, which stands for C loud Computing , A rtificial Intelligence , M obility , B ig Data , R obotics , I nternet of Things , C yberSecurity. In this post we dive deeper into the first of these trends, Cloud Computing.

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Toptal

MAY 21, 2017

From virtual showrooms to elaborate research and testing scenarios, virtual reality is starting to make its mark on the automotive industry. It can be used to educate novice drivers, train professionals operating industrial equipment, or test vehicles and drivers in extreme conditions. In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Daan Terra shares his experiences in the field of automotive simulations, explaining how VR can fundamentally change the way cars are marketed, tested, and devel

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Women on Business

MAY 23, 2017

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 22, 2017

Winning Well Connection. We’ve been fans of Brian Tracy’s ideas on productivity and efficiency for a long time. So we were delighted to find that we were all keynoting at the HR Asia Summit in Singapore. We enjoyed chatting with Brian about his thoughts of getting results that last and building confidence. Thanks, Brian for your decades of thought leadership and inspiration.

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CTOvision

MAY 22, 2017

Bob Gourley. The dynamic nature of today’s IT Operations has eroded the network perimeter in ways we have all been watching and even cheering on! This is a new world of mobility, cloud computing and rapid partnering for success. But the erosion of the network perimeter is making traditional security a roadblock to efficiency. No one wants to allow holes to be poked in the security system but no one wants to shut down connectivity to partners either.

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Toptal

MAY 23, 2017

When looking to sell your business, you will want to maximize its value through a combination of planning and timing. This article runs through some of the most important considerations to keep in mind when preparing for a sale.

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Women on Business

MAY 22, 2017

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McCrory

MAY 22, 2017

This is part 1 of 5 in a series that will be posted daily this week. The Future of the Network or “Direct-Connect Switchless Networks” For the past few months, I have been considering how Networking technology will (and in some cases should) evolve over the next 3–7 years.

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CTOvision

MAY 25, 2017

Crystal Lister. Organizations today are increasingly adopting Internet of Things (IoT) devices lacking sufficient security protocols which creates unique insider risks that IT teams must address. These organizations were already facing enduring risks from malicious and non-malicious insiders and the intersection with IoT devices further complicates the attack surface that IT teams must defend.

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Toptal

MAY 25, 2017

The relationship between art and design is often misunderstood, and although a design outcome can be artful, the process behind it is altogether very different.

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Women on Business

MAY 25, 2017

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Steve Farber

MAY 24, 2017

Many so-called thought leaders spew a jargon-laced mish-mash of business nonsense that goes something like this: If your core competencies and best practices aren’t producing buy-in and you feel the need to empower more synergies so you can move the needle to avoid a burning platform in your ecosystem, then you need to leverage your outside-the-box thinking and make hay with a robust, scalable solution.

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CTOvision

MAY 22, 2017

Carol M. Evenson. With the number of cyber crimes climbing every day, and the costs of each cyberattack higher than the last, the word “hacker” has come to carry a very negative connotation. Business owners who are afraid of litigation cringe when they hear the word. Private individuals who are worried their identities will be stolen—or who have already had their identities stolen before—get sick to their stomach at the thought.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

MAY 24, 2017

You can never have too much cybersecurity Image Credit: Randen Pederson. Implementing a cyber-defense system for your company sure sounds like a good thing for the person with the CIO job to do. Just exactly what does that mean? I guess you purchase and install tools that will allow you to detect if the bad guys are able to get in, you create policies for what various people are supposed to do if this happens, and you make sure that your most precious assets are safely hidden away even if the ba

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Women on Business

MAY 26, 2017

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 22, 2017

Long-time readers of Lead on Purpose have seen this quote by Eric Hoffer: “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future.

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CTOvision

MAY 24, 2017

Rick Delgado. In a world so powered by technology, the ability to analyze data and use its results to help direct business plans for marketing and innovation becomes imperative. Unfortunately, collected data can be corrupted through malfunction of machine or simple human error, and when that happens, it can mean huge roadblocks for the business that needed that information in the first place.

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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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QAspire

MAY 24, 2017

There are people who coast along, go with the flow and do as directed. And then, there are those who strive to add value, raise the bar and make a difference. If you belong to the latter, Seth Godin has some simple (yet profound) guidance for you. He wrote about three ways to add value – by doing things, by taking decisions and by initiating. Our education system trains us to do things efficiently.

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Women on Business

MAY 23, 2017

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McCrory

MAY 25, 2017

This is Part Four in the series “The Future of Networks”, to start at the beginning go here. There are many possibilities as to where the previously mentioned trends drive networking.

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