Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 23, 2014
'When you’re running full speed ahead with a great idea, be sure to look back over your shoulder to see who’s with you. A Great Idea My staff team had a great idea. They were buzzing with excitement. We needed some fun recognition to inspire call center reps to provide great customer service. “Let’s give […]. The post 5 Reasons Your Great Idea Isn’t Working appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Terry Starbucker
APRIL 24, 2014
'“How am I doing?” . You don’t have to wait until your annual or 360 reviews to find out, or even pose the question to somebody- all you have to do is know how to see the clues that are out there in the workplace, every day. I’ve found that there are 6 things that are reliable barometers of leadership effectiveness: Any “venting” happens in private – If you are leading well, you are acting like a plumber , acting as a safety valve for your teammates to vent
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CTOvision
APRIL 24, 2014
'By HudsonHollister. Editor’s note: Hudson Hollister is the executive director of the data transparency coalition. His insightful update below covers issues of interests to technologists in and out of government. -bg. Sweeping change and open data are dawning for U.S. federal spending. On Thursday 10 April 2014 the U.S. Senate passed the DATA Act — unanimously.
Change Starts Here
APRIL 24, 2014
'In this episode, Supriya Desai, Principal at ASC* Advisory, shares why in today’s global business environment – characterized by volatility, uncertainty, chaos and ambiguity – we must step up our role as change practitioners to develop our organizations to be change-agile. Listen to the show here (30 minutes): Be sure to visit the radio show page to listen to past episodes and subscribe to the show.
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Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 25, 2014
'Done well, skip level meetings can inspire, engage, motivate and inform the skipper, skipee, and even the skipped. On the other hand, poorly run skip level meetings inadvertantly bring on diaper genie feedback and diminish trust. In my latest role, most of my skip level meetings were even more tricky because I was skipping across many […]. The post 5 Secrets to Great Skip Level Meetings appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
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CTOvision
APRIL 20, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. “ R ” is a freely available language for interacting with your computer that is designed for a wide variety of functions. It is most frequently associated with statistical computing and graphics. R runs on a wide variety of systems, including Mac, Windows, Linux and Unix. Every analyst who deals with data should have a copy of R and be familiar with it.
Toptal
APRIL 25, 2014
C# is a powerful and flexible language with many mechanisms and paradigms that can greatly improve productivity. Having a limited understanding or appreciation of its capabilities, though, can leave one in the proverbial state of “knowing enough to be dangerous”. This article describes 10 of the most common programming mistakes made, or pitfalls to be avoided, by C# programmers.
Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 21, 2014
'A conflicted happy-sad feeling welled up in me as I drove to church this Easter Sunday. I was listening to NPR recount comeback stories from the 2013 Boston Marathon. Thousands of human beings racing back toward the scene of one of the most horrific days in their lives. I was particularly touched by the 2013 first […]. The post Comebacks: Lessons from the Boston Marathon appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Steve Farber
APRIL 25, 2014
'I’m 56 years old and I’m embarrassed to say that it’s taken me so long to figure this out: People who consistently follow through on their words are exceedingly rare. Unfortunately, most of us, no matter how well-intentioned we may be, let our words fly out of our mouths with reckless abandon without realizing that the person we’re talking to is hearing us with critical precision.
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CTOvision
APRIL 22, 2014
'GitHub is so hot right now I know you have heard of it and you may even have your own account there. But we are finding GitHub to be of use in ways far more than we expected it to be and think it may disrupt (in a good way) many business processes that it was not meant to disrupt. So even if your duties do not require you to use GitHub we suggest you stay up to speed on the functionality of this new system.
Women on Business
APRIL 23, 2014
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Next Level Blog
APRIL 21, 2014
'Hi, Diane Eblin here. I’m very excited to start contributing to the Next Level Blog. As a Certified Health Coach, I have worked first hand with overworked and overwhelmed professionals, coaches, and homemakers to help them discover and make the best choices for themselves. Here I will share those simple and practical insights that helped them and could help you too.
Change Starts Here
APRIL 22, 2014
'This post requires reader participation! Please read the following story and then share in the comments how we can apply it to change: This morning, I was heating up water in the microwave to prepare some instant oatmeal for breakfast. I put the water in a glass measuring cup and set the timer for 2:30 minutes. The microwave beeped and I opened the door to retrieve the water.
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.
CTOvision
APRIL 22, 2014
'By SeanLawson. There have been a number of important new developments in the battle over domestic drones in the United States this week, many of which lend support to the concerns that I have raised in my last two posts. First, the FAA has confirmed this week that it is launching an official investigation into the use of a drone, in this case a small, multirotor aircraft, over the 4/20 rally in Denver, Colorado.
Women on Business
APRIL 21, 2014
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The Accidental Successful CIO
APRIL 23, 2014
'Even cloud relationships have to come to an end sometime – are you ready? Image Credit. Since the cloud is a new and shiny thing in the world of IT departments, we are all excited about it because it now has a lot to do with the importance of information technology. Part of having the CIO job is spending your day thinking about how you can move more of the company’s applications into the cloud.
Nathan Magnuson
APRIL 21, 2014
'Most organizations have core values. Somewhere anyway. They’re usually posted on the website and probably printed on a brochure somewhere. But do people talk about them individually? Does anyone know them? Are they specific and meaningful enough to make a difference? At the end of the day, the organization is going to do what it’s going to do, right?
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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.
CTOvision
APRIL 23, 2014
'Tim Dombrowski, partner at the highly renowned VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, has just provided us with an update on their 20 May 2014 technology and government event. Tim writes that: We have a great lineup of speakers that have recently confirmed including Marc Andreessen, General Keith Alexander, Ash Carter, Adrian Fenty, Gabe Klein, Gus Hunt, Benedict Evans, Dr.
Women on Business
APRIL 21, 2014
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Next Level Blog
APRIL 25, 2014
'If you’re a current reader of our Practical Insights newsletter then the cat’s out of the bag and you’ve already seen our big reveal. But for those who are not we didn’t want you to miss out. So in case you missed the news, I’m writing a new book. Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative is due out in the Fall 2014 from Wiley. This book is for any professional who feels like their RPM is maxed out.
The Programmer's Paradox
APRIL 19, 2014
The real work in programming comes from building up massive sets of instruction for the computer to follow blindly. In order to accomplish this, modern programmers rely on a huge number of ready made instruction sets, including the operating system, frameworks, libraries and other large scale infrastructure like databases and web servers. Each one of these technologies comes with an endless number of APIs that provide all of the functional primitives required for interaction.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
CTOvision
APRIL 22, 2014
'With this post we initiate coverage of CSG Invotas. CSG Invotas is a new division of CSG International which focuses on providing security automation and orchestration solutions to both public and private sector clients. Developed after years of working to automate security solutions for the federal government, CSG International decided to offer these solutions within a separate business unit that launched just this year at RSA 2014.
Women on Business
APRIL 24, 2014
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Six Disciplines
APRIL 25, 2014
'Why do most companies fail? Most companies fail primarily because they don’t have the right team of people. The CEO might not be right, or the CEO hasn’t chosen the right people in the right positions. Unfortunately, most new CEOs don’t understand the talent level required at each position and the teamwork needed to build a successful company. To have a successful company, most businesses need key people in several categories including research & development, manufacturing, IT, finance, marketi
Coalfire
APRIL 24, 2014
In case you missed the most recent National Exam Program Risk Alert, you might want to head over to their website and determine what this may mean for you and your company. Since this may be a topic at your next board meeting, you should be prepared to answer any potential questions. Your board will want to know the status and effectiveness of your cybersecurity because the SEC will now be conducting examinations of more than 50 registered broker-dealers and registered investment advisers.
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CTOvision
APRIL 21, 2014
'By Bob Gourley. Our site CISOtech.com is a repository of articles and information of interest to enterprise security professionals. Any reporting we do here at CTOvision that has relevance for the CISO is archived at that site, plus evaluations on cyber security technologies of interest. We also tailor this reporting in a twice weekly CISO Technology Report.
Women on Business
APRIL 25, 2014
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Rapid BI
APRIL 21, 2014
' ”My topic is ‘How To Give A Presentation Without Losing Your Audience’s Attention’ The End. Thank you for coming.
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