Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 5, 2012

The world’s collective eyes have been focused on the Olympic Games in London this past week, and as I watched these awesome athletes compete, there was one group that particularly “grabbed” me this time – the gymnasts. This is one of the most popular categories in the entire competition, because of the sheer athleticism on display, and the high drama that’s generated by the razor-thin margins between victory and defeat.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 4, 2012

This is a guest post from my son Ben Evans, 17. Ben is a youth envoy to the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Organization, and recently served as a delegate to the National Youth Assembly at the UN. He holds a variety of leadership roles at school and church, and enjoys music and drama. “Youth are [.].

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Women on Business

AUGUST 9, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Aspiring women entrepreneurs should build their support networks and learn from other women who already carved out their paths to success. Entrepreneur Kate Endress of Ditto.com shared these 10 tips for aspiring female entrepreneurs: Join a Meetup for women entrepreneurs in your area. Contact your alumni association to find out what women in business resources they have.

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Change Starts Here

AUGUST 8, 2012

Mid-level managers and change agents run into a common problem. In order to provide value most effectively by aligning their projects to the greater organization, they need to understand the direction executives are trying to take it. Often, that information is elusive, either because it hasn’t been communicated much outside the executive conference room, or because the executives don’t really know either.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 9, 2012

Yesterday I had the opportunity to work with a group of senior executives from the U.S. Department of Defense and a few other Federal agencies to engage in some “applied science” around leading at the next level. It was a great group with a lot of perspective and some fascinating stories to share. Click headline to continue.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 9, 2012

Do consumers actually care if our business is sustainable or “green”? Sustainability is something of a buzz word that people throw around casually and in daily conversation. While it speaks to a positive shift in public opinion and values do most people even know what this means or look to see which businesses are implementing sustainable practices?

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 4, 2012

By Susan Wells. Get to know your employees. “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – an old axiom, attributed to Theodore Roosevelt. Showing your employees that you care about their well being is more than providing great benefits and insurance coverage. The corporation provides benefits, while individuals develop trustful and caring relationships.

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Steve Farber

AUGUST 8, 2012

Right now, there are only a handful of certified, licensed, Extreme Leadership Workshop facilitators on the planet, and you’ll soon have an opportunity to be one of them. In this powerful and transformational workshop, you’ll explore the key tenets of the Extreme Leadership Framework —Cultivating Love, Generating Energy, Inspiring Audacity, and Providing Proof—and learn how to apply them to your personal and professional leadership challenges.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 10, 2012

In the context of the conversation on “influence,” my friend, Lisa Kohn turned me on to The Arbinger Institute’s work on Leadership and Self-Deception. Not a new book (first published in 2000), but quite useful in this context. The main idea…in any leadership role, we must first look deeply at ourselves– and understand how our [.].

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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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Women on Business

AUGUST 8, 2012

Being Healthy and Exercise Helps Women Executives. Apparently not only are we fighting for equal pay, recognition and all the other things that come with trying to break through that glass ceiling, but now we also have to find even more time to exercise! In an article by Lisa Quast on Forbes.com , she talks about a study done that shows the percentage of overweight top female executives is far less then the percentage of overweight top male executives.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 7, 2012

Last week, I had coffee at the San Francisco airport with a new friend of mine, Ed Batista. Ed is a leadership coach who does most of his work in the MBA program at Stanford. We met each other online (no, not through Match.com but through our mutual friend, leadership blogger Wally Bock ). When I found out I was going to be in the Bay Area, I got in touch with Ed to see if we could meet up face to face.

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Mills Scofield

AUGUST 7, 2012

Red, Right, Returning – when returning from the sea, make sure the red buoys are on the starboard (right) side to stay in the channel. This phrase was drilled into my head as a kid when I learned to sail, leaving the secure confines of our harbor for the big wild sea. Every business, organization, entrepreneur, C-suiter, yes, humans need ballast - guiding principles, missions and core values to help navigate the big wild sea.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 6, 2012

“Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our souls. Our influence is determined by the quality of our being.” -Dale E. Turner How can we best ignite change and inspire growth, when we don’t have control? Later this month, I am bringing about 100 folks together to chat about influence. [.].

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Women on Business

AUGUST 9, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: What makes a good leader? On Time.com, Brian Evje of Slalom Consulting shares the five competencies that the best leaders share. Evje explains that each competency is related to the others, and the best leaders know how to embody all of these traits to lead their teams to success. 1. Visibility. We know that leaders need to be seen by followers–from formal presentations and announcements, to a crisis, to simple “managing by walking around.” The less-ob

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Steve Farber

AUGUST 8, 2012

In San Diego a few weeks ago, I sat down with Summit speaker and Personal Branding powerhouse, Sally Hogshead , to talk about pitchforks…uh…tuning forks…as a metaphor for authenticity. I can’t wait to see her again next week at The Extreme Leadership Summit. Here’s our video chat: Click here to view the embedded video.

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Rapid BI

AUGUST 5, 2012

SWOT Analysis Assignment – the basics What is a SWOT analysis? In simple terms a SWOT is a look at the factors and influences which may be considered a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity or Threat to an organization, its mission or goal or its current business plan/ objective. Assignments on SWOT & Business When studying management, [.].

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Ruminations of a Programmer

AUGUST 9, 2012

Ok. so my last post on the probable usefulness of Category Theory in programming generated an overwhelming response all over the places. It initiated lots of discussions which are always welcome and offers a great conduit towards enlightenment of everyone. From all these discussions, we can summarize that it's not a boolean answer whether category theory has any usefulness in making you a better programmer.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 10, 2012

Reporters from all over have had some type of sound bite regarding the t-shirts the US Women’s soccer team. The shirts said ‘Greatness has been found’ and sports writers and enthusiasts are lining up to take aim at the perceived lack of humility. As a woman operating in a male dominated industry I have to say ‘Why should they be humble’? Here’s what I have been able to take away from the hoopla.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

AUGUST 8, 2012

'Image Credit. Making innovation happen is the hard part…. “Be more innovative” – how many times has your CEO told you that? Although being innovative isn’t really part of the definition of information technology, CIOs still want their IT department to always be ahead of what their internal customers want. We’d like to be able to have our IT staff be solving problems that our customers might not even know that they have.

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Rapid BI

AUGUST 4, 2012

The Outrageously Simple Visual-Guide To Goal Setting Goal setting is one of those things that many of us talk about, and yet few can do consistently well. Whilst searching for some information for a workshop I came across this powerful graphic. I.

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Steve Farber

AUGUST 8, 2012

In San Diego a few weeks ago, I sat down with Summit speaker and Personal Branding powerhouse, Sally Hogshead , to talk about pitchforks…uh…tuning forks…as a metaphor for authenticity. I can’t wait to see her again next week at The Extreme Leadership Summit. Here’s our video chat: Click here to view the embedded video.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 8, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Time to refresh your resume, but did you know the rules of resume writing have changed? For example, we live in a digital world, and you now need two versions of your resume — a visually appealing hard copy and a digital version that can easily be uploaded into corporate HR systems and recruiting agency databases. Suzanne Rust of Citibank’s Women & Co. interviewed four career experts to gather their resume writing tips.

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The Programmer's Paradox

AUGUST 7, 2012

We’re dropped into the torrent of churning information, then driven along by its current towards destinations unknown. In this frantic melee we’re often able to grasp at nearby facts, both large and small. Some hold these for curiosity, but others are able to leverage them against the flow, easing their passage. Smart isn’t just what we remember, but rather it’s what we understand -- well-enough -- to be able to wield it effectively as we tumble through the darkness.

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McCrory

AUGUST 6, 2012

As I continue my journey through Cloud Computing, Big Data, Networking, DevOps and more, I have decided to make another change. Today is my first day at Warner Music Group, where I will be assuming the role of SVP of DSP Engineering (aka SVP of Platform Engineering). There may be speculation as to why I […].

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Steve Farber

AUGUST 8, 2012

Right now, there are only a handful of certified, licensed, Extreme Leadership Workshop facilitators on the planet, and you’ll soon have an opportunity to be one of them. In this powerful and transformational workshop, you’ll explore the key tenets of the Extreme Leadership Framework —Cultivating Love, Generating Energy, Inspiring Audacity, and Providing Proof—and learn how to apply them to your personal and professional leadership challenges.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 6, 2012

Unfortunately, most companies are getting it wrong in terms of marketing to women. Considering that women make or influence the vast majority of purchase decisions, you’d think that companies would make an effort to more effectively reach the female consumer audience. I wrote a series about brand positioning for marketing to women for Ask Your Target Market that offers some insight into this topic.

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Rapid BI

AUGUST 6, 2012

HR must embrace social media & technologies Technology and the ability for people to connect and communicate is occurring at an ever faster rate. No longer are the news channels the first to have the "news", it is now more often to be people "on the.

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McCrory

AUGUST 6, 2012

As I continue my journey through Cloud Computing, Big Data, Networking, DevOps and more, I have decided to make another change. Today is my first day at Warner Music Group, where I will be assuming the role of SVP of DSP Engineering (aka SVP of Platform Engineering). There may be speculation as to why I […].

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