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How prioritizing training and mentorship retains talent

CIO

At Discover ® , on-the-job training and mentorship are key components of how Discover cultivates and nurtures talent from within. Hear from three different employees about the unique training programs and opportunities they’ve had to develop their careers at Discover. I want to continue to help others access those same opportunities.”

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Takeaways from Gartner 2024: Charting the Path to Intelligent Automation

Xebia

Between last year’s conference and now, much of the fears around Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) have been quelled and confusion eased. Instead of debating what a possible AI-driven future might look like, this year’s conference was about charting the map to get there. Text-only GenAI is less transformative than multi-modal.

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An Engineering Manager’s Bill of Rights (and Responsibilities)

Honeycomb

There was fresh momentum around the idea that engineering ICs should be able to progress up a dedicated technical career ladder—one that didn’t top out where management levels began, or push ICs on an up-or-out path into management. These constraints incentivized managers to think hard about how to retain and grow their best senior engineers.

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How Splice Builds Globally Distributed Engineering Teams

Gitprime

One of the primary reasons to build a distributed engineering organization is that a company is not limited by geographic boundaries. For the last ten years, Buriticá has successfully been building and scaling distributed engineering teams and Latin American open source software communities. Start by building a network and a brand.

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Chief Technology Officer: Understanding the Main Tech Person In a Company

Altexsoft

CTO vs CIO vs VP of Engineering vs Technical director. They are often confused with CIOs, VPs of Engineering, or Technical Directors. VP of Engineering – tech team management. If CTO is an enthusiast, then VP of Engineering is a great manager. Allocate tasks. Mentor tech employees.

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20 influential women in software development

Apiumhub

Also, she is a frequent speaker at industry conferences like JBCN Conference (Spain), C# Corner, Techfluence and Eclipse Day. Lisa combines her practical experience “in the trenches” with inspiration and new skills gained from workshops and conferences. She likes to speak at events, conferences, meetups, etc. LinkedIn.

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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

Honeycomb

I believe this human-centered approach is a big part of what’s helped us attract so many amazing new hires. We’ve doubled the size of the company this year, with growth on all fronts: engineering, product, design, marketing, sales. Though our deploy velocity remained the same, the engineering org has been far from stagnant.