QAspire

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The beauty of this series was that I came to realise the power of focused and theme-based writing. It can be a great tool to focus your thinking on a subject and collate that with your own experiences. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

Software Review 33

Software Review Quality Assurance Culture Leadership 33

The Agile Manager

JUNE 30, 2021

The number of 18 to 65 year olds actively working has been in steady decline since the mid-2000s, a few years before the 2008 financial crisis. Imagine a company with, say, 100 experienced software engineers, project managers, QA engineers and the like that expects to add a dozen more people to the team in the next year.

Recruiting 52

Recruiting Survey Journal Fashion 52

The Agile Manager

JUNE 29, 2008

This content is derived from material presented in a ThoughtWorks-sponsored webcast in June 2008. Yet we often find that IT teams are underwhelmed after going “Agile,” even after having expended considerable effort on making the change. A two minute video presentation of this material is available. This isn’t academic.

Agile 45

Agile Weak Development Team Construction Performance 45

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 27, 2011

Frank was inducted into the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame in October 2008, one of 38 individuals so honored and the first not-for-profit executive to receive this distinction in Delaware’s 300 year business history. To read Frank’s complete biography, click here.

Leadership 26

Leadership Strategic Planning Resources Programming 26

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

With better data, we could more readily compare the impact of various programs – such as dedicated management training for women and minorities, diverse employee resource groups, and recruitment and outreach initiatives – and recommend best practices.”

Study 20

Study Survey Software Review Leadership 20

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Frank was inducted into the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame in October 2008, one of 38 individuals so honored and the first not-for-profit executive to receive this distinction in Delaware’s 300 year business history. To read Frank’s complete biography, click here.

Leadership 20

Leadership Strategic Planning Resources Programming 20

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Frank was inducted into the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame in October 2008, one of 38 individuals so honored and the first not-for-profit executive to receive this distinction in Delaware’s 300 year business history. To read Frank’s complete biography, click here.

Leadership 20

Leadership Recruiting Strategy Resources 20

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The case illustrates how information technology, innovatively, insightfully and courageously deployed, can change the structure of an industry. Alex Abella, Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire (NY: Harcourt Inc.,

Analytics 20

Analytics Leadership Energy Resources 20

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Indeed, a 2008 issue of the McKinsey Quarterly noted that women tend to make deeper emotional connections with colleagues and business partners. And no matter how you interpret them, they come to two general conclusions: Males are aggressive; females are nurturing. Men are competitive, combative, and individually centered.

Social 29

Social Media Leadership Organization 29

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Frank was inducted into the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame in October 2008, one of 38 individuals so honored and the first not-for-profit executive to receive this distinction in Delaware’s 300 year business history. To read Frank’s complete biography, click here.

Leadership 20

Leadership Organization Programming Resources 20

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

Avon was one of the few companies to chart growth during the 2008-2009 recession. She strives to make Avon a ‘company for women,’ and feels that it’s very important to empower the company’s saleswomen by talking with them about what matters to them as well as to Avon. And guess what? Rule 2: Let Culture Lead Your Way.

Social 26

Social Media Technical Review Software Review 26

QAspire

JULY 6, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Change Management Essentials - 5 Things To Avoid Most organizational/team improvement initiatives we undertake involve change - from current state of affairs to desired state. Change is hard and painful and necessary for growth/survival. “ Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Change Management 59

Change Management Leadership Education Software Review 59

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In August 2008 he began running ads on the local radio station that had local DJs wondering what was in the men’s bathroom of the store. In Jackson, Michigan, a city and state hit hard by the economy, toy store owner Phil Wrzesinski was struggling to compete against local big box competitors like Toys “R” Us, Target, and Walmart.

Technical Cofounder 20

Technical Cofounder Real Estate Groups Advertising 20

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Santander has also done a good job at leveraging its promising position, by embarking on a number of aggressive acquisitions since 2008. After emerging relatively unscathed from 2008’s financial, Goldman Sachs has since faced enormous animosity from the public, as information about its conduct over the past 10 years comes to light.

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Banking Media Leadership Resources 24