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Top LinkedIn Groups in 2014 for Analytics, Big Data, Data Mining, and Data Science

CTOvision

First, we found that growth slowed down in 2013 Q3 but resumed in 2013 Q4 and 2014 Q1. Here are the 10 largest groups (by membership as of March 31, 2014). Big Data / Analytics / Strategy / FP&A / S&OP / Strategic Planning / Predictive & Business Analytics Group: 95,638 ( 82% growth). Mar 31, 2014).

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Uganda in the spotlight as country’s startups captivate YC, Google

TechCrunch

Founded by Gerald Otum in 2014, the startup’s proprietary digital infrastructure helps organizations like credit unions and savings groups automate their operations. Already some businesses — like SafeBoda — have amended their strategic plans to capitalize on the sector’s uptick.

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How Many Data Scientists are out there?

CTOvision

for Data Scientist positions, 2006-2014" width="500" height="276" /> However, notice that the demand stopped increasing sometime in 2013. As of March 13, 2014, Search for “Data Scientist” jobs (US-based) on indeed.com gives only 1,000 positions.

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You Don’t Have to Call It Change Management to Do It

Change Starts Here

Last week I attended the Association for Strategic Planning Atlanta chapter’s monthly meeting for a presentation called, “Zero to Strategy in 12 Months.” ” It was the story of how the presenter led the development of an Office of Strategy and Solutions in his organization over the course of the last year.

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Spinning Your Wheels Trying to Implement Change at Work?

Change Starts Here

Available August 12, 2014. After working with people in roles as diverse as HR, IT, strategic planning, project management, process improvement, sustainability and change management, I’ve discovered that every change agent faces common challenges , and the approaches to overcoming them is the same. WITHOUT GETTING STUCK.

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Re-Imagining New Leadership Possibilities in 2014:

The Empowered Buisness

Vision statements, mission statements and strategic plans in many companies reduce to mere academic exercises with no real value in driving an organization forward. As your leadership team gets ready for 2014, may you get started writing your magnum opus company’s future story. Happy 2014! __. Let’s take a look.

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Top 10 Posts from 2013

Nathan Magnuson

There’s a lot more to come in 2014 on a mostly bi-monthly schedule. The Main Reasons Strategic Planning Fails. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. So why doesn’t everyone have a strategic plan? Here are the reasons many strategic plans fail.