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FedEx CIO Rob Carter on building a world-class IT culture

CIO

Afterwards, we spent some more time exploring Carter’ s innate ability to zero in on the specific areas that really matter when it comes to building a world-class culture and future-ready workforce. I also think about Brad Martin’s book 5 Smooth Stones about David and Goliath. But only after I had done the work.

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Can AI help you binge books? BingeBooks is a new service to do … exactly that

TechCrunch

The pandemic has been terrible for many industries, but the book industry has gotten a rare reprieve in an otherwise dismal past decade. That surge in interest in books has also led to a surge in interest from founders to rethink aspects of the reading experience. No boring book clubs. The first rule of BookClub?

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

In this month’s Frontline Festival, top leadership experts share a variety of perspectives and insights on culture. We’ve also included some quotations from our newest book, Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates. You can download a […].

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Employee engagement platform Culture Amp raises $100M at a $1.5B valuation

TechCrunch

Culture Amp was founded in 2009 to let companies conduct anonymous employee surveys, but since then, its focus has expanded to helping employers turn the data they collect into action. The round bumps Culture Amp’s valuation to $1.5 The round bumps Culture Amp’s valuation to $1.5

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Decoding Code Review and Pull Requests - a handbook for Software Engineers and Tech Leads

A complete handbook on implementing a code review culture in your organization. Written by Elaine Watanabe, it's a practical e-book with useful examples and references, and a must-read for all tech teams.

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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

TechCrunch

Specialists and their salons wanted to be perfectly booked up, and salons weren’t actually completely offline, either. They built a picture of why so much was still done offline. In short, it was about “yield optimization,” Danna said. We’re excited to support the Boulevard team as they continue to grow.”

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Leadership Book Club: How to Read Courageous Cultures With Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

Practical ways to engage your team (or leadership book club) as you read Courageous Cultures together. One of the real joys of being authors is hearing from leadership book clubs and teams who are reading our books together. And, you don’t get better at leadership or building culture just by reading a book.

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