June, 2017

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Hacker, Hack Thyself

Coding Horror

We've read so many sad stories about communities that were fatally compromised or destroyed due to security exploits. We took that lesson to heart when we founded the Discourse project; we endeavor to build open source software that is secure and safe for communities by default, even if there are thousands, or millions, of them out there. However, we also value portability , the ability to get your data into and out of Discourse at will.

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Leadership Can Be Destructive

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. A bad leader lacks talent and skill, a destructive leader lacks character. Frank Sonnenberg. Leadership can be destructive. I mean this in the sense that poor, weak, or harmful leaders exist and can do great and lasting damage, not only to the organization but most importantly, to the people.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Give Pointers on Handling Conflict

Let's Grow Leaders

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is about handling conflict in your team. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival is all about building brand awareness. What approaches are you and your team using to build your organization’s brand?

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How Your Small Business Can Begin To Use Big Data

CTOvision

While big data can seem like an intimidating term when you are running a small business, it can be a very useful tool to drive your business’s success. Big data, as a term, encompasses many sources of information, some of which you may already use. Big data has many benefits to offer you, from a […].

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Five Steps to Create the Context for Behavior Change

Change Starts Here

Behavior change initiatives often start and end with training and telling. Unfortunately, when you show people what to do without creating the organizational context to support it, any behavior change that does happen will likely be short-lived. For example, you can train people to have candid conversations and to provide feedback to others, but unless […].

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The 7 Keys To Leading Your Team To Greatness

Terry Starbucker

Building a great team is one of those leadership skills that can make or break you. It’s one thing to get all the “ right people on the bus ” (to steal a Jim Collins phrase from his indispensable book “Good to Great” ), but it’s quite another to get the team to create an unstoppable collective force that can achieve greatness. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s just a bus going to nowhere.

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Happy 241st Birthday to the United States Army!

General Leadership

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage” US Army Values. Happy 241st Birthday to the U.S. Army! The U.S. Army was founded on 14 June 1775 , when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of expert riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year.

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How to Have More Joy at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

The other evening, I was sitting at the kitchen table putting the finishing touches on next week’s keynote for the American Health Quality Association. They’d invited me to talk about “finding joy in your work,” a subject that’s at the core our entire Winning Well philosophy, but that I’m not usually invited to address head on.

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Big Data in Healthcare Will be the Norm by 2021

CTOvision

As the benefits of big data become more pronounced, this technology is finding a place in an increasing number of industries, not the least of which is the healthcare sector. In fact, some researchers anticipate that big data could become a staple in the way healthcare is administered by as soon as 2121. Let’s take […].

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Laravel API Tutorial: How to Build and Test a RESTful API

Toptal

Laravel is a PHP framework developed with developer productivity in mind. Written and maintained by Taylor Otwell, the framework is very opinionated and strives to save developer time by favoring convention over configuration. The framework also aims to evolve with the web and has already incorporated several new features and ideas in the web development world such as job queues, API authentication out of the box, real-time communication, and much more.

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Blogroll

Erik Bernhardsson

Remember when everyone had a really ugly blog with a blogroll ? Anyway, just think the word is funny. I follow a few hundred blogs using Feedly and Reeder and have been reading a few hundred thousand blog posts over the last 10 years. Here’s some stuff I think everyone should follow. Not going to share a million blogs, just a few top ones. That way you don’t have to think about it, just subscribe to all of it: Software engineering.

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3 Fundamental Secrets for Mastering Time Management

Women on Business

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Three Things Executives Around the World Tell Me Always Work

Next Level Blog

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak over the course of several programs in the U.K. with a couple of hundred executives from around the world. During those sessions I was struck by the commonalities of what helps high capacity people lead and live at their best. In fact, when I have the opportunity to talk with executives who have participated in my programs six months or a year later, there are three tactics that are always on the short list of things they’re still doing: T

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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How to Build More a Customer-Centered, Empathetic Workforce

Let's Grow Leaders

When you call customer service you want to know 2 things: (1) Does the person who picked up your call care about you and your issue? and (2) Are they capable of fixing it? You don’t have to be a customer service expert to know within 20 seconds whether the guy on the other end of the phone cares and is eager to help. When we work with customer service departments, empathy is always identified as a top MIT (Most Important Thing).

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Why Interest In “Data Governance” Is Increasing

CTOvision

Interest is Increasing I'm working with colleagues to improve how data resources are managed. Our main focus is improving what is commonly referred to as "data governance." Interest in data governance has been increasing as suggested by this three year plot of Google searches (Plotted using GOOGLE TRENDS to search for "Data Governance" on June […].

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Angular vs. React: Which Is Better for Web Development?

Toptal

Is Angular vs. React just a matter of personal preference? This article gives an in-depth comparison and analysis of various Angular and React components in light of real-world applications.

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6 ways security pros unwittingly compromise enterprise security

Kacy Zurkus - CSO Online

That executives bypass security controls due to a lack of engagement between security and business decision makers seems logical, but the C-suite folks are not the only ones guilty of self-defeating behavior that creates more risk. Security professionals also do things that unwittingly introduce risks and compromise enterprise security. Here's a look at six self-defeating behaviors you should avoid: 1.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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How to Handle Conflict in the Workplace

Women on Business

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Interview: Prosilience: Prepare for Change Before It Happens

Change Starts Here

In this episode, Dr. Linda Hoopes, author of Prosilience: Building Your Resilience for a Turbulent World, joins the show to share how you can prepare yourself and others for change before it happens. Listen to the interview to hear the strategies for coping with challenges, how to build resilience muscles, and how not to blindside […].

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Before You Forget, Stop and Do This Immediately

Let's Grow Leaders

Have you ever met a truly humble person– someone who’s entire life is a sacrificial commitment to a cause they deeply believe in? As I spoke with Sister Louise in Thailand about her 50-year commitment to helping women and children out of extreme poverty and danger, I was blown away by her selfless mission. Although she’s Catholic her focus is not about a conversion of her 95% Buddhist community– it’s about “saving (with a little “s”) lost sheep.

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IIoT? IoT? What is the difference?

CTOvision

The Internet of Things As the number of products on the market described as “smart” has grown, “the internet of things” has become something of a buzzword (or buzz phrase). The phrase “internet of things” suggests a network of connected or computerized devices that work together to make life more convenient and simple for the […].

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Twitter Data Mining: A Guide to Big Data Analytics Using Python

Toptal

Twitter is a goldmine of data. Unlike other social platforms, almost every user’s tweets are completely public and pullable. In this tutorial, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Anthony Sistilli will be exploring how you can use Python, the Twitter API, and data mining techniques to gather useful data.

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Four Solutions If You’re Feeling Overworked and Underappreciated at Work

Career Advancement

“Phrases like ‘overworked and underpaid’ perpetuate that feeling.” ~ Lena Bottos ~. Steven put in extra-long hours on the project at work. It was highly technical and exceptionally difficult. When he was done, his boss offered no praise and Steven found himself feeling totally underappreciated. He felt upset and bitter. How could they not appreciate all the work he was doing?

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Women, Business and Tech: What We Need To Do Now

Women on Business

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Hiring And The Peter Principle: Square Pegs Really Don’t Fit Into Round Holes

Terry Starbucker

Many (many) years ago at the beginning of my management career, my new boss asked (no, ordered) me to read the book “ The Peter Principle ”, by Laurence J. Peter , and report back to him the next day about what I learned. Aiming to please, I dutifully purchased it that evening and read it into the wee hours. It was enlightening to read more about the famous quote from the book: “ Everyone rises to their level of incompetence ”.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.

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How to Help a Task Master Focus on People

Let's Grow Leaders

“I’m just not a people person.” “I hate this touchy-feely crap.” “See that! I’m a ‘C’ on the DiSC assessment this just doesn’t come naturally to me. Now let me get back to work!” Of course, all this may be true, for you, or for a manager that you’re working to develop. It’s also true, that if you want results that last, you can’t ignore the human side of teams.

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Registration for the O’Reilly Strata Data Conference in New York 2017

CTOvision

Strata Data Conference | September 25–28, 2017| New York, NY Cutting-edge science and new business fundamentals intersect and merge at Strata Data Conference. It's a deep-immersion event where data scientists, analysts, and executives get up to speed on emerging techniques and technologies by dissecting case studies, developing new skills, and sharing emerging best practices.

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Three Core Principles of Venture Capital Portfolio Strategy

Toptal

Many newcomers to venture capital fail to appreciate some of the nuances that distinguishes venture investing from traditional forms of financial investing. This article delves into three areas in particular that new venture investors should look to understand.

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