October, 2017

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Evolutionary Architecture book published

Martin Fowler

Over the last year or so, three of my colleagues: Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons, and Pat Kua, have been working on the book "Building Evolutionary Architectures". The book is now done and available. It's does a great job of capturing what we at ThoughtWorks have learned about this topic over the last decade or so. I was honored that they asked me to write the foreword.

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Four Powerful Ways to Get Helpful Feedback From Your Peers

Let's Grow Leaders

I’m sure you ask your boss for feedback. And, I imagine you’re checking in with your direct reports regularly on how you’re doing. If you’re like many managers we work with, you may be less inclined to ask your peers for their […].

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Leadership is Representation

General Leadership

If you can’t be a good example, you’ll just have to be a horrible warning. Anonymous. How important is it to represent the organization properly? This question has come to mind in rapid-fire succession these past few weeks as we witness people doing exactly the wrong things while representing their organizations on a daily or weekly basis. I was raised in a family that taught me to always do the right thing because others were watching and you did not want to tarnish the family name.

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Why conversion matters – a toy model

Erik Bernhardsson

There are often close relationships between top level business metrics. For instance, it’s well known that retention has a super strong impact on the valuation of a subscription business. Or that the % of occupied seats is super important for an airline. A fun little toy model that I can up with generates a curious relationship between conversion rates and revenue.

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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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For CEOs, Safe Decisions Aren’t Always Safe

N2Growth Blog

News Flash: safe decisions rarely are. The best chief executives possess the courage to not only seek out the right decision, but they also understand the importance of giving others permission to do the same. We need CEOs who want others to do better and be better. What we don’t need is more CEOs who hide in safe harbors. If you sit in the big chair, you don’t get paid to make safe decisions; you get paid to make the right decision.

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Using a command line script to export from Omnigraffle

Martin Fowler

From time to time I draw a bunch of diagrams in Omnigraffle, and then need to convert them all to a format I can show in a web page. If I only have one or two, then doing it each time works ok. But if I have a dozen or more, then I find it easier to have a script. That way I can safely export them all whenever I need to.

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10 Incapacitating Leadership Mistakes You Make When You’re Scared

Let's Grow Leaders

“This guy opened his door and hit your car!” Sebastian, our 12-year-old, announced as Karin and I returned to the car, our arms full of office supplies. He pointed out a small scratch on the door. We laughed about it and how […].

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A Day Short of Missing History

General Leadership

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore”. Christopher Columbus. It’s a seldom discussed fact that Christopher Columbus nearly missed his chance to make the history books in his 1492 discovery of the “New World.” Had his ship sailed on yet one day longer without sighting land, they would have turned around and headed back to Spain on the 12 th of October.

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Why conversion matters – a toy model

Erik Bernhardsson

There are often close relationships between top level business metrics. For instance, it’s well known that retention has a super strong impact on the valuation of a subscription business. Or that the % of occupied seats is super important for an airline. A fun little toy model that I can up with generates a curious relationship between conversion rates and revenue.

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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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Introduction to Objects and References in PHP Memory

Toptal

In this article, I will talk about how object and variable references are controlled in memory, since this is an issue that can generate discussion and differing opinions. One question to ponder is: "By default, are objects passed by reference or by copy in PHP?" I'm going to talk first about what references aren't in PHP; secondly, I'll discuss what they are, and finally, I will examine how the garbage collector works in PHP.

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Six Smart Strategies for Communicating with High-Level Executives

Career Advancement

“The art of communication is the language of leadership.” ~James Humes~. Mei had just scheduled a one-on-one meeting with an upper-level executive in her company. She didn’t get much face time with high-level executives, so when communicating with them, she knew she had to make it count. She understood that talking with senior executives was a great strategy for boosting her visibility at work.

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Businesses that You Can Start With Little to No Capital

Women on Business

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10 Questions Managers Should Ask When Their Team Won’t Listen

Let's Grow Leaders

One of the most challenging management experiences you’ll encounter is when it feels like your team won’t listen. You share your vision of the future, what the team’s capable of achieving…and are met with shrugs and silent stares. You share a new […].

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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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Happy 241st Birthday to the United States Navy!

General Leadership

“It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.” President George Washington. Happy 241st Birthday to the U.S. Navy! On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established a naval force, hoping that a small fleet would be able to offset the uncontested exercise of British sea power.

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Satya Nadella on Digital Transformation (2018)

J.D. Meier's Blog

“With you, we seek to unlock the unimaginable, and to solve the impossible.” – Satya Nadella. Satya Nadella shared his take on how Microsoft can enable digital transformation at Ignite: Satya Nadella at Ignite: “We collectively have the opportunity to lead in this transformation”. Here is Satya’s mental model for framing how Microsoft is enabling digital transformation for the world: 4 Digital Transformation Pillars.

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Fintech and Banks: How Can the Banking Industry Respond to the Threat of Disruption?

Toptal

Fintech attention tends to focus on startups and their efforts to unbundle the financial service industry’s suite of services. But how are banks responding to this disruptive threat? Despite their wealth, talent, and rich history of innovation, they have been sluggish to respond to the upstart movement. This article suggest four ways banks can change their tact and respond better to fintech.

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In Digital Transformation, The Art-of-the-Possible and Average Practice Are Diverging

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

I’ve long noticed an interesting phenomena when it comes to more fully digitizing our organizations. Namely, that it mostly looks like what other organizations have already been doing. Because we are all almost entirely still early pioneers in a brave new technologically-infused world, this shouldn’t really come as a surprise. Since there are an almost infinite number of directions we could go, copying that which we see that works well just makes good sense.

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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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Elizabeth Pieters accepted into Forbes Human Resources Council

N2Growth Blog

Forbes Human Resources Council is an Invitation-Only Community for HR Executives Across All Industries. Philadelphia, PA October 17, 2017 — Elizabeth Pieters, Chief People Officer at N2Growth Inc., has been accepted into the Forbes Human Resources Council, an invitation-only community for HR executives across all industries. Liz joins other Forbes Human Resources Council members, who are hand-selected, to become part of a curated network of successful peers and get access to a variety of exclusi

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Three Connections That Energize Every Great Leader

Let's Grow Leaders

Let’s face it, leadership is hard. You give it everything you have, but sometimes, it feels like it’s just not enough. When that happened though, here’s what you have to tell yourself… You’re not alone. Or, I should say…you don’t have to […].

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Number #1 Factor for Career Success: Increased visibility in Your Job

Career Advancement

“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.” ~Margaret Cho~. Zachary Asks: You’ve seen a lot of people climb the ladder of success. And probably some fall back down it. In all that time, what’s the one thing people should know… but probably don’t… that would have the greatest impact on their career? Joel Answers: Great question Zachary. We’ve been programmed that those who work hardest get ahead.

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Five General Maintenance Tasks Every Webmaster Needs To Do

CTOvision

You are no longer a web student… today, you become a webmaster! But what does that mean, exactly? What does a webmaster do? Or, more to the point, what does a good webmaster do? Whether you’re an aspiring webmaster, an experienced one looking to improve their game, or a hiring manager that wants to know […].

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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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Trunk-based Development vs. Git Flow

Toptal

In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Konrad Gadzinowski dissects trunk-based development and Git flow, listing the pros and cons for various use cases.

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6 Basics of Media Pitching

Women on Business

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How to Determine If the Balls You’re Juggling Are Rubber or Glass

Next Level Blog

In my work as a coach and speaker to corporate leaders, I hear a lot of stories about how many balls people are trying to juggle at once. There are at least three big factors driving these stories. First, most leaders in most organizations are expected to continuously do more with less. Second is the ability to do practically anything from your smartphone that you could do at your desk.

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Five Ways Managers Screw Up MBWA

Let's Grow Leaders

No matter what level leader you are, if you want to really make an impact on your team, get out of your office. Walk around. Connect with the human beings you’re supporting, and their customers. Listen to them. Act on what you […].

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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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The Boy Scouts of America Have Lost Their Way

N2Growth Blog

Earlier in the month, the Boys Scouts of America (BSA) announced that its Board of Directors unanimously approved to welcome girls into its iconic Cub Scout program and to deliver a Scouting program for older girls that will enable them to advance and earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout. They framed the decision around the notion of “inclusiveness” and expanding family values through better enabling the sharing of common experiences.

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How Does Ireland Measure Up as a Location for Starting Your European Engineering Team?

CTOvision

Editor's note: This guest post by Alan McGlinchey makes a good case for why Ireland should be considered as the location for your European engineering team. Would love to see similar articles submitted for other locations, but so far it seems Alan is building a very compelling case! -bg Europe is a vast, lucrative market […].

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Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality vs. Mixed Reality – An Introductory Guide

Toptal

Despite having many things in common, virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are not the same. Learn the essential differentiators and design considerations for these promising cousin technologies.