Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2017

You’ve been working long hours, fighting the political and logistical battles to do what’s right for the business– and just as you think everything’s on track, the landscape changes… a merger, a reorganization, reduced funding… and you feel like you’re starting all over again. Most of the time when people come to me feeling burned out and exhausted–or even feel like they’re “losing their soul” it’s not that they no longer ca

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Erik Bernhardsson

JULY 5, 2017

I’ve written before about the importance of iterating quickly but I didn’t necessarily talk about some concrete things you can do. When I’ve built up the tech team at Better , I’ve intentionally optimized for fast iteration speed above almost everything else. What are some ways we did that? Continuous deployment. My dubious claim is that we might be the only financial institution in the world to deploy continuously.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2017

News Flash: If you value your own opinion more than others do, you might be suffering from a common form of self-delusion. Referring to yourself as a thought leader makes you a tone-deaf narcissist; not necessarily a great thinker. For my part, I’m in the process of trying to eliminate the term “thought leadership” from my vocabulary. This week, after months of reflection, I’ll be instructing our team to remove all references to thought leadership from our materials.

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CTOvision

JULY 24, 2017

Startup businesses are a risky proposition. This means that if things aren’t done in the most effective way possible, businesses will never make it past the first year. The business plan can often determine whether or not a business gets passed the startup phase of the company. When creating a business plan, owners sometimes skip […].

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Toptal

JULY 27, 2017

As consumers, we're familiar with AI: we benefit from cars that parallel park themselves, devices that respond when asked questions, and streaming platforms that suggest shows we may like. However, professionally, the larger question is how industries will harness the power of AI. In finance, AI offers opportunities for operational efficiencies in everything from risk management and trading to insurance underwriting.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 18, 2017

I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me to be their mentor, and when I asked what they were looking to accomplish–I was met with a blank stare. I guess they were just looking for me to start espousing wisdom to help get their career to the next level. But mentoring doesn’t work that way. To find a great mentor, start by being a rock star mentee.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

JULY 17, 2017

The data now shows that a near majority of organizations today are undergoing digital transformation in some shape or form. By digital transformation I don’t mean IT automation of the business of course, but wholesale rethinking of some or all of the business in digital terms. It’s the greatest game in the business world right now, and necessary for long term survival, but such digital reinvention is also one of the hardest journeys to make.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 5, 2017

Company culture is driven from the top-down. While not often designed and constructed deliberately, company culture is truly a game of follow the leader. If leadership lacks integrity, the culture will run fast and loose when it comes to the facts. If leadership distrusts its staff, the culture will lack trust. It’s really that simple. Many times, leaders don’t realize the havoc that they wreak on their organizations through their own behavior.

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General Leadership

JULY 4, 2017

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” When the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence declaring the United States independent from King George III and Great Britain, an inspired idea became reality.

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Toptal

JULY 6, 2017

While the complex esports industry may be daunting for investors, it is growing exponentially and has already amassed a large, global audience.

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Career Advancement

JULY 17, 2017

“Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person – not just an employee – are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied. customers, which leads to profitability.” ~Anne M. Mulcahy, former CEO of Xerox~. Client Theresa asks: Over the past year, two great employees on my team quit their new job.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 27, 2017

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is about building brand awareness. 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 team building. What’s your favorite team building experience? What are your best practices for building teams?

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Henrik Warne

JULY 10, 2017

Last week I attended a software development conference, QCon in New York. Here are my impressions of it, as well as some thoughts on programming conferences in general. For me, there are several reasons to attend developer conferences. You have a chance to hear what is going on in the field of software development – what are the new techniques and technologies other companies are using.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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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Erik Bernhardsson

JULY 5, 2017

I’ve written before about the importance of iterating quickly but I didn’t necessarily talk about some concrete things you can do. When I’ve built up the tech team at Better , I’ve intentionally optimized for fast iteration speed above almost everything else. What are some ways we did that? Continuous deployment. My dubious claim is that we might be the only financial institution in the world to deploy continuously.

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Kacy Zurkus - CSO Online

JULY 10, 2017

I've been listening to NPR and my local station, WBUR, for the better part of the last two decades. During that same time frame, the NSA has been investing billions of dollars into building offensive hacking tools. Unfortunately, Shadow Brokers got their hands on a list of weapons and released them in a data dump. However, until WannaCry struck in May , there hadn't been many stories about what's happening in IT and cybersecurity.

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Toptal

JULY 13, 2017

A competitive analysis can dramatically improve customer satisfaction and conversion rates as well as give assurance that you stand apart from your competitors.

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CloudScaling

JULY 18, 2017

Semantics. You can’t get away from them. Any good argument worth having is full of nuance, articulated largely through differences in definitions. When there is no disagreement, like “alternative facts aren’t facts”, semantics don’t matter, because we all know it is just spin. Real discussion comes through exploring the nuance in semantic differences.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2017

Have you ever felt this way? You’ve got great ideas. You care deeply. AND you’re frustrated. Why is no one picking up what you’re putting down? Don’t give up. Take a careful look at your idea in the context of your other behaviors and interaction with the team. Five Surprising Reasons Your Ideas Aren’t Being Heard. 1. You’re Under-Invested.

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Women on Business

JULY 19, 2017

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2017

Not to be confused with the biblical reference to the beatitudes shared in the Sermon on the Mount, these “be attitudes” are suggestions that you may consider adopting to help you and your colleagues to establish better trust within your workplace. I hope that you find them worthy to put into practice: 1. Be Real, for it Inspires Confidence: Authenticity goes a long way in establishing trust in the workplace.

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Career Advancement

JULY 3, 2017

Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all. ~ Peter Drucker ~. Kevin had been hired to turn the company around. He arrived to find a sluggish, apathetic staff. Most were warry of the change and unwilling to stick their neck out for anything. Kevin moved immediately to work on the three things that would most affect your employee’s productivity.

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Toptal

JULY 31, 2017

An image is worth a thousand words. Learn how to create outstanding illustrations with the Sketch plugin Looper.

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Change Starts Here

JULY 6, 2017

Last week, I facilitated a strategy review workshop for a long-time client. Several teams presented progress on strategic initiatives. Each team was a cross-functional mix of people working together to implement changes. When it was the Quality team’s turn to present, the VP of Quality came up to the front of the room — alone. […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 3, 2017

Yesterday “Doug,” a participant in one of our Winning Well workshops, asked, “Karin, if I were to walk into your office right now with the goal of convincing you I’m a rock star, what behaviors would get your attention?”. I’m always intrigued by what comes out of the other end of my microphone during spontaneous Q & A— the raw advice bubbling straight from my heart without the benefit of the backspace key.

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CTOvision

JULY 14, 2017

On September 26-27, 2017, senior leaders within the U.S. Military Services, DoD, Industry and Academia will convene in Alexandria, VA, for two days of off the record, non attribution briefings and senior level discussions at Defense Strategies Institute’s “Town Hall” Autonomous Capabilities for DoD Summit. The dialogue will focus on achieving and applying levels of […].

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 2, 2017

I love putting a little Zen into my day-to-day leadership, because I’ve found it to be very, very effective. More specifically, I’m a big believer in leadership mantras. Mantras are defined as a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that are considered capable of “creating transformation” ( Wikipedia ). They are useful guideposts to action, because as they are repeated, over and over again (and you need to do it at least 15 times- that’s Terry’s Rule) , the underlying concepts ca

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Women on Business

JULY 20, 2017

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Toptal

JULY 17, 2017

The rise of autonomous vehicles will cause a tectonic shift in the mobility industry?and incumbents must evolve along with it. Learn how automakers can position themselves to flourish in the new era of mobility.

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