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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

TechEmpower CTO

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. I think that poor communication and differing team cultures might be part of the problem, but how can I know for sure? These are the worries that keep team leads up at night.

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How to Build a High-Performance Team

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

A high-performance team thrives by fostering trust, encouraging open communication, and setting clear goals for all members to work towards. Effective team performance is further enhanced when you align team members’ roles with their strengths and foster a prosocial purpose.

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7 ways diversity and inclusion help teams perform better

CIO

Politics — and even marketing — aside, there is no doubt that your teams should be diverse. This is not for social justice or corporate altruism,” explains Cheryl Stokes, CEO of CNEXT, a leadership development and executive networking business. “It Diversity makes your company — and your teams — more creative and innovative.

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10 ways to kill your IT culture

CIO

Without a strong IT culture, inspiring IT teams to extend beyond their “run the business” responsibilities into areas requiring collaboration between business colleagues, data scientists, and partners is challenging. Additionally, 84% of leaders believed their organizations had strong teamwork compared to 60% of team members.

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Executive Evolution: How Performance Coaching Transforms Leadership

N2Growth Blog

The Role of High-Impact Performance Coaching in Leadership Development of Executives Performance coaching is pivotal in developing executive leaders in today’s dynamic business environment. Leaders face an array of complex challenges, from navigating organizational change to driving innovation and performance.

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Whiteboard Interviews: Why They’re Bad For Technical Interviewing

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Lack of real-world relevance Whiteboard interviews often focus on theoretical questions that do not reflect the practical challenges developers face in their daily work. For example, while solving algorithmic puzzles might demonstrate logical thinking, it doesnt showcase skills like debugging, optimizing performance, or integrating APIs.

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Avoiding ‘The Overlap Trap’: Poor org structure can sabotage results

CIO

I’ve opted to take the positive spin on this concept, but the reality is, poor structure can cripple results. Teams, leaders, and employees want and need clarity. Frameworks like the Burke-Litwin [Change] Model or the McKinsey 7S Model are invaluable when analyzing high-level strategy or aligning performance.