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6 ways to prepare for a difficult conversation with a direct report

CIO

IT leaders face many challenging tasks, but few are more daunting than engaging with a direct report who has, in one way or another, become unreliable or neglectful. There are various reasons why a manager or executive may need to have a frank conversation with a direct report, says Orla Daly, CIO at training services provider Skillsoft.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly. Make sure production environment differs from developer environments in as many ways as possible. Develop incredibly detailed “strategic” plans. Use lots of dotted lines in the reporting structure. Pivot frequently.

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The US is losing crypto talent as blockchain devs seek safer havens

TechCrunch

But it seems now the United States is the one seeing talent fleeing to other parts of the world, at least as far as blockchain developers are concerned. The number of blockchain developers in the U.S. has declined every year since 2017, according to a recent report by Electric Capital. According to the report, the U.S.’

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5 ways to improve mental health for software developers

TechCrunch

Lorna Mitchell is head of Developer Relations at Aiven , a software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure. I have worked remotely in technology for over a decade, and I’ll share my tips for how fast-paced technical startups can take good care of their software development talent. Contributor.

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UX and Design Tips for Better Dashboards: Product Manager Laura Klein Explains How to Improve Your Analytics

Speaker: Laura Klein, Principal at Users Know and Author of UX for Lean Startups

That's why Laura Klein, product manager and UX designer, has a set of tips to help application teams improve their embedded dashboards and reports. You'll learn: How to develop products that boost your business's bottom line while dramatically improving customer experience. No one makes poorly designed products on purpose.

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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. Constantly changing structures, complicating reporting relationships, and frequently shifting practices doesn’t enhance adaptability — it actually slows it down.

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Bobidi launches to reward developers for testing companies’ AI models

TechCrunch

In a 2018 report , Gartner predicted that 85% of AI projects will deliver erroneous outcomes due to bias in data, algorithms or the teams responsible for managing them. ” To test models, the Bobidi “community” of developers builds a validation dataset for a given system. the number of edge cases). per hour. .”