Wed.Apr 06, 2022

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How and When to Use Timeboxes, Iterations, and Sprints to be Most Effective

Johanna Rothman

A colleague unfamiliar with lifecycles or agility asked, “How can we use sprints in this approach?” and pointed to a phase-gate approach with documentation deliverables after each phase. It looked just like the serial lifecycle in the image on the left. (That's because a finance person drew the lifecycle.). I said, “You can't use ‘sprints.

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Can I Buy a Vowel?

Chad Barr

I’ve been watching on Facebook the daily posted scores of my friends who play “Wordle” and I must admit I was curious as to what this craze was all about. But I’ve got my own pickleball craze, so I let the hankering pass only to discover that Laurel has been secretly admiring those who post quick solutions to those once daily puzzles.

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Driving Digital Transformation in Aerospace & Defense: Recent Technology Trends

Epicflow

How can aerospace and defense organizations respond to present-day uncertainty and manage constant change? One of the solutions is the application of emerging technologies that allow A&D organizations to dramatically transform the way they work and deliver value to their customers. What technologies do A&D companies leverage to adapt to the disruptions of the modern changing world?

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5 Principles of Purposeful Leadership

Harvard Business

Understanding why you’re in the room is more important than being the smartest one in it.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Contrasts in Style

Martinka Consulting

In the US, especially in Washington State, when there’s a government project everybody gets paid the absolute maximum wage, even if they’re inexperienced and not worth that wage. In Antigua, where we are now on our Rotary project, government projects seemingly pay everybody the absolute minimum, as in minimum wage. We have a journeyman electrician helping us because he’s learning computer networking to add to his skills and abilities.

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And maybe it’s enough

Seth Godin Blog

To feel sufficient, to be satisfied with what we have: Chisoku in Japanese. Of course, by some measures, there’s never enough. We can always come up with a reason why more is better, or better is better, or new is better or different is better. Enough becomes a choice, not a measure of science. The essence of choice is that it belongs to each of us.

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How to Use Correlation to Make Predictions

Harvard Business

Don’t overlook a useful pattern just because it isn’t driven by a causal relationship.

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How to keep and engage your top talent (even if they don’t want to come back to the office)

1 to 1

There’s no question: communications and media companies face a unique set of challenges. Employees increasingly want flexible work environments that include remote or hybrid options, but companies also must keep their business needs top-of-mind and keep rising labor costs in check. Employers face major hurdles when it comes to luring workers back to in-person work.

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In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers

Harvard Business

Move beyond transactional relationships toward strategic partnerships.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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The Leadership Ropes Course: Inspiring the Leap

Makarios Consulting

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. In this series, we are looking at elements of “The Leadership Ropes Course” that all leaders need to face – and master! Jumping off a platform to catch a trapeze and swing to another platform isn’t easy … especially when the platforms and trapeze in question are more than twenty feet off the ground.

Course 52
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AI and Cancer: Unlocking the Immune System (with Immunai’s Luis Voloch)

Harvard Business

One startup’s journey to decode the immune system and find better cancer treatments.

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The Leadership Ropes Course: Inspiring the Leap

Makarios Consulting

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. In this series, we are looking at elements of “The Leadership Ropes Course” that all leaders need to face – and master! Jumping off a platform to catch a trapeze and swing to another platform isn’t easy … especially when the platforms and trapeze in question are more than twenty feet off the ground.

Course 52
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8 Reasons Why Health Care Providers Should Offer Telehealth Visits - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Siemens Healthineers.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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How Business Should Combat Climate Change in Four Phases of Decarbonization - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DELOITTE

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Deloitte.