thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JUNE 12, 2023

Today’s guest post is by Nikolay Gekht, CTO of Gehtsoft USA. Discover the Tell Tale Signs of Fake DevOps. Learn the three steps a leader should take to prevent Fake DevOps and the five principles of DevOps. Let’s say you want to know whether your DevOps works well. The answer is simple: measure outcomes!

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

These are the people who will turn things around, lead the organization to innovate, and drive through challenges. Over the past 27 years of my career in marketing, brand management and executive search + coaching, I’ve found time and again that organizations have blind-spots when hiring talent. That’s right.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2019

Software developers have always been in high demand, but in 2019 the appetite for developers has just increased as new innovations and applications emerge. We hope this chart will be helpful in either choosing a career in software development or switching to a different specialization in mid-career. It’s not a simple answer.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

McManus’s reframing of leadership — the leader as the sidekick, the intern as the superhero — embodies three powerful principles that enable innovation and discovery. To recognize how innovative this approach is, just imagine telling your intern or most junior employee that come Monday, you are their intern.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

And because organizational change tends to be driven by those who most acutely feel the pain, it’s often line managers who are the strongest champions for “talent tech”: innovations in how firms hire people, staff projects, evaluate performance, and develop talent. Talent tech raises urgency for further talent innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. ” Anurag Garg, head of Polycom’s India Innovation Center echoes this, “Video conferencing as a tool is a big enabler for better collaboration with remote teams.”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Con: Breakthrough innovation may not get greenlit; time-to-market may seem to lag (though I’d argue what’s released is far better aligned with customer needs and more likely to successfully scale). Cons: PMs have less exposure to company strategy and are just one of many voices of the customer.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Those companies that do not continually innovate and adapt along with advances in technology and changes in society eventually see their products or services fade in importance. More importantly, they believe in their ability to figure things out and adapt once they get there. This is where inclusivity comes in.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Four years ago, Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, approached me about a brainstorm: an event recognizing and celebrating breakthrough innovators. When I suggested to Clayton Christensen that we partner with Hatkoff to create the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards , Clay’s response was : I trust you Whitney.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 5, 2025

Scaling up introduces complexities that require innovative approaches to meet employee expectations and maintain operational stability. Moreover, losing key employees can result in a loss of institutional knowledge and weaken the organization’s ability to innovate.

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