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Race Affects How Software Developers Are Judged

The Horizons Tracker

Research from the University of Waterloo examined the contributions to the GitHub repository of open-source software projects and found that the supposed race of contributors affected how people viewed their contributions. They utilized a tool, called NamePrism, to estimate the race and ethnicity of the developers based on their username.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

This paper is about rethinking the practice of leadership and reforming the way we approach the development of leaders and leadership in our organizations. It is time to reimagine leadership: what it means in theory and what it means in practice, how we choose leaders, how we develop leaders, and what we ask of leaders. Next Practices.

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Autonomy Can Help Drive Success For Software Development Teams

The Horizons Tracker

The study found that when software development teams were given freedom over how they tackled projects, they were generally more productive, which led to more satisfied customers. This allows them to better respond to any changes required in the software, which will ultimately lead to happier customers. ” Team performance.

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5 Ways to Use Employee Training and Development to Motivate Staff

Lead Change Blog

Therefore, offering training and development options that make your staff members feel seen, heard, and valued is essential. Here are some things you can do to use training and development opportunities to motivate your staff. . You can incorporate software such as Motivosity into your employee engagement strategy.

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5 Ways Talent Development Makes Your Company Unbeatable

The way we evaluate and develop talent is broken. As your team is searching for the right software, encourage them to evaluate partners by asking three questions: 1) Will the software make our talent process significantly more efficient? 2) Will it allow for continuous feedback that feels organic and seamless?

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Developing Great Leaders: The Human Workplace Perspective

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Andy Swann: To develop great leaders, we need to develop everyone. Whether through giving permission explicitly, or creating the freedom for people to thrive in their own way, great leadership often just needs the organization to get out of the way and allow it to happen, rather than try to actively develop it.

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How Do You Check Your Leadership Intentions?

Lead Change Blog

Author information Jon Mertz Jon is a vice president of marketing in the healthcare software industry and named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business by Trust Across America in 2014. His background consists of an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin and working for companies like Deloitte, IBM, and BMC Software.

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5 Reasons CFOs Invest in Talent Development

The way we evaluate and develop talent is broken. As your team is searching for the right software, encourage them to evaluate partners by asking three questions: 1) Will the software make our talent process significantly more efficient? 2) Will it allow for continuous feedback that feels organic and seamless?

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your ABM Strategy

For marketing teams to develop a successful account-based marketing strategy, they need to ensure good data is housed within its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. More specifically, updated data can help organizations outline key accounts for their campaigns.