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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

But in 1999, at the height of the Internet boom, I took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of system architecture at Akamai Technologies, an MIT start-up located here in Cambridge. Remarkably, after only two off-site workshops, our teams started to function better. a start-up that was acquired by Intel in 2009.

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Health and Well-Being in the Workplace

Lead Change Blog

Technology has made it possible for people to work remotely. As the employer, you should organise these sessions in the form of workshops. Some ways of improving their wellness include organising boot camps, financial education workshops, and yoga sessions. Set Up Flexible Work Arrangements. In-House Career Coaching.

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Chief Procurement Officer Search: Securing Your Supply Chain Leadership

N2Growth Blog

A strategic-minded CPO deeply understands market trends, supplier dynamics, and emerging technologies. They foster an environment of continuous improvement and embrace new technologies and data analytics to drive efficiency and enhance decision-making capabilities.

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Design and Influence Irresistible Change – Learn How in this Special Workshop

Change Starts Here

If you answered yes, then I’d like to invite you to attend a unique workshop that will be held in Atlanta, Georgia later this year. In this 1-1/2 day workshop, you will learn the steps and tools you can use to plan ahead to reduce obstacles and also deal effectively with inevitable resistance when it happens. Workshop Pricing.

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quickpoint: Artificial Intelligence and What is an Entrepreneur

Leading Blog

Artificial Intelligence came into its own as a discipline at a 1956 summer workshop at Dartmouth College. I share a couple of perspectives below on technology—what it can do and what we shouldn’t expect it to do. Technology doesn’t solve humanity’s problems. Technology doesn’t solve humanity’s problems.

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How to Keep Remote Employees Enthused, Energized and Engaged

Michael Lee Stallard

According to the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey, it is estimated that telecommuting rose 79% between 2005 and 2012, and with the constant evolution of communication technology, this trend shows no signs of stopping. Telecommuting technologies have never been more advanced, but the human element simply can’t be replaced.

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The Myth of Talented Applicants

Women on Business

Yesterday I had the wonderful experience of attending a STEM collaboration workshop and the one question that kept running through my mind was, is it really a lack of talented applicants or are small businesses just inept at using technology to help us recruit the right people? David Castillo Dominici/freedigitalphoto.net.

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