By: STEPHANIE VOZZA Companies like Accenture, Microsoft, and General Electric are ditching annual performance reviews for more frequent feedback sessions, but for many others the practice is a way to end the year with a keen plan for the future.… Continue Reading
By: Nelson Wang When I was 21, I used to work incredibly long hours because I thought it would fuel my career success. Boy, was I wrong. Sure, I was productive over the short term. But then something funny happened.… Continue Reading
By: Jena McGregor Cook, 55, chooses his words carefully, taking long pauses and speaking with a slight Alabama drawl. Though he has favorite phrases — many things are “deep,” and Apple’s mission is always its “North Star” — he eschews… Continue Reading
By: Steve Keating Shadow Leaders are leaders in name only. They may have an impressive sounding title or hold a lofty position on an organizational chart but they exhibit few if any leadership characteristics. They keep their head down, usually… Continue Reading
By:Peter Sayer Avast hopes the deal will make the combined company more efficient, as well as allowing it to take advantage of new growth opportunities such as securing the internet of things. [Read more…] Source: PCWorld
By:Joel Garfinkle Great leadership not only brings everyone into making that vision a reality, it also helps everyone toward making “a plan” for their own personal journey to realizing their own goals. Make a habit of asking these five… Continue Reading
By: Sarah K. White A global study from IDT, conducted in collaboration with SAP, surveyed 81 executives (65 percent of which identified themselves as CIOs) and found that 80 percent of businesses cite digital transformation as a priority. However, according… Continue Reading
By: Blair Hanley Frank According to a Microsoft blog post, Solair’s technology will be used to upgrade the company’s Azure IoT Suite, a collection of cloud services meant to help companies use the Internet of Things. [Read more…] Source: ComputerWorld
By: Yonatan Stern As more business leaders consider working away from company headquarters, I’d like to share the lessons learned from making my successful transition. Some of these takeaways may surprise you. I suppose conventional wisdom tends to take a… Continue Reading
By: Jack Clark Google united its hardware groups into a new division run by Motorola veteran Rick Osterloh to better design and propel its gadgets into the world. Osterloh will oversee products including Nexus phones and tablets, wearable computer Glass (now… Continue Reading