“ Team leaders understand the need for constant contact. When designing a team of individual contributors, I often look for generalists. I ensure that no team is limited by specialists unless they are utilized for a small amount of time. Teams should have overlap and rotating responsibilities, allowing everyone freedom from specific responsibilities. Generalists have […]
“ The most influential leader isn’t necessarily the most talented or knowledgable. Having influence is a unique ability that extends far beyond ability. It reaches into style and intangibles. It’s indisputable that Steve Jobs has defined tech leadership since the early ’90s. No other person has had multiple books, movies and debate surrounding their life […]
“ If I’m looking for a secure messaging platform, I first see if the platform is open or closed source. Closed-source products could mean cloaking of what’s really happening under the hood. The process by which the platform functions is my next stop. How does the app secure and could I poke holes in how […]
#1 Answer According to Forbes Tech Council… “ Unfortunately, the political climate in the U.S. is extremely divisive. Technology companies only benefit from collaboration, unification and compatibility. While CEOs have the responsibility to make decisions that benefit their country, employees and customers, they also have the responsibility to unify everyone together in a common goal. […]
“ I believe that company culture is far more powerful than employee training. While manuals and interactive training can be helpful, nothing will replace experienced employees assisting new ones. Companies ought to focus more on folding new employees into company culture and allowing experience and knowledge to naturally flow from co-worker to co-worker. Interdepartmental communication […]
“ Open source products are extremely important to the business ecosystem as a whole. Ideas, concepts and prototypes that aren’t bound by business needs or man hours are the fuel with which other products are built. For example, many appliance electronics are based on Linux operating systems, which are open source. Nothing is more secure […]
“ Valuable tech professionals need to bring critical thinking to whatever they are doing within year one. The ability to adjust and adapt to market needs means being creative and being able to think on your feet. This kind of mentality matters far more than coding or data science. Technology today involves everything from marketing […]
#1 Answer According to Forbes Tech Council… “ If you’re not using Amazon Web Services you’re not really in technology today. Nothing holds a candle to AWS’ flexibility, breadth of scope or scalability. Too many tech jobs involve the support or maintenance of bespoke solutions that are completely unnecessary. In many cases it’s downright laughable. AWS is […]
“ When planning, there’s near-term, long-term and bleeding-edge goals. I’ve always applied the 80% rule to near-term goals. If there’s a conflict on which features or products should get the lion’s share of capital and time, it should be useful and/or asked for by 80% of users. Many really great things are developed and never […]
“ The issue with smart assistants is that they require exceptionally savvy users to configure their integration into other systems like Philips Hue or Nest. Many users don’t know how this technology works and can’t make use of existing features without extensive help and ongoing support. If Smart Assistants could automatically discover, configure and make […]
