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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. The workshop content wasn’t complicated, but if you’re currently running a research lab, odds are, you’ve never seen it.

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Best Leadership Blogs 2010 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I would love to get your insights on site and content. Brian Dodd on Leadership Mike, Thanks for the reply. Kevin and I have been in touch and I will definitely stay linked in with him.

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To Blog or Not to Blog?

N2Growth Blog

Not necessarily…If you’ve taken the time to review a random cross section of blogs on the Internet, I’m sure you’ll agree that the world would be better off without some of the content currently being published. You Know How To Say It : Mark Twain I’m not, but for the most part I can put across a cogent thought.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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Great Leaders Leverage Great Messaging | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The Message “is&# the Message : This group believes that content is king…The emphasis here is that if the message is creative enough, or valuable enough, nothing else matters. The message is so targeted and niche specific that it is sometimes almost unintelligible to those who fall outside of the intended target market.

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Buzzwords Aren't All Bad | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

A person could either take several minutes to explain the evolution of technologies, mediums, shift in content paradigms, engagement practices and market dynamics that came together to make the Internet a more valuable and efficient space, or they could just utilize &# social media&# as a descriptive aid to make the connection.

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Introverts: 6 Ways to Maximize Your Natural Strengths

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Dim the lights, turn off the radio and reduce distractions from technology to get inside your head. First, focus on content by researching your topic and getting your facts in order. Tip: Don’t stress yourself out by trying to participate in every new social media technology. Tip: Prepare on two levels.

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