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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. Back then, the vast majority of Akamai’s 100 engineering staff had been recruited directly from MIT and other top universities.

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“It's cold in here” and Other Fighting Words | Guy Harris: The.

The Recovering Engineer

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They often don’t possess the skill sets to add value to the initiatives they want to control. This type of behavior is proof certain that the entrepreneur is not being effective at leading, team building, delegation, leveraging process and a variety of other highest and best use activities for CEOs.

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Then, we have the challenge to make our changes less threatening, so productive communication skills are a must.

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Learning The Keys To Exceptional Execution

Tanveer Naseer

They run app companies, consultancies, clinics and sprawling technology corporations. The man changing the face of the financial world had no prior background in the industry before he began in 2009. He found that the two skills linked to revenue generation and profitability were “values learning” and “facilitates learning.”

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Purdue is known for its bright engineers, top flight technology students, it is the alma mater of the first and last men to walk on the moon. There are female pilots, women in the military, as CEO’s of Fortune 100 companies, everywhere and anywhere that calls to talent and skill.

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Five Great Ways to Earn Extra Money in 2010 :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Take Inventory of your skills and strengths, and pick an activity that suits you. Here’s a tip: learn about search engine optimization (SEO) techniques and use of keywords. Those Who Do Can Also Teach If you have a specialized knowledge or skill, share it with others for money.