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The Professional: Seven New Rules

Strategy Driven

Consider the chief technology officer of a company who is able to influence standards by being on an industry body – the revenue impact of such a thing can be immense. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. The term rainmaking means an unusual ability to create value through deal-making and personal contacts.

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Four (More) Reasons Why It's Time to Shop for the Best and Brightest

Harvard Business Review

jobs in 2011, many requiring engineering or other technical skills. Facebook's chief technology officer, Bret Taylor, was a co-founder of FriendFeed, one of those acquisitions. Sure, quite a few companies are putting out their "help wanted" signs again, but it's mostly to replace workers they'd laid off.