Your Voice of Encouragement

APRIL 8, 2014

In the process of working together, I got to know “Brian” well, both personally and professionally. And then he used a phrase to describe me that I cherish to this day: VELVET HAMMER I pride myself on speaking the truth to people, but I try to do it gently, to maintain the other person’s dignity and self-esteem.

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Tony Mayo

AUGUST 22, 2009

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CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

The process had other benefits. It provided the opportunity to delve more deeply into my initial answers on the importance of knowing why I do what I do and how that influences my direction and future focus – a process I encourage you to do too! Not everyone can answer these easily, however. It’s massive!

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

Every serious technology company now has an Artificial Intelligence team in place. They hope AI can improve productivity, automate existing process, provide predictive analysis, and extract meaning from massive data sets. For AI to work in the enterprise , the goals of the enterprise must be the driving force. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Instead, smart organizations are driving analytics to an even deeper level within business processes— to make real-time operational decisions , on a daily basis. If you needed a hammer, for example, someone would manually produce one for you. Centuries ago everything was manufactured by hand.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Instead, smart organizations are driving analytics to an even deeper level within business processes— to make real-time operational decisions , on a daily basis. If you needed a hammer, for example, someone would manually produce one for you. Centuries ago everything was manufactured by hand.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

AlphaGo’s success is emblematic of a broader trend: An explosion of data and advances in algorithms have made technology smarter than ever before. In addition to executing well-defined tasks, technology is starting to address broader, more ambiguous problems. If all you have is a hammer, then everything will look like a nail.

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