article thumbnail

Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Chances are, you’re one of a billion people that use its flagship software. Of course, part of that entailed reestablishing the company’s reputation for cutting-edge technology. Here’s an innovation story that’s closer to reality: It’s a story of loss, grit, and renewal. It’s about a wildly successful company that went off course.

article thumbnail

New Tool Offers Possible Career Alternatives For Those Threatened By Automation

The Horizons Tracker

While I have been notably skeptical about the various claims that robots and AI will destroy vast swathes of the jobs we know today, there is an understandable concern about the impact technology is likely to have on the labor market, and especially about how one can go about making our own job as disruption proof as possible.

Career 110
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Caroline L. Arnold: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Caroline Arnold has been a technology leader on Wall Street for more than a decade, managing some of the financial world’s largest software development teams and leading some of the industry’s most visible and complex initiatives. A dynamic and engaging speaker, she has appeared before groups as large as 5,000 people.

Wilde 70
article thumbnail

7 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Masters Of Doom

Joseph Lalonde

They chronicled the rise of ID Software, what made them great, and what made them fall apart. While you might not face opposition for the same reasons Id Software did, you will face opposition at one point or another. Having an inside look into the innovative company of Id Software was fun. I thoroughly enjoyed Masters Of Doom.

Video 214
article thumbnail

Taking a Look at the Future of Oil and Gas Industry

Strategy Driven

Renewable technology is gaining ground left and right. Sustainable technology is getting cheaper as time rolls by. What is more, the adoption of new technologies will facilitate oil and gas operations. Technology also gives the oil and gas industry a chance to wash its face. The Green Revolution. The Bleeding Edge.

article thumbnail

R “Ray” Wang: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He’s also the author of the popular business strategy and technology blog, “A Software Insider’s Point of View” The blog provides insight into how disruptive technologies and new business models… Read More R “Ray” Wang: An interview by Bob Morris.

article thumbnail

Peter J. Boni: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

During his career, he added nearly $5 billion of value as a science and technology CEO (public, private, IPO), consultant, director, and private equity/venture capital investor. 500, Software 100, Fast […]. Boni has advanced by taking on the tough assignments of repositioning organizations that had run aground.

IPO 70