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May 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Everyone knows the roles and responsibilities for a CEO, CFO and CTO but change the wording and a different picture emerges. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted Six Team-Building Phrases Used by Great Leaders. Thank you to everyone who submitted articles for this month’s carnival! Don’t believe it?

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How to Support Employees’ Learning Goals While Getting Day-to-Day Stuff Done

Harvard Business Review

When I launched my first company in 2008 (CarZen, acquired by Liberty Mutual), one of my first hires was a CTO. I made him the CTO’s protégé, and had the CTO spend time teaching and evaluating him. I made him the CTO’s protégé, and had the CTO spend time teaching and evaluating him.

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Grieving for a Colleague: Deep, Silent, and Solitary

Harvard Business Review

The news had just hit that Danny Lewin — the co-founder of Akamai Technologies, its charismatic CTO, a former commando in the Israeli Special Forces, and MIT mathematics genius who led the company from a math class to an IPO and a market cap of $30 billion — had suddenly died. For all of us, Danny was our CTO and visionary.

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To Come Up with a Good Idea, Start by Imagining the Worst Idea Possible

Harvard Business Review

He had her sit next to the CEO, and enabled her to wander around and ask questions to everyone, including the CEO and the CTO. ” When we allow those at the lowest rung of the career ladder to take on the superhero role, and step back ourselves to learn from them, the best ideas can rise to the top.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

And they are likely part of a larger team of Product Managers.Pros: PMs are more likely to have mentoring and role models as well as development standards and best practice Close association with an engineering team can create strong relationships over time, which is great for long term impact/career growth.

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How to Manage People Who Are Smarter than You

Harvard Business Review

“It’s a beginning of the shift in your career.” Hill says you should also show a desire to help your employees advance in their careers. Find a way to add value to your team and help employees advance their careers. ” Here are some tips on how to make that transition as seamlessly as possible.

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How Morale Changes as a Startup Grows

Harvard Business Review

For example, if a CRO or CTO leaves a young company, it can cripple the organization. Some of their tactics included addressing employee feedback head-on, creating a program of formal career paths, increasing levels of recognition, and over-communicating expectations and goals.

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