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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

A FTER 18 YEARS on the MIT faculty, I thought I knew a thing or two about leadership. 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. Morale sunk, and our productivity did, too.

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Beware the Leader’s Curse

Lead Change Blog

This devotion can also be a curse, blinding you to potential flaws in your product or the holes in your strategy. Identify a role within your company that you might assume at the right time in the future, that plays to your strengths, like chief evangelist or chief technology officer.

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How I Became A Leader Without Any Formal Training

Lead Change Blog

I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Apple’s Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Lynch. He is a guy who is clearly more of a techie than he is a public speaker, yet whenever he takes to the stage during the Cupertino company’s huge product launches, Kevin never fails to impress. I Embraced Failure. I Teamed Up With a Mentor.

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CMI Highlights – 26 July 2023

Chartered Management Institute

CMI’s chief technology officer Tavier Taylor presented the Champions category. Over the next few months we'll be focusing on the themes of Making Decisions and Developing People in particular. A time audit might be the way to find it [Article] [Productivity] CMI Highlights What’s going on at CMI this week?

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Team Building Agenda: Kick-off Program for IT Leadership Team

Mike Cardus

Below is the Day-1 ‘Kick-off’ program to 4 months of work I will be doing with an IT Leadership Team. IT Leadership Director Team Building & Leadership Agenda – Kick-Off. Additional content will be shared on Team Development and Management. IT Leadership Program Agenda. Mike Cardus arrives for set up.

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My New Book, Double the Love - Now Available on Amazon!

Management Craft

A bunch of fabulous people reviewed the pre-production version of the book and offered their endorsements. Elaine Biech author, The Business of Consulting and editor, The ASTD Leadership Handbook. “If Dwayne Melancon, Chief Technology Officer, Tripwire, Inc. Another amazing book! You want a powerful team?

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My New Book, Double the Love - Now Available on Amazon!

Management Craft

A bunch of fabulous people reviewed the pre-production version of the book and offered their endorsements. Elaine Biech author, The Business of Consulting and editor, The ASTD Leadership Handbook. “If Dwayne Melancon, Chief Technology Officer, Tripwire, Inc. Another amazing book! You want a powerful team?

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