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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

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. After all, I was tenured and had supervised dozens of students seeking undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

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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. That’s a colossal amount of time, but what impresses me the most is the way in which he appears to have developed strong leadership skills from virtually nothing. No one knows it all and, certainly, no one will ever master leadership.

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What BirchBox Founders Learned at Harvard Business School That Helped Ignite Their Company

Women on Business

They hired an experienced Chief Technology Officer, Liz Crawford. Clearly, their education and keen decision-making skills have served them well so far and there is much that business women can learn from their success. They started to generate turnover right away in order to attract high-profile investors.

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CMI Highlights – 26 July 2023

Chartered Management Institute

CMI’s chief technology officer Tavier Taylor presented the Champions category. Earlier this month, We Are The City , in partnership with CMI Women , celebrated more than 100 remarkable women, male allies and companies at the Rising Star Awards Ceremony. Learn more about all the winners here.

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CMI Highlight – 26 July 2023

Chartered Management Institute

CMI’s chief technology officer Tavier Taylor presented the Champions category. Earlier this month, We Are The City , in partnership with CMI Women , celebrated more than 100 remarkable women, male allies and companies at the Rising Star Awards Ceremony. Learn more about all the winners here.

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Career vs Passion: What should you run after?

HR Digest

Some lucky ones; albeit mostly in the creative field (that includes the researchers, inventors and scientists) do find the answer, the rest of humanity does what it is skilled to do or has to do, or is prepared to do. The question of following your passion or career-building is an existential question.

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Technical know-how is no longer enough

CEO Insider

Human skills, often referred to as soft skills, define how we engage with others and often include leadership, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving, to name a few. Many other cognitive and socio-emotional skills come into play, and these skills often provide the foundation pivotal for high emotional Intelligence or EQ.