People and Teams
People and Teams
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Four Steps to Avoid Micromanaging and Get Good Work ResultsThere is a big difference between micromanaging people and understanding their state. If you need a project done quickly, you may be tempted to stand over employees' shoulders asking, "Is it done yet?" But if you leave the team alone and simply check in regularly, you'll get better results. | 
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Women in Technology—More Important Than EverWomen in technology are still far from equal, yet now more than ever the industry needs the diversity and talent that women bring. Beth Cohen analyzes the grim statistics of women in IT and why those in technology fields should encourage the inclusion of more women. | 
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Three Simple Tips to Improve Your Agile Leadership Whether you are new to managing an agile project or just looking to beef up your skill set, there are three simple tips for improving your leadership in agile. By getting back to basics, you can increase your chances for success and help your team grow at the same time. |
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How to Deal with Poor Performers Poor performance can take many forms, but in general, poor performers consistently don’t deliver the results you expect, make too many mistakes, and require too much time to manage. The key is not to let matters slide. The sooner you determine the causes and offer guidance, the better for everyone. |
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Happy Pi Day! In an effort to call attention to the importance of improving mathematics and science education, Congress made National Pi Day an official US holiday in 2009, and Pi Day is celebrated worldwide on March 14 (3.14). Pamela Rentz highlights the only holiday that honors a number. |
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Business Cards—A Testimony to the Evolution of TechnologyHave printed business cards become a thing of the past? Although the original use of business cards and the information included on them has changed over the past few decades, business cards continue to evolve with the technology industry and seem to be here to stay. | 
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Why Losses Affect Us More Than Gains and What That Means at WorkLoss aversion is the cognitive phenomenon that a loss of a dollar will make you more miserable than a gain of a dollar will make you happy. This causes people to make irrational decisions to ride out potential losses, whether it's sitting through a bad movie or continuing work on a failing project. |
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Why Hiring from the Top Schools May Not Always Be the Best StrategyLaszlo Bock, Google's senior vice president of people operations, revealed that at Google the percentage of people without any college education has increased over time. This opens an interesting debate about whether hiring from the top schools is really valuable for technology companies. | 
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