People and Teams
People and Teams
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Are Most Leaders Liars?With scandals hitting the headlines on a regular basis, it seems foolhardy to assume honesty among those in charge. As a result, leaders who truly are honest need to work harder to display evidence of the fact in order to gain the trust of those who look to them. Developing a culture of honesty is crucial. | 
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How to Tell if People Think You Talk Too MuchIf you talk too much, you may not realize how much you annoy people. Of course, you also may not realize how much of the conversation you're actually dominating. Naomi Karten gives some social cues to be aware of and some self-examination practices so you can tell if you've unknowingly been gabbing too much. |
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Cyber Threat Predictions for 2016 and Privacy Protection Tips The growing proliferation of digital dust is one of the key findings from the 2016 Emerging Cyber Threats Report issued annually by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center and Research Institute. |
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Six-Hour Workdays: As Great As They Sound?Companies in Sweden are experimenting with shifting to a six-hour workday. If employees have less time to do their work, they won't dabble in personal, time-wasting activities, so the same amount of work will still get done as in an eight-hour workday—or so the thinking goes. Would you try a six-hour workday? |
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How the Right Tools Can Help You Overcome Common Agile Pain Points Agile is a major undertaking for any business as it requires significant changes, and there are a number of issues that teams can experience along the way. Sanjay Zalavadia looks at some common agile pain points and how the right tools can help organizations overcome these issues. |
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QA's Role in Enhancing Application Performance During Holiday Sales Thanksgiving sales are now not only a Black Friday or a Cyber Monday event but also something that runs during most of November. With such huge volumes of sales happening within a short period of time, the availability and performance of applications is one parameter that is closely tracked. |
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Standing Is Better Than Sitting—and Not Just for Your HealthIn case you haven't heard, sitting is bad. Doctors say if you sit for long hours at your job, the amount of time spent exercising doesn’t counteract all the time you spend sitting. Standing is better for your health, but research suggests standing also improves productivity and creativity and boosts energy. |
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Inspiring Girls to Code: Role Models from Star Wars and CodeGirl Where are the strong female role models that will inspire girls to embark on a technology career path? How can we make more young girls see that taking STEM classes can lead to important—and cool—professions? Several programs aim to answer the challenge. |
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