People and Teams
People and Teams
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What Are the Top Cyber Threats for 2015? When Americans worry about crime, these days they worry more about their credit card information being hacked than they do about criminals breaking into their home, stealing their car, or even getting mugged. Pamela Rentz highlights the latest information from the Emerging Cyber Threats Report. |
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Be Big, Bold, and Brave in Your Testing EffortsOur organizations, management, teams, and customers desperately need each of us to step up and lead. Regardless of whether you have an official title as a leader or you are an individual contributor, you must exercise leadership in your role. Are you taking the initiative in your testing projects? | 
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Why People Give Unwanted Advice—and What to Do about It Asking for advice and getting it unsolicited are two different things. Usually, people who give unwanted advice truly are trying to help. But if you're on the receiving end, it may not seem that way. Don't be too hasty to jump to your response. Read on to learn how to deal with these advice-givers. |
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Personal Kanban—I Think I’m Doing It Wrong A kanban board seems like the perfect way to visualize your tasks and organize priorities. But what happens when the backlog starts to get overwhelming? How do you stop the kanban board from becoming a task board? And how do you account for all the little tasks that weasel their way in every day? |
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An Objective Look at Gender Pay DisparityThe topic of gender pay disparity is in the hot seat with a lot of studies being released about the pay disparity in large IT firms. However, there are certain jobs where the average base salary of a woman is higher than that of a man. Rajini Padmanaban looks at the facts and myths about this issue. | 
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The Many New Forces Driving Who Becomes Your Next CIOThis is a fascinating time to observe the role of CIO due to the many important forces simultaneously driving CIO selection criteria in different directions. The combination of data security and new IT trends may lead to the hiring of CIOs with a tech background first and business knowledge second. | 
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After 25 Years, the Web Has a Museum2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. The Web has achieved yet another milestone—there’s now a museum. Can you remember what it was like surfing the Web back in the early '90s? To see how far the Web has come, take a look at the oldest US website, dating back to December 1991. |
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The Tech Industry's Diversity Problem Comes to Light If you take a quick look at the data, it becomes clear that the tech industry has a diversity problem that’s yet to be fully addressed. About 70 percent of employees at Google are men, with 91 percent being either white or Asian. These numbers are consistent among the other major industry players. |
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