People and Teams
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Understanding Effective Organizational PoliticsMany people say, “I refuse to participate in politics,” perhaps imagining they are above the fray. You can still choose to be honest, ethical, and reasonable in your approach to politics. But if you choose not to participate, then you and your slice of the organization will lose to those who do. | 
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Bringing Games into the WorkplaceWe are becoming busier by the day, juggling multiple responsibilities both inside and outside the ever-competitive workplace that consumes so much of our time. How do we carve out time to accommodate both work and play? It's a tough question to answer, but doing so can produce big results. | 
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Is the Use of Mobile Devices Harmful to Kids?When asked in 2010 if his kids love the iPad, Steve Jobs' reply was surprising: “They haven’t used it. We limit how much technology our kids use at home.” Anuj Magazine looks at the use of mobile devices by kids and the positive and potential negative effects. | 
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FBI’s New Biometric ID System Is a GoThe government’s expanded biometric identification system is officially at full operational capability. The FBI took a phased multi-year approach to replace the previous automated fingerprint ID system with the new NGI program’s technology capabilities that go way beyond matching fingerprints. | 
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Making a Personal PivotCompanies sometimes make changes in organizational direction to improve their futures. Individuals can also make changes in direction―personal pivots. And like companies, individuals who cannot pivot can become stagnant, neither growing nor dying. Read on for more about some changes you could make. | 
Lee Copeland |
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Can Womens' Diversity Be Found via Exclusion or Inclusion?Conferences and training programs that focus solely on women are on the rise. Although all of this focus on women's diversity is a way to enable them to step up and obtain better prospects, it leaves us to question whether the diversity lies in their exclusion or inclusion as a group. | 
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The Keys to Improving Employee Morale You can have the most talented, experienced team of tech professionals all under one roof, but if they don’t have high morale, success will be hard to reach. That’s why a group like Plasticity Labs—which uses data analytics to gauge workplace morale—can even exist. |
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OpenStack DefCore Committee—The Grown-Ups Are in the HouseAs OpenStack enters its fifth year, the OpenStack Foundation and its many contributors, big and small, are finally addressing growing concerns regarding sprawling code and inconsistent compatibility among the platform’s components. The DefCore Committee is coming to the rescue. | 
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