People and Teams
People and Teams
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How to Be Successful at Work—and Everywhere Else It would be wonderful if success at work were as easy as following five simple steps, like you may be led to believe from many article titles. Still, an occasional glance at advice about how to be successful is worthwhile. Read on for attributes and practices that can help you down the right path. |
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How to Work with Defensive People It’s irritating to work with people who are always defensive. These are the people who, when things don’t work out as planned, are quick to blame circumstances, bad luck, or the people they work with. But if you can gain the trust of defensive people, you and the work you do together will benefit. |
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The Value of “What’s Unique about” Questions in Information GatheringA highly effective angle for drawing useful information from customers is the “What’s unique about…?” question. What’s unique about this problem? What’s unique about your current process? What’s unique about your company? You're likely to get a deeper understanding of what your customer wants. |
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Applying Emotional Intelligence to Your Testing Is software testing an emotional activity? Think about the range of emotions we feel when undertaking our role. What emotional intelligence tries to teach us is how to identify and respond to these emotions in the most productive way possible. Read on to learn how to use emotional intelligence. |
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Consider Unleashing Sharks to Test Internet ReliabilityGoogle recently invested $300 million in an undersea cable system that helps with the transmission of Internet data from the west coast of the United States to two cities in Japan. But Google is faced with an unexpected challenge—not from its usual competitors Apple and Facebook, but from sharks. | 
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Does Experience Really Matter?Two of the most high-profile executive appointments recently were Satya Nadella as CEO of Microsoft and Vishal Sikka as CEO of Infosys. Both organizations put their trust in first-time CEOs, which leads us to question: Does experience really matter in today’s business world? |
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Finger Vein Biometric Authentication Comes to BankingBarclays, a global banking company based in London, has announced that next year the bank will begin offering its corporate banking customers a new biometric security technology that uses finger vein authentication, eliminating the need for PINs and passcodes. | 
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The Perfect Recipe for STARWEST Much like a great recipe, the STARWEST conferences have added a dash of this and a pinch of that over the years so our attendees have the best learning experience we can provide. Let’s take a look at who the chefs are and what they do to cook up a successful conference like STARWEST. |
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