Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 14, 2023

He also penned down a book, “Hit Refresh”, sharing his vision and the company’s journey, exemplifying his commitment to transparent and effective communication. Taking over a tech giant that faced existential threats from rising mobile technologies, Nadella communicated a new vision of “Mobile-first, Cloud-first” for Microsoft.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

For example, Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40 here in San Diego, wrote a book, “Helping People Win At Work.” Say you’re a founder of a young startup and you hire a software engineer who is a bona fide A-player. Don’t Measure My Performance, Teach Me How to Get an A.” — Garry Ridge. After all, wasn’t that why I was hired?

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Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 6, 2015

It doesn’t matter what you do for a living — whether you work in medicine or retail, law or construction, whether you’re a software engineer or a writer — there’s an art and science to just about every career imaginable.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 15, 2024

A practical example of this is when Airbnb adjusted its cancellation policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing customers to cancel their bookings without penalties. Such interactions go beyond mere problem-solving; they build emotional connections that encourage repeat business.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Recommended Reading for Blending Metrics and Empathy To further understand the synthesis of metrics and empathy in leadership, the following books offer invaluable insights: “ Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” – by Daniel H. Dare to Lead: Brave Work.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 15, 2022

Therefore, create an opportunity map focused on the books and related cost improvement chances. However, when a recession occurs, businesses would investigate short-term opportunities while keeping costs at a minimum. Fail to Plan Equates to Plan to Fail.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 16, 2023

AI can also be used to provide sales reps with personalized training and coaching materials, such as videos, e-books, and articles, based on their performance and learning style. This data can be used to identify top performers and provide them with additional coaching and support.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Many software products benefit from a continuous improvement model, and for the teams working on them, increased agility is inevitable. For those in some roles — software engineers, for example — the core activity doesn't change: they continue to write the code. being agile instead of "doing agile").

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Many software products benefit from a continuous improvement model, and for the teams working on them, increased agility is inevitable. For those in some roles — software engineers, for example — the core activity doesn't change: they continue to write the code. being agile instead of "doing agile").

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

There are at least 500 start-ups with French founders in the San Francisco Bay area, and there are over 50,000 Germans in Silicon Valley, where salaries for software engineers are much higher than in Europe (or elsewhere). In the past two decades, they created 25% of all American venture-backed companies. Not really.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

Not just more engineers working on a project but more engineers who can collaborate effectively. I''ve been working on an engagement focused on increasing the productive output of teams of software engineers. But in fact, according to IBM''s findings, the most successful software engineers buck the common stereotypes.".

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2015

As I reported in an earlier piece for HBR.org : A software CEO I spoke with recently said he avoids job candidates with advanced software engineering degrees because they represent an overinvestment in education that brings with it both higher salary demands and hubris. Growth companies fear they can’t scale fast enough.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

In May, I will be publishing " Becoming a Rare Find ," an e-book that explores today's most effective new job-hunting techniques. Last July, software engineer Daniel Doubrovkine of Art.sy urged job seekers to display their coding skills on Github, a repository of open-source software projects.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

When I''m writing an essay, I always ask my software engineers for constructive feedback. (I''m Soon, we realized we''d written a book. If good writing is important to you and your company (as it should be), feel free to share our book with your writers (which should be each and every member of your company).

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Moreover, "live life" has been inexorably increasing in popularity over the last century, as my Ngram comparison of usage in English-language books shows. Another interviewee, a software engineer, used technology to track his everyday work habits as a way of boosting job productivity and satisfaction.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Leadership and Managing People Book. This paradox rears its head in virtually every business and organization. The ratio of the former to the latter should be high, often in the neighborhood of 10 to 1 as judged by my experience with clients who went on to succeed in management roles. Further Reading. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In the course of research for their recent book , Harvard scholars Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey (and three other researchers including myself) studied three highly successful companies – Bridgewater (hedge funds), Decurion (movie theaters, real estate, and senior living), and Next Jump (e-commerce).

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

A telecommunications IT manager who managed 3,000 software engineers began setting new performance standards by having them manage customer calls for a full shift using the shoddy software they were creating. COMMUNICATION Book. Further Reading. HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict. Harvard Business Review. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

It is our concierge (restaurant reviews and bookings, taxi caller, online shopper). With an investment of $1 billion in software and analytics over three years, GE has become one of the major software companies in the world with the San Ramon Center and regional software centers in Europe and China.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Strategic talent constraints are typically described in vast interconnected global supply chains and high-tech knowledge jobs like software engineers and research scientists. Yet, the Uber-Lyft story plays out in the sharing economy for local services. Lock up the good drivers and you lock up the market.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2014

Ive been spending some time lately with Dick Fosters fascinating and underappreciated 1986 book Innovation: The Attackers Advantage. In the book, Foster describes the path of technological progress as a series of S-curves separated by discontinuous leaps. And very few old media companies did.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

I wasn’t a software engineer, and I was tempted to leave agile methods to the geeks. I began reading articles and books, including many that criticized agile methods. Time boxes, retrospectives, scrum masters, and all the other gobbledygook that surrounds agile felt like giant “Keep Out!”

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2018

As I discuss in my book Analytics: The Agile Way, how Nextdoor responded illustrates not only the importance of reacting quickly in a crisis , but how useful a data-driven, agile approach can be. ” Insight Center. Data-Driven Marketing. Sponsored by Google. The science of storytelling and brand performance.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

For starters, he will be running a $75 billion+ enterprise with some 100,000 employees, an army of software engineers and many moving parts. Those who have been around a bit will remember a book of that name by Laurence J. His challenges will be enormous.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

. “Technically, cars today are very different from ten years ago,” says Sällström, whom we interviewed for our book, Talent Wins. “Once, you needed mechanical engineers. Today, there’s a greater need for software engineers because cars are computers more than anything else.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Type 2: These are once-analog products that have now been converted into digital products, such as photography, books, and music. These products are typically sold as a service via digital distribution platforms (Audible.com for books, Spotify for music, Netflix for movies). Here too, digital natives dominate. Not, really.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

From computer software engineers to veterinarians, the new professional class made the decisive difference in the 2008 general election for Obama, and they have fueled the dramatic growth of upscale brands like Apple.

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Faisal Hoque

DECEMBER 10, 2020

As computers behave more like humans, the social sciences and humanities will become even more important,” write Microsoft executives Brad Smith and Harry Shum in the book The Future Computed. . More than just code, assets are products and by-products of the software development life cycle and include design and implementation technique.

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Faisal Hoque

DECEMBER 10, 2020

As computers behave more like humans, the social sciences and humanities will become even more important,” write Microsoft executives Brad Smith and Harry Shum in the book The Future Computed. . More than just code, assets are products and by-products of the software development life cycle and include design and implementation technique.

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Tim Kastelle

MARCH 30, 2025

Wholeness I now think that it was what Christopher Alexander calls wholeness in his books series The Nature of Order. Alexander is best known for his early books that re-thought architecture. This work had enormous influence not just on architecture, but other fields as well, particularly software engineering.

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Planview

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Robin Yeman is an author and industry leader with more than 28 years of experience in systems and software engineering. Robin is the Executive Space Lead at Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, where she focuses on integrating cutting-edge technologies into government space programs.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

From book clubs to peer-to-peer recognition programs like Bonusly, he emphasizes the importance of creating touchpoints for meaningful engagement. This approach fosters mutual understanding and reduces tension. Building a Culture of Connection As CEO of Maxio, Randy has implemented initiatives to strengthen connections within his hybrid team.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 10, 2025

For Kyle, success is no longer measured by metrics like book sales or audience size, but by the depth of his influence. Final Thoughts: Living Your Legacy Now Legacy isnt about what you leave behind its about the daily decisions you make, the people you impact, and the purpose that fuels your work.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

In our new book, The Innovator’s Method , we show how managers can adapt these tools, in an end-to-end process, for managing innovation. Successful software companies like Google, Intuit, and Salesforce.com churn out their “beta” or “labs” products that effectively test demand for new products.

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