9 Ways For Employees to Deal with a Difficult Boss
Sadly there are plenty of people that are willing to endure a terrible boss simply because they need a paycheck. But what makes the boss terrible? Here are a few…
Why Good Ideas Go Unheard, and What to Do About it
When it comes to ideas, most disappear in the first hour they’re created because bringing something into the world takes serious effort. But no new thing can exist without real determination,…
How to be Radically Open-Minded
(in times of exponential change and innovation) Most of us like to see ourselves as open-minded. In the workplace, we claim to be open to our colleagues’ ideas and…
The Revolution Will Not Be Centralized
In his novel The Castle, Franz Kafka tells the story of a man named “K” who is summoned by mysterious authorities for unknown reasons. He finds himself at the mercy…
Top 8 Myths about Innovators and Innovation—Debunked! (Part 2 of 2)
Today’s business world is buzzing with talk about innovators and innovation. While it’s a good thing that innovation is on the forefront of people’s minds, popular thinking about innovation…
The Rise of a Creative CIO
The technology leader within the business is at a tipping point: constantly balancing the day-to-day minutiae of IT management with the bigger aims of business transformation is causing huge pressure…
GRC process investment helps boost risk management strategies
Rich Licato, CISO at technology solutions company Airlines Reporting, has brought the company’s IT-related governance, risk and compliance efforts to new levels over the past several years. He implemented software…
Tailoring Your Approach to Consumers in Different Countries
Bottom Line: Appealing to the cultural and economic specifics of a foreign market is the key to getting consumers to shop more frequently and spend more. In an era when…
Google Fiber Planning Wireless Broadband Tests
Google Fiber, the low-cost, high-speed broadband service provider, is planning a shift from physical pipes to wireless deployment of the web, according to an FCC filing. (Click image for larger…
9 Cloud Skills IT Pros Need Now
Cloud computing is a huge part of IT, and its growth shows no sign of slowing down. As an IT professional, it makes sense to start looking into obtaining skills…
Secrets To Building Better Products: Fail Fast, Hire Full-Stack Engineers
Products constantly change and evolve. In the next few years, a product that you’ve poured your blood, sweat, and tears into may not exist anymore. However, if you’ve also focused…
When Is the Right Time to Quit Your Job?
Be honest with yourself: How many times during your career have you daydreamed about calling a companywide meeting, standing up in front of your colleagues, and recreating this iconic scene?…
1 Surprising Activity That Bad CEOs Do the Most
Any investor wants an edge — knowledge about how a specific company will do. Insider trading could leave you confined in jail. Instead, talk a walk out to the golf…
How To Cut Your App Development Costs By 50%
Gone are the days of traditional software development where the barrier to entry was prohibitively high due to proprietary technologies with high license costs, high infrastructure costs and a small…
IoT Market Could Top $3 Trillion By 2025, Report Finds
IT departments take note: The internet of things market is picking up speed, with new technologies like LPWA paving the way for broader adoption. Even though a new study shows…
Think Like Nature to Innovate
Nature stores many business success lessons for those smart enough to see them. Companies that prove able to interpret and transfer creation’s learnings to its own culture prosper on…
Does Competition Drive Us to Innovate?
The question of what drives or motivates us to innovate is one that hasn’t really ever received a satisfactory answer, although having an enemy or rival is one that…
C3 IoT: Is Tom Siebel’s Startup An Emerging Powerhouse?
C3 IoT is Tom Siebel’s latest venture. The young Redwood City, Calif-based company is off to a fast start with industrial IoT applications, and now it’s bringing a cross-industry platform…
Intel Buys Deep Learning Startup Nervana To Bolster AI Business
The chipmaker says it will use Nervana Systems’ expertise in accelerating deep learning algorithms to expand Intel’s capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence. (Click image for larger view and…
Global IT Security Spending Will Top $81 Billion In 2016
Gartner predicts worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach $81.6 billion in 2016 — an increase of 7.9% from last year. (Click image for larger view and…