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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. Now, these same managers want business agility. However, the policies and procedures increase friction and make it harder to get the Right Things done. Yet, the policies and procedures remain.

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5 Climate Tech Startups to Watch

freshtrax

Climate tech, which refers to technologies and businesses focused on combating climate change , such as reducing CO2 emissions and combating global warming, is gaining momentum, especially in the United States. Climate tech funding has increased significantly. The market size of climate tech in the U.S.

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Essential Technical Program Manager Skills

The Product HQ

Are you looking for crucial technical program management skills to become a successful technical program manager? Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. Well, you’re in the right place.

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How Do You Build a Remote Teams Now, in 2022?

The Product Coalition

They want to know how to create a team that works diligently and creatively to serve customers and shareholders better. I managed many remote and hybrid teams for large brands. Working with your human resource partners and hiring managers, invest time in creating a great employee onboarding experience. 2: Clear Policies.

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Book Review – Exponential – Azeem Azhar

Business of Software Conference

Book Review – Exponential – Azeem Azhar. It is a must read for anyone in tech. Technology is developing at an exponential rate. A history of the evolution of technology at the turn of the 20th Century – the great transition when the world changed beyond recognition. Humans evolved for a linear world.

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How Well Do Your Policies Create Desired Outcomes and Trust?

Johanna Rothman

Every organization has policies of some sort. The smaller the organization, the fewer policies you might have. And, the larger the organization, the more policies you might think you need. I keep encountering policies that prevent people from delivering the outcomes the organization wants. Why have policies anyway?

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Managing high availability at Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

We educate our engineers in these policies and processes throughout their Intercom careers, from employee onboarding to performance reviews. We build strong technical foundations. We build exclusively with a very small number of technologies as part of our stack, backed by a specific “ core technologies ” enablement team.