A Management Parable: Why Are Football Coaches So Timid?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on September 23, 2014, 12:08 pm EDT

In football, and in industry after industry, there's a conspiracy to stick with a timid management philosophy. The sad result is that coaches and managers fail to trust or deploy their people's talents. They create cultures in which the joy of playing the game is eclipsed by the fear of losing.

With Ellison's exit, Oracle can finally do the cloud right

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on September 23, 2014, 10:18 am EDT

Larry Ellison is stepping down as CEO of Oracle. The news rocked the industry last week. When I heard, I was sitting in a meeting and thought to myself: This is where I was when Larry Ellison resigned.

The 5 Sexiest Big Data Jobs Available Today

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on September 23, 2014, 10:17 am EDT

It’s been estimated that by 2015, almost two million people will be employed in big data jobs in the US. Hal Varian, Google’s chief economist, is quoted as saying “…the sexy job in the next 10 years will be statisticians” and Tom Davenport, Distinguished Professor at Babson College, believes that a data scientist has the sexiest job of the 21st century.
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