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Curated Business Newsletters and Intelligence Sources for Strategic Leaders
I have been asked by many of my followers and business associates about my high-signal execution intelligence feeds and every time, I take delight in sharing my list. Whenever I recommend, you are guaranteed that I only recommend execution signal sources consistently referenced. After all, we cannot give what we do not have. 🙂 Each…
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The Power of Networking Done Right
The reason I find networking critically important is simple. Referrals make the best business contacts, demonstrating the power of networking. Freelancers get a lot of business through word-of-mouth, while internships are often contingent on a common point of contact. Hiring for a senior management position is almost completely dependent on the power of networking. Moreover:…
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WT:Social And The New Age Of Social Networks
I’ve been following Jimmy Wales for years and I’m extremely excited to sign up for his latest project: WT:Social. If you’ve heard of WikiTribune before, WT:Social takes a similar take on social networks after the endless number of scandals around Facebook. The new social network just crossed 110,000 users and quickly picks up traction among…
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Common Recruitment Challenges in the IT Industry
My position in my LinkedIn profile is a CEO of a team of 25 for several years now (nowadays 45), and yet I still do receive about a dozen emails every week through LinkedIn inviting me to apply as a junior developer somewhere or take on a senior position for an industry that I hadn’t even heard of. Additionally,…
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Ask Me Anything on ManageWP – Sep 14, Open Floor
Since I’ve been moderately quiet online over the past year, it’s about time to get back with some fresh ideas, insight and tricks from my long business journey lately. I delivered a presentation on remote teams at WordCamp Europe in Vienna, but haven’t posted a recap yet due to some presentation format issues with both Slideshare and…
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WordCamp Belgrade 2016
Being based in Sofia, attending WordCamp Belgrade last year was pretty much a no-brainer. Luckily, the incredible organizing team in Serbia is organizing another event happening this weekend, or in other words: enter WordCamp Belgrade 2016! It’s been close to a year since my sabbatical after WordCamp Europe 2015 when I had to take a long break, rearrange…
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The Power of Big-Picture Thinking: A Key to Sustainable Business Growth
Imagine a business that only focuses on short-term gains, ignoring the bigger picture. What would be the long-term consequences for its vision, strategy, and overall success? Would it be able to sustain growth and create lasting value in a rapidly evolving marketplace? A stark reminder of the need to shift from short-term goals to long-term…
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The Abusement of Open Source
The Free Software Foundation has a clear and concise definition of free software – which is tightly connected to what we refer to “open source” with some verbal modifications: “Free software” means software that respects users’ freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve…