LightEdge's VP & Technical Fellow recently met with students from @WaukeeAPEX and presented on the topic of internet and security. LightEdge loves working with this program & getting to share real world information about technology. #APEX
When making changes on a team, you can get bogged down by everyone wanting to know "what does this look like at the end?". Focus on a small change, then another, then another. They will eventually add up to meaningful change - Weitz Construction
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Things are getting started at the Iowa IT Symposium with the first keynote speaker. Might I suggest a certain breakout session at 9:45AM, it will be great, I promise!
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"In 2015, only 1% of software had an AI as part of it, in 2018 over 50% have an AI component... It is a global race" -- @CKsays on one of the 4 megatrends coming our way in IT.
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Simply asking a team member, "What are you going to give to this project? What are you going to contribute?" is a quick way to change the dynamic of a project and of a team - @garetqualls#IAsym
Also, thanks to the @TechnologyIowa High School Tech Summit, these @WaukeeAPEX associates now have a mascot for the hacking world. Complete surprise as they all came in dressed for Halloween!
.@WaukeeAPEX associates getting the chance to see a progressive workspace while also learning about tech careers at @HyVee . Thanks for hosting and for the collaboration!
"As long as you are passionate about it and view it as a calling, I don't care how old you are, I want to work with you" -- @bpmilne on becoming an employee at @dwolla#iowastudentsummit
"Some of our best hires have been high school students" -- @bpmilne, CEO and Founder of @dwolla . If you are serious about finding good people, you need to look in local high schools!
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Downtown hanging out with our good friends at The Forge. Thanks for hosting and for all the learning around Design Thinking @PillarTech !
Step 1) Define the problem.
Congratulations to our @WaukeeAPEX alum @jacob_roush for his first job offer! An amazing associate, and @HyVee is super lucky to have him on their team in 2020. This is an example of keeping great talent in the state. Good luck on your next adventure!