http://akfpartners.com/techblog/2008/04/15/ethics-how-good-companies-go-bad/ Technical and Leadership Thoughts Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:46:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://akfpartners.com/techblog/2008/04/15/ethics-how-good-companies-go-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Abbott, Keeven, Fisher &#038 Fortuna Partners Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:24:39 +0000 http://akf-consulting.com/techblog/2008/04/15/ethics-how-good-companies-go-bad/#comment-217 [...] our article, Ethics: How Good Companies Go Bad we made the case that most people don’t start out bad but rather make small steps in that [...] [...] our article, Ethics: How Good Companies Go Bad we made the case that most people don’t start out bad but rather make small steps in that [...]

]]> http://akfpartners.com/techblog/2008/04/15/ethics-how-good-companies-go-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-87 F|R: Top 5 Reasons Business Execs Fail to Work Effectively with Product and Engineering Execs - GigaOM Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:15:33 +0000 http://akf-consulting.com/techblog/2008/04/15/ethics-how-good-companies-go-bad/#comment-87 [...] The truth is, business execs don’t need to be very technical — they just need to have a strong understanding of, and respect for, the ethos of their technical leads and show the hallmark qualities of good leadership: ethics, determination, discipline and humility. By examining the top five reasons business execs fail to work effectively with technical execs, it’s possible to anticipate and avoid some common problems. [...] [...] The truth is, business execs don’t need to be very technical — they just need to have a strong understanding of, and respect for, the ethos of their technical leads and show the hallmark qualities of good leadership: ethics, determination, discipline and humility. By examining the top five reasons business execs fail to work effectively with technical execs, it’s possible to anticipate and avoid some common problems. [...]

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