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The Weekly Digest - April 16, 2021
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Weekly Digest | April 16, 2021
Sony Launches Betamax
April 16, 1975 - Sony launched the Betamax format in Japan. The Betamax cassette was a revolutionary videocassette format that took part in the Videotape Format War of the late 1970s. This was was a period of intense competition of incompatible models of consumer-level analog video videocassettes and recorders. Betamax eventually lost to VHS and is now considered obsolete.The origin of the name came from “‘Beta", the Japanese word used to describe the way signals were recorded onto the tape. The tape path in the new loading system also closely resembled the Greek letter beta. This symbol is associated with good luck and can be construed as a drawn-out pronunciation of the word "better."Read More: Sony's Complete Corporate History
How to Future-Proof Your CIO Career
With the era of mass digitization upon us, a CIO must be an enabler and supporter of organization-wide digital transformation efforts in order to sustain a future-proof career and ensure a seat at the leadership table. In this article, TNCR Contributing writer, Brian Carlson, offers guidance on navigating the changing landscape for technology professionals.. Read More...
Three Tips to Improve IT Employee Retention
The hiring process can be extremely time consuming and often involves a great deal of effort in order to attract the right candidates. Even more important than finding the perfect fit is making sure those employees stay at your company or organization. In this article, TNCR Contributing Writer, Brian Carson, offers three tips to improve your IT Employee Retention. Read More...
Structural Security Challenges for Technology Leaders
Many security risks are rooted in company cultures or organizational structures and present unique obstacles. Quickly responding to specific viruses or one-time attacks demand a great deal of time from technology leaders, but the challenges that confront them from a structural perspective are often the most difficult to uproot. Read More...
Winning Now, Winning Later, David M. Cote
It’s not enough to build a company full of people with leadership skills. The Performance Pipeline, written by Stephen Drotter, digs deep into the real work of executing business results at each leadership layer. Filled with lessons and examples from the author’s 40 years of experience, this book shows how to set performance standards, make sure the right work is being done, and remove performance barriers. Read More...
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