The Myth of the Individual: What Successful Technologists Really Do
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| Audience/Grade: | Graduate-Professional Development |
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Computer Engineering Computer Science Computing Diversity Engineering Diversity Entrepreneurship and Innovation General Engineering, Engineering Science Information Systems Information Technology Teamwork |
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Caroline Simard |
| Description: | Article written by the Leader of the Anita Borg Institute's research and executive program initiative. Excerpt: This week, Fortune published a list of the 50 smartest people in high-tech. This list encompasses amazing people with amazing accomplishments, and I am glad to see this kind of recognition for some of the greatest technologists around. The list rightfully acknowledges not only the usual suspects of entrepreneurs and executives, but also scientists and academics. The focus on individual accomplishments, however, doesn't do justice to what technologists have to be the best at in order to be successful: creating innovation cultures wherein the brain power of a multitude of smart people can be brought to bear and channeled for success. As high as their IQs may be, none of the smartest people accomplished the listed successes alone. They did so by being good at creating environments where others could contribute, or they were fortunate enough to be a part of such an environment at the onset. As a VC once told me, it's easy to find smart people with great ideas- it's much harder to find people who can create high performing teams - rally others around a problem, inspire them to come up with the best solutions, and get them to work together to make it happen. Creating environments where innovation can thrive means: 1. Being open to new ideas - no matter where they come from. 2. Making collaboration matter. 3. Embracing failure and risk-taking. 4. Humility. An allergy to the status quo. 6. Developing others. |
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| Keywords: | Collaboration Fortune Magazine Fortune-Smartest-People-In-Tech Innovation Innovator |
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| Publication Date: | July 2010 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caroline-simard/the-myth-of-the-ind |
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