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Feeling Stuck
Feeling Stuck

A former colleague asked me what I do when my career feels stuck. He obviously wasn’t asking for advice. He was asking for a job.

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Coaching, TalentHood Qaim-MaqamiMay 17, 2021
Lessons from a Life (Long Ago) in Stand-Up Comedy
Lessons from a Life (Long Ago) in Stand-Up Comedy

Bombing on stage (for years and years!) taught me more about leadership and risk mgmt than any corporate offsite ever could.

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Innovation, Most ReadHood Qaim-MaqamiMay 5, 2021
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day

Don’t be like Phil. He’s why every enterprise has 12 of everything-- 13 if you wait for the executive clock to reset.

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LeadershipHood Qaim-MaqamiApril 26, 2021
Delegate Up
Delegate Up

Counterintuitive lesson in servant leadership.

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LeadershipHood Qaim-MaqamiApril 12, 2021
Which Managers To Pack For The Journey
Which Managers To Pack For The Journey

Your success in the corporate world is tied 100% to how well you hoard good managers— those rare “net exporters of talent.”

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Fun ReadsHood Qaim-MaqamiApril 1, 2021
Don't Google Build vs Buy
Don't Google Build vs Buy

Better word: integrate! Because a buy is just a build in disguise— a focus on data that needs your builders and can’t be bought.

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Engineering, Fun ReadsHood Qaim-MaqamiMarch 8, 2021
My OOO Message
My OOO Message

If you need to change up your OOO message, feel free to steal mine. It served me well for some 25 years.

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Pure FunHood Qaim-MaqamiFebruary 15, 2021
Our Post-Pandemic Return to the Office of the Future
Our Post-Pandemic Return to the Office of the Future

The title says it all.

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Leadership, Fun ReadsHood Qaim-MaqamiJanuary 4, 2021
No One Dies Alone
No One Dies Alone

When COVID closed hospital doors, a simple SMS/text led to some heroic IT folks opening some windows. Some 600 iPads later: no one dies alone in NYC.

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Leadership, Most ReadHood Qaim-MaqamiApril 10, 2020
Eulogizing the Google 20
Eulogizing the Google 20

Originally published in 2013 in Information Week… anonymously. There are definitely times when anonymity is a great idea.

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Engineering, Fun ReadsHood Qaim-MaqamiSeptember 9, 2013
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