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Obituary of Common Sense

by Samiran Ghosh January 2, 2016

written by Samiran Ghosh

This essay has been attributed to different people and I tried to find out the true source but found no success. It was read out on the BBC by Stuart…

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14 Smart Ways To Keep Your Dev And Sales Teams On The Same Page

Focus on a particular client use case and deliver the pitch accordingly. The sales team can talk through the functional capability of the solution and IT can step in if questions around the underlying tech need to be addressed. Never be afraid to say that something is not possible—clients always appreciate honesty above exaggeration.

Samiran Ghosh

Rockmetric, Expert Panel® Forbes Councils Member, Forbes Technology Council

14 Resources To Boost Your Skills

My Kindle has been my best resource. I have tried to read as much as possible—all the things that I had put aside for later. Greater awareness and knowledge makes you a much better professional and a more well-rounded individual. You will quickly discover the skills you need and the actions you need to fill those gaps. I have also found Pluralsight to be a great resource for goal-oriented tech training.

Samiran Ghosh

Rockmetric, Expert Panel® Forbes Councils Member, Forbes Technology Council

Technology Laggards : 14 Important Lessons They Can Teach Tech Leaders

The industrial use of technology is only possible when everyone is an active user. Laggards are the most skeptical of technology, but if you can convince them of the utility of the tech, you are home free. Designing with their reservations in mind is one way of ensuring that their adoption of new tech is much faster. Innovation is as much about getting everyone on board as it is about the “Eureka!” moment.

Samiran Ghosh

Rockmetric, Expert Panel® Forbes Councils Member, Forbes Technology Council

12 Tech Leaders On The Biggest Challenges Facing Their Industry

Obsolescence is the biggest threat to tech leaders. Given all that is available on demand thanks to the cloud, most tech leaders could soon find themselves being rendered redundant. The only way to remain relevant is to keep learning—especially in light of all the new talent that keeps coming into the workforce. We are only as good as the value we can bring to any conversation. Otherwise, we are only overhead.

Samiran Ghosh

Rockmetric, Expert Panel® Forbes Councils Member, Forbes Technology Council

Understanding Business Needs And User Experiences

An essential skill that IT teams need to develop and refine is understanding business needs better and translating them into solutions that drive tangible value for the end-users. AI is not about fancy algorithms; it is about designing systems that provide actionable insights to stakeholders and yet keep the use of these systems straightforward and intuitive.

Samiran Ghosh

Rockmetric, Expert Panel® Forbes Councils Member, Forbes Technology Council

15 Important Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn From Tech Industry Giants

The big tech companies have mastered the art of providing a nonthreatening culture of innovation within the structures of a formal organization—freedom with boundaries. That is their superpower. This in turn continues to attract the best talents to them, who then go on to create great products that make money. It is a virtuous cycle of hyper-normal growth that all enterprises strive to achieve.

Samiran Ghosh

Rockmetric, Expert Panel® Forbes Councils Member, Forbes Technology Council