This document discusses research on decision-making in nonprofit organizations. It finds that nonprofit leaders face increasing demands and need to collaborate more. Decision-making requires an understanding of complexity, networks, and balancing intuition with rational analysis. Effective nonprofit leadership skills for decision-making include understanding networks, being both transformational and transactional, simulating scenarios, and balancing intuition and reasoning. The research suggests decisions can no longer be made by individuals alone and instead require shared leadership.
The document discusses participative management as a technique for motivating employees. It describes key components of participative management including involving employees in decision making, building trust between managers and employees, and focusing on common goals. The benefits of participative management are also summarized, which include improved productivity, communication, decision making, employee morale and satisfaction.
Participative management encourages involvement of stakeholders at all levels in problem analysis, strategy development, and solution implementation. It invites employees to share in decision making through activities like setting goals and work schedules. Four processes - information sharing, training, employee decision making, and rewards - create employee involvement when pushed down to lower levels. Benefits include innovation, efficiency, timeliness, employee satisfaction, motivation, quality, and less supervision needs. Requirements include managers relinquishing some control and a slow, phased approach to change employees' ideas about management style.
The document discusses the concept of participative management. It defines participative management as involving employees in decision making processes. It describes various methods of participation like participation through ownership and quality circles. It outlines skills required for participative management like communication, conflict resolution and flexibility. The document also discusses collective bargaining and its importance in determining employment terms and conditions through negotiations between worker representatives and employers.
This document provides an overview of the presentation software Prezi. It begins with an introduction to presentation programs in general and examples like PowerPoint. It then introduces Prezi, describing its features like zooming and panning. The document outlines uses of Prezi in education and business. It also provides tutorials on how to use Prezi, including how to create a presentation and insert text and images. Finally, it suggests ways to learn more about Prezi through their website, blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.
5 Ways to Give Feedback that Elicits Real ChangeBambooHR
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Employees want to receive feedback, but the way that managers interpret this widely varies. This slideshare helps define a feedback process that drives organizational success and allows for real change.
https://www.wrike.com/blog/how-to-build-the-perfect-team-nancy-butler/ - Having the right people in place is essential to accomplishing your goals and building your business. Follow these tips from Nancy Butler, business coach and award-winning author of Above All Else, to assemble the perfect high-performing team.
The document discusses participative management as a technique for motivating employees. It describes key components of participative management including involving employees in decision making, building trust between managers and employees, and focusing on common goals. The benefits of participative management are also summarized, which include improved productivity, communication, decision making, employee morale and satisfaction.
Participative management encourages involvement of stakeholders at all levels in problem analysis, strategy development, and solution implementation. It invites employees to share in decision making through activities like setting goals and work schedules. Four processes - information sharing, training, employee decision making, and rewards - create employee involvement when pushed down to lower levels. Benefits include innovation, efficiency, timeliness, employee satisfaction, motivation, quality, and less supervision needs. Requirements include managers relinquishing some control and a slow, phased approach to change employees' ideas about management style.
The document discusses the concept of participative management. It defines participative management as involving employees in decision making processes. It describes various methods of participation like participation through ownership and quality circles. It outlines skills required for participative management like communication, conflict resolution and flexibility. The document also discusses collective bargaining and its importance in determining employment terms and conditions through negotiations between worker representatives and employers.
This document provides an overview of the presentation software Prezi. It begins with an introduction to presentation programs in general and examples like PowerPoint. It then introduces Prezi, describing its features like zooming and panning. The document outlines uses of Prezi in education and business. It also provides tutorials on how to use Prezi, including how to create a presentation and insert text and images. Finally, it suggests ways to learn more about Prezi through their website, blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.
5 Ways to Give Feedback that Elicits Real ChangeBambooHR
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Employees want to receive feedback, but the way that managers interpret this widely varies. This slideshare helps define a feedback process that drives organizational success and allows for real change.
https://www.wrike.com/blog/how-to-build-the-perfect-team-nancy-butler/ - Having the right people in place is essential to accomplishing your goals and building your business. Follow these tips from Nancy Butler, business coach and award-winning author of Above All Else, to assemble the perfect high-performing team.
11 Stats You Didnât Know About Employee RecognitionOfficevibe
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Recognizing employees is one of the most overlooked facets of managements that even great leaders sometimes forget about. Without a good employee recognition strategy, people will feel unappreciated and build up stress.
In fact, the number 1 reason why most Americans leave their jobs is that they donât feel appreciated . The last thing you want is to have high employee turnover because of poor employee recognition.
Officevibe put together some incredible statistics about employee recognition.
Read more on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/employee-recognition-infographic
Learn more about Officevibe, the simplest tool for a greater workplace:
https://www.officevibe.com/
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/officevibe
Leader's Guide to Motivate People at WorkWeekdone.com
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To motivate employees, leaders should provide more praise, attention, responsibility, and incentives. Specifically, leaders should recognize employees' good work, keep employees informed about company goals and strategies, assign more challenging tasks with autonomy, establish incentive programs with realistic yet challenging goals, and provide pay raises correlated with employee performance and development. Leaders can use a performance management tool like Weekdone to understand employee status, provide transparent feedback, and align goals across different levels.
SlideShare now has a player specifically designed for infographics. Upload your infographics now and see them take off! Need advice on creating infographics? This presentation includes tips for producing stand-out infographics. Read more about the new SlideShare infographics player here: http://wp.me/p24NNG-2ay
This infographic was designed by Column Five: http://columnfivemedia.com/
No need to wonder how the best on SlideShare do it. The Masters of SlideShare provides storytelling, design, customization and promotion tips from 13 experts of the form. Learn what it takes to master this type of content marketing yourself.
This document provides tips to avoid common mistakes in PowerPoint presentation design. It identifies the top 5 mistakes as including putting too much information on slides, not using enough visuals, using poor quality or unreadable visuals, having messy slides with poor spacing and alignment, and not properly preparing and practicing the presentation. The document encourages presenters to use fewer words per slide, high quality images and charts, consistent formatting, and to spend significant time crafting an engaging narrative and rehearsing their presentation. It emphasizes that an attractive design is not as important as being an effective storyteller.
10 Ways to Win at SlideShare SEO & Presentation OptimizationOneupweb
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Thank you, SlideShare, for teaching us that PowerPoint presentations don't have to be a total bore. But in order to tap SlideShare's 60 million global users, you must optimize. Here are 10 quick tips to make your next presentation highly engaging, shareable and well worth the effort.
For more content marketing tips: http://www.oneupweb.com/blog/
This document provides tips for getting more engagement from content published on SlideShare. It recommends beginning with a clear content marketing strategy that identifies target audiences. Content should be optimized for SlideShare by using compelling visuals, headlines, and calls to action. Analytics and search engine optimization techniques can help increase views and shares. SlideShare features like lead generation and access settings help maximize results.
Each month, join us as we highlight and discuss hot topics ranging from the future of higher education to wearable technology, best productivity hacks and secrets to hiring top talent. Upload your SlideShares, and share your expertise with the world!
Not sure what to share on SlideShare?
SlideShares that inform, inspire and educate attract the most views. Beyond that, ideas for what you can upload are limitless. Weâve selected a few popular examples to get your creative juices flowing.
How to Make Awesome SlideShares: Tips & TricksSlideShare
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Turbocharge your online presence with SlideShare. We provide the best tips and tricks for succeeding on SlideShare. Get ideas for what to upload, tips for designing your deck and more.
SlideShare is a global platform for sharing presentations, infographics, videos and documents. It has over 18 million pieces of professional content uploaded by experts like Eric Schmidt and Guy Kawasaki. The document provides tips for setting up an account on SlideShare, uploading content, optimizing it for searchability, and sharing it on social media to build an audience and reputation as a subject matter expert.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
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An English đŹđ§ translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech đ¨đż version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
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Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Digital Marketing Trends in 2024 | Guide for Staying AheadWask
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https://www.wask.co/ebooks/digital-marketing-trends-in-2024
Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
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Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind fĂźr viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heiĂes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und LizenzgebĂźhren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer mĂśglich. Das verstehen wir und wir mĂśchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lÜsen kÜnnen, die dazu fßhren kÜnnen, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nÜtig, und wie Sie ßberflßssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen kÜnnen, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnÜtigen Ausgaben fßhren kÜnnen, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins fßr geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren LÜsungen. Und natßrlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Ăberblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und ĂźberflĂźssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps fßr häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
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Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether youâre at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. Weâll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
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Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where weâll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, weâll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sourcesâfrom PDF floorplans to web pagesâusing FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether itâs populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
Weâll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
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Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on integration of Salesforce with Bonterra Impact Management.
Interested in deploying an integration with Salesforce for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
11 Stats You Didnât Know About Employee RecognitionOfficevibe
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Recognizing employees is one of the most overlooked facets of managements that even great leaders sometimes forget about. Without a good employee recognition strategy, people will feel unappreciated and build up stress.
In fact, the number 1 reason why most Americans leave their jobs is that they donât feel appreciated . The last thing you want is to have high employee turnover because of poor employee recognition.
Officevibe put together some incredible statistics about employee recognition.
Read more on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/employee-recognition-infographic
Learn more about Officevibe, the simplest tool for a greater workplace:
https://www.officevibe.com/
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/officevibe
Leader's Guide to Motivate People at WorkWeekdone.com
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To motivate employees, leaders should provide more praise, attention, responsibility, and incentives. Specifically, leaders should recognize employees' good work, keep employees informed about company goals and strategies, assign more challenging tasks with autonomy, establish incentive programs with realistic yet challenging goals, and provide pay raises correlated with employee performance and development. Leaders can use a performance management tool like Weekdone to understand employee status, provide transparent feedback, and align goals across different levels.
SlideShare now has a player specifically designed for infographics. Upload your infographics now and see them take off! Need advice on creating infographics? This presentation includes tips for producing stand-out infographics. Read more about the new SlideShare infographics player here: http://wp.me/p24NNG-2ay
This infographic was designed by Column Five: http://columnfivemedia.com/
No need to wonder how the best on SlideShare do it. The Masters of SlideShare provides storytelling, design, customization and promotion tips from 13 experts of the form. Learn what it takes to master this type of content marketing yourself.
This document provides tips to avoid common mistakes in PowerPoint presentation design. It identifies the top 5 mistakes as including putting too much information on slides, not using enough visuals, using poor quality or unreadable visuals, having messy slides with poor spacing and alignment, and not properly preparing and practicing the presentation. The document encourages presenters to use fewer words per slide, high quality images and charts, consistent formatting, and to spend significant time crafting an engaging narrative and rehearsing their presentation. It emphasizes that an attractive design is not as important as being an effective storyteller.
10 Ways to Win at SlideShare SEO & Presentation OptimizationOneupweb
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Thank you, SlideShare, for teaching us that PowerPoint presentations don't have to be a total bore. But in order to tap SlideShare's 60 million global users, you must optimize. Here are 10 quick tips to make your next presentation highly engaging, shareable and well worth the effort.
For more content marketing tips: http://www.oneupweb.com/blog/
This document provides tips for getting more engagement from content published on SlideShare. It recommends beginning with a clear content marketing strategy that identifies target audiences. Content should be optimized for SlideShare by using compelling visuals, headlines, and calls to action. Analytics and search engine optimization techniques can help increase views and shares. SlideShare features like lead generation and access settings help maximize results.
Each month, join us as we highlight and discuss hot topics ranging from the future of higher education to wearable technology, best productivity hacks and secrets to hiring top talent. Upload your SlideShares, and share your expertise with the world!
Not sure what to share on SlideShare?
SlideShares that inform, inspire and educate attract the most views. Beyond that, ideas for what you can upload are limitless. Weâve selected a few popular examples to get your creative juices flowing.
How to Make Awesome SlideShares: Tips & TricksSlideShare
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Turbocharge your online presence with SlideShare. We provide the best tips and tricks for succeeding on SlideShare. Get ideas for what to upload, tips for designing your deck and more.
SlideShare is a global platform for sharing presentations, infographics, videos and documents. It has over 18 million pieces of professional content uploaded by experts like Eric Schmidt and Guy Kawasaki. The document provides tips for setting up an account on SlideShare, uploading content, optimizing it for searchability, and sharing it on social media to build an audience and reputation as a subject matter expert.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
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An English đŹđ§ translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech đ¨đż version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
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Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Digital Marketing Trends in 2024 | Guide for Staying AheadWask
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https://www.wask.co/ebooks/digital-marketing-trends-in-2024
Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
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Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind fĂźr viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heiĂes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und LizenzgebĂźhren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer mĂśglich. Das verstehen wir und wir mĂśchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lÜsen kÜnnen, die dazu fßhren kÜnnen, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nÜtig, und wie Sie ßberflßssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen kÜnnen, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnÜtigen Ausgaben fßhren kÜnnen, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins fßr geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren LÜsungen. Und natßrlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Ăberblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und ĂźberflĂźssigen Konten
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3. Current Research
Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Leaders Nonprofit Decision-making
Government Funding Need for Talent Intuitive
(Bezjian et al., 2009; Cornelius et
(Boris et al., 2010) (Cornelius et al., 2011; Tucker et al., 2005)
al., 2011; Inbar et al., 2010)
Individual Donors Collaboration Participative
(Cray et al., 2007; Bess et al., 2011) (Cray et al., 2007; Boris et al., 2007) (Bess et al., 2011; LeRoux, 2009)
Generative
Capacity Building Change Agent (Bess et al., 2011;
(Cornelius et al., 2011; (Carlson & Donohoe, 2010; Boris et al., 2010;
www.councilofnonprofits.org) Cray et al., 2007; Yaghi, 2008) Tucker et al., 2005; Vogelsang,
2008)
4. The Shifting Nonprofit
Nonprofit Organizations â˘Government funding
Government Funding
accounts for 65% of
(Boris et al., 2010) human service
organizationsâ budgets.
Individual Donors
(Cray et al., 2007; â˘Individual donors are
Bess et al., 2011) being courted using
diverse efforts.
Capacity Building
(Cornelius et al., 2011; â˘Federal government
www.councilofnonprofits.org)
needs nonprofits now
more than ever.
5. Current Research
Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Leaders Nonprofit Decision-making
Government Funding Need for Talent Intuitive
(Bezjian et al., 2009; Cornelius et
(Boris et al., 2010) (Cornelius et al., 2011; Tucker et al., 2005)
al., 2011; Inbar et al., 2010)
Individual Donors Collaboration Participative
(Cray et al., 2007; Bess et al., 2011) (Cray et al., 2007; Boris et al., 2007) (Bess et al., 2011; LeRoux, 2009)
Generative
Capacity Building Change Agent (Bess et al., 2011;
(Cornelius et al., 2011; (Carlson & Donohoe, 2010; Boris et al., 2010;
www.councilofnonprofits.org) Cray et al., 2007; Yaghi, 2008) Tucker et al., 2005; Vogelsang,
2008)
6. The Demand for Leaders
Nonprofit Leaders â˘Talent over passion for
Need for Talent the cause.
(Cornelius et al., 2011;
Tucker et al., 2005) â˘Collaborate to
Collaborative
encourage mission
(Cray et al., 2007; first.
Boris et al., 2007)
â˘Transform the
Change Agent institution.
(Carlson & Donohoe, 2010;
Cray et al., 2007; Yaghi, â˘Become more for-
2008)
profit thinking.
7. Current Research
Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Leaders Nonprofit Decision-making
Government Funding Need for Talent Intuitive
(Bezjian et al., 2009; Cornelius et
(Boris et al., 2010) (Cornelius et al., 2011; Tucker et al., 2005)
al., 2011; Inbar et al., 2010)
Individual Donors Collaboration Participative
(Cray et al., 2007; Bess et al., 2011) (Cray et al., 2007; Boris et al., 2007) (Bess et al., 2011; LeRoux, 2009)
Generative
Capacity Building Change Agent (Bess et al., 2011;
(Cornelius et al., 2011; (Carlson & Donohoe, 2010; Boris et al., 2010;
www.councilofnonprofits.org) Cray et al., 2007; Yaghi, 2008) Tucker et al., 2005; Vogelsang,
2008)
8. Nonprofit Decisions
Nonprofit Decision-making
Intuitive
â˘Intuitive decisions
(Bezjian et al., 2009; based on the
Cornelius et al., 2011;
Inbar et al., 2010) environment.
Participative â˘Participative decisions
(Bess et al., 2011; LeRoux,
2009)
to be network-
Generative inclusive.
(Bess et al., 2011;
Boris et al., 2010;
â˘Build a culture of
Tucker et al., 2005; learning, generating,
Vogelsang, 2008)
and creating.
10. From Individual Leaders to
Decisions cannot be singular
Shared Leadership
(Deiser, 2008; Klein, 2009; Obolensky, 2009; Tucker et al., 2005; Uhl-Bien et al., 2010)
11. Nonprofit Leadership Skills Necessary for
Effective Decision-making
â˘Understand complexity and networks (Bess et al.,
2011).
â˘Transformational and transactional (Barros & Nunes,
2007; LeRoux, 2009; Pfeffer & Sutton, 2006; Yaghi,
2008; Useem, 2010).
â˘Simulate decision scenarios (Cornelius et al., 2011;
Klein, 2009; Lee, Oh, & Pines, 2009;Tucker et al.,
2005).
â˘Effectively balance intuition and rational reasoning
(Klein, 2009; Pfeffer & Sutton, 2006; Mauboussin,
2009)
12. References
Barros, C. P. & Nunes, F. (2007). Goverance and CEO pay and performance in non-
profit organizations. International Journal of Social Economics, 34(11), 811-827.
doi:10.1108/03068290710826404.
Bee, K. D., Perkins, D. D., Cooper, D. G., & Jones, D. L. (2011). A heuristic framework
for understanding the role of participatory decision making in community-based
non-profits. American Journal of Community Psychology, 47, 236-252.
Boris, E. T., de Leon, E., Roeger, K. L., & Nikolova, M. (2010). Human service nonprofits
and government collaboration. Retrieved from Urban Institute website:
http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/412228-nonprofit-government-
contracting.pdf
Cornelius, M., Moyers, R., & Bell, J. (2011). Daring to Lead 2011. Retrieved from
CompassPoint website:
http://www.compasspoint.org/sites/default/files/docs/research/Daring%20to%20
Lead%202011%20Main%20Report_062211.pdf
Cray, D., Ingles, L., & Freeman, S. (2007). Managing the arts: Leadership and decision
making under dual rationalities. Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society,
36(4), 295-313/
Lee, E., Oh, J., & Pines, E. Unknown Year. Practical managerial decision making tools:
Operations research. Journal of Applied Business and Economics.
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Profiting from evidence-based management. United States of America.
Inbar, Y. (2010). Peopleâs intuition about intuitive insight and intuitive choice. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 2, 232-247.
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Klein, G. (2009). Streetlights and shadows, searching for the keys to adaptive
decision making. London, England: MIT Press.
LeRoux, K. (2009). Paternalistic or participatory governance? Examining
opportunities for client participation in nonprofit social service
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Mauboussin, M. (2009). Think twice, harnessing the power of counter
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Tucker, J. S., Cullen, J. C., Sinclair, R. R., & Wakeland, W. W. (2005). Dynamic
systems and organizational decision-making processes in nonprofits. The
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N. and Khurana, R. (2010) Handbook of leadership theory and practice: a
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examination of nine Islamic, Hindu, and Christian nonprofit institutions in
the US. South Asian Journal of Management, 15(1), 24-41.
In this presentation, the researcher will present current research from a broader perspective, that of trends related to nonprofit organizations, then will narrow that down to nonprofit leaders, and even further drill down into nonprofit decision-making. After presenting current research, the implications of that research are presented and proposed skills necessary for nonprofit leaders to operate within the current state of the industry.
Nonprofit Organizations:It is no secret based on the current economy and economic indicators over the past five years that government, state, and local funding for public and private nonprofits has been reduced. Boris, Leon, Roeger, and Nikolova (2010), all affiliated with the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy partnered with the Urban Institute in 2010 to complete an in-depth nationwide survey of nonprofit organizations looking at the implications of shrinking government funds. They looked specifically at human service organizations, the largest segment of nonprofits nationwide. They found that âgovernment funding accounts for over 65 percent of total revenueâ for human service nonprofits which is devastating when taking into account that these funds are now drying up and increasing more challenging to attain (Brois et al., 2010). While the individual donations have been essential to the overall operations of nonprofits, most have not depended on this particular cash flow for long-term growth. However, with disappearing government funding, many nonprofits has turned to external donors (Cray, Inglis, & Freeman, 2007). Attracting donors have led to organizations diversifying their efforts by venturing into major fundraising, social media, and networks that include for-profit organizations (Bess, Perkins, Cooper, & Jones, 2011). In tandem with struggles for funding, the federal government has called on nonprofits to build capacity because their services are needed by the government now more than ever (Cornelius, Moyers, & Bell, 2011). An essential component of capacity building is sustainability through financial strategies. According to the National Council for Nonprofits, âIn 2009, the White House and Congress identified nonprofit capacity building as a priority and authorized resources for two important programs: $50 million through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Actâs Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) and $25 million over five years for the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program (NCBP), which was approved as part of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Actâ however, these funds were not approved and the fiscal 2011 budget does not include any of these funds (Retrieved from http://www.councilofnonprofits.org/public-policy/federal-issues/nonprofit-capacity-building, 1/3/2012).
Nonprofit Leaders:A major shift such as funding trickles down to alter all other aspects of leading a nonprofit organization. Nonprofits are now forced to look for executives who have leadership talent more than those who have a deep moral calling based on the nonprofitâs mission (Cornelius et al., 2011). Nonprofits are now called upon to engage in futuring, mission-building, streamlining, and organizational learning (Tucker, Cullen, Sinclair, & Wakeland, 2005). Previously nonprofits could focus solely on leaders who had a passion for the cause. Therefore, research shows there is a real need for leaders to engage in development activities (Cornelius et al., 2011). Another major impact for nonprofit leaders is the need to be collaborative. With the increasing reliance on individual donors, many nonprofits are more obligated to cater to these donorsâ needs. Collaborative leaders are needed to create the type of relationships with donors that enable shared mission for the organization that comes before special interests (Cray et al., 2007). The recommendations made from the research conducted by Boris et al. (2010) reaffirmed that nonprofits will need leaders who can create healthy, communicative partnerships with external entities in order to achieve future sustainability (Boris et al., 2007). Nonprofit leaders are called upon now to become change agents and to behave more like for-profit organizational leaders while balancing the social service aspect of their job description (Carlson & Donohoe, 2010). In order to build capacity, leaders must not only be engaged in but must enable the entire organization to join them in performance measurement, quality improvement, benchmarking, and financial planning; all of which are traditionally seen as for-profit tasks (Cray et al., 2007). Nonprofit leaders are increasingly called upon to be transformational because in order to carry out these duties, they must enable the entire organization to see the vision of the organization above their own individual needs. The change agent must transform the entire organization, both internally and externally, to meet the needs of the future (Yaghi, 2008).
Nonprofit Decision-Making:What implications does all of this information have for decision-making by nonprofit leaders? Cuts in government funding has led to a greater need for leadership talent and ability. Therefore, nonprofit leaders will need to be equipped for effective decision-making. The researcher posits that nonprofit leaders will specific ability to make decision intuitively because the current state of the economy and funding have not been experienced by current leaders; this is unchartered territory (Bezjian, Holmstrom, & Kipley, 2009). Not to mention researchers are predicting heavy turnover in the next five years among nonprofit leaders, mainly baby-boomers who have held off because of diminishing retirement accounts and financial security (Cornelius et al., 2011). These factors do not lend toward the availability of data and experience therefore the need for intuitive decision-making. Inbar, Cone, & Gilovichâs (2010) studies show that situations that have characteristics matching those of an intuitive nature will necessitate intuitive decision-making processes (Inbar et al., 2010). Moreover, the current situation is ripe for intuitive thinking instead of what Klein (2009) called information overload, or when leaders get so much exact information it becomes counterproductive. In order for nonprofit leaders to meet the needs of becoming more collaborative, research shows they will need to more participative in their decision-making process (Bess et al., 2011). Bess et al. (2011) demonstrated that participative leaders in nonprofits will engender loyalty, performance, and forward-movement from the board and staff thus increasing organizational capacity (Bess et al., 2011). LeRoux (2009) also affirmed that because nonprofits have become more dependent on networks that encompass inside and outside the organization, leaders who practice participative decision-making are more likely to meet performance objectives and stay on target in terms of strategy and mission (LeRoux, 2009). This type of decision-making will be the least challenging in faith-based nonprofits because they already lead by consensus most of the time (Yaghi, 2008). Lastly, in order for nonprofit leaders to take on the daunting task of becoming change agents, they must build a culture of learning, generating, and creating (Bess et al., 2011; Boris et al., 2010; Tucker et al., 2005; Vogelsang, 2008). In order for leaders to be successful they must create a culture in which everyone seeks to learn from every situation and generate knowledge from that learning to help create ideas for the future. There is little resources available to hire talent or pay for development, therefore the entire organization must contribute to the development of one other for the common good.
Next we will try to synthesize all of this information to determine the implications for decision-making among nonprofit leaders.
Specifically what leadership skills will nonprofit leaders need to focus on in order to operate within the current and future environment? Just as with for-profits and other industries, nonprofit leaders must begin to understand the principles of complexity and networks. The researcher is finding an increasing amount of literature infusing complexity into nonprofit research. Bess et al. (2011) determined the best way for nonprofit leaders to begin to operate in a complex environment was to participate in and encourage single and double-loop learning (Bess et al., 2011). Single-loop learning is adapting to new information and making decisions based on that information. However, single-loop learning still rests upon implicit and explicit mental-models and culture. Double-loop learning is a deep reflective process that looks deeper into the embedded assumptions of the individual and company when the adaptations still fail. This is a process that involves after-action review-type discovery among groups within the organization. This type of organizational learning is a first step for nonprofit leaders who want to begin to move their organization toward adaptation and self-organizing ecosystems such as in complexity science.The researcher concludes that parallel to the paradoxical nature of complex adaptive systems, so is the call for leaders to become transformation as well as transactional. These styles of leadership have sometimes been introduced as opposite ends of the spectrum (Bass, 2008). Yaghi (2008) asserted that nonprofit leaders are most successful when transformational in nature because there is a need to translate the mission and vision of continual learning and networking into each member of the institution, a value that cannot be mandated (Yaghi, 2008). Pfeffer and Sutton (2006) supported this notion by stating that âa well-designed system filled with ordinaryâbut well trainedâpeople can consistently achieve stunning performance (Pfeffer & Sutton, 2006, p. 96). LeRoux (2009) as well as Barros and Nunes (2007) called for nonprofit leaders to be transformational in nature because generally social service, arts, and other types of nonprofits are associated with charisma and sensitivity however as a complex system, transactional leadership should be developed as behavior and cultural expectations are established (Barros & Nunes, 2007; LeRoux, 2009). Furthermore, research shows an empowered team make more effective decision than one strong leader (Useem, 2010) Much of the research within the discipline of nonprofit management is dealing with simulation models. Due to the unpredictable and dynamic state of the world, leaders are being called upon more and more to participate in simulated decision-making in which possible solutions and alternatives are played out visually to help play out what could happen (Cornelius et al., 2011; Klein, 2009; Lee, Oh, & Pines, 2009;Tucker et al., 2005). Simulation exercises are effective ways for leaders to understand the cause-and-effect of their organizationâs operations and gives them the opportunity to reflect on their own mental models when conducted as a group exercise (Tucker et al., 2005). The researcher asserts that mental simulation ties in to complexity as a learning organization as well as transformational/transactional leadership. Mauboussin (2009) warned that intuition is only effective in stabilized situations, losing relevance as the world becomes more complex (Mauboussin, 2009). While this may be true in certain circumstances, the researcher asserts that intuition plays a major part of the equation when looking at a complex adaptive system as we view leadership from a systems perspective (Uhl-Bien, 2010). The key is becoming a better decision-maker, developing the organization, and becoming an expert in their respective field. Again, there is a balance between becoming too much of an expert in which the leader becomes a detriment to themselves (Maubossin, 2009; Pfeffer & Sutton, 2006) and becoming aware of organization and environment enough so that behaviors become instinctively part of the leader and systemâs mental model. The perfect blend of intuition and analysis comes by building skill capacity (Klein, 2009).