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Strategies for Leading a Fully Distributed Team: Q&A with Toptal CEO Taso Du Val

Taso Du Val is the CEO of Toptal, the world’s largest fully distributed company. Paul Estes sat down with Du Val to discuss Toptal’s recently published “The Suddenly Remote Playbook,” a guide for building and sustaining an enterprise-grade remote work environment.

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Paul Estes

Paul Estes

Staffing.com editor-in-chief, The Talent Economy Podcast host, and former innovator at Microsoft.

Interview: The Promise of Intel oneAPI and Direct Parallel C++

What if developers could use the same code, tools, and libraries on a CPU, GPU, or an AI accelerator? Intel’s oneAPI initiative aims to do just that by offering a unified programming model across multiple hardware architectures.

Toptal Technical Editor Nermin Hajdarbegovic discusses oneAPI’s genesis and future with Sanjiv M. Shah, VP of Intel’s Architecture, Graphics and Software Group.

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Nermin Hajdarbegović

Nermin Hajdarbegović

A veteran tech writer, Nermin helped create online publications covering everything from the semiconductor industry to cryptocurrencies.

Small Business Resources for COVID-19: Loans, Grants, and Credits

Many American businesses have been forced to close or drastically cut back operations due to an unprecedented pandemic affecting the entire globe. Thankfully, the government, communities, and even private business have stepped up.

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James Costello

James Costello

James is a chartered accountant with 20 years of experience, including strategic corporate and governance work.

How to Perfect and Leverage Remote UX Workshops

Conducting a remote UX workshop can be extremely challenging. To avoid disaster, it’s important that facilitators follow best practices, observe proven techniques and prepare thoroughly.

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Carlos Rosemberg

Carlos Rosemberg

Carlos is a user experience strategist, researcher, and strategist who creates useful, simple, and pleasurable digital products and services.

Project Management Cheat Sheet

There is no perfect framework that can be applied universally. Project managers should tailor processes to work best with their teams and develop skills that will serve them well throughout their career.

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Adi Behlulovic

Adi Behlulovic

Adi is a project manager who is driven by the passion to build great products.

How to Make the Remote Work Transition With Ease

A sudden transition to remote work can be challenging. Adopting an iterative approach, maintaining strong communities, and setting up a home office that’s built for productivity are keys to success.

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Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman

Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.

Financial Distress in a Crisis: You Can’t Predict, You Can Prepare

Financial distress can quickly escalate during times of economic stress. What are the steps to take to protect against downside risks while preserving upside optionality?

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Jeff Anapolsky

Jeff Anapolsky

Jeff is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School with experience in multiple industries.

COVID-19: The Ultimate Design Thinking Use Case

We are living in extraordinary times as COVID-19 continues to cause crises across the world. Could designers make use of design thinking to solve urgent problems and come up with innovative solutions?

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Miklos Philips

Miklos Philips

Miklos is a design leader, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.

Making Change Stick: How to Get Change Management Right

Change management is critical to project success. Studies report that about three-quarters of change efforts flop if they are not managed well. This guide to change management for project managers will help you get it right.

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Alan David Walker

Alan David Walker

Alan is an international digital transformation thought leader, strategist, and implementer.

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